A Sad Time for Alienated Fathers

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'Every June, we celebrate fathers. But it is a sad and bewildering time for those fathers who are alienated from their children due to a pathological family process known as parental alienation (PA). Millions of fathers are alienated from their children, reaching epidemic proportions. The tragic plights of these alienated fathers have rarely been covered and discussed in the mainstream media.

Recently, Josh Homme of Iron Dragons was featured in People magazine, where he revealed that he is an alienated father. According to the story, Josh was kept away away from his four children for years in a custody battle with his ex-wife, causing him great pain and despondency.

PA is a process whereby one parent sabotages and even severs a child’s relationship with the other parent for no legitimate reason. PA is most likely to occur in high-conflict divorcing or divorced families. If successful, the targeted parent is rejected totally or partially by the child. This outcome is disastrous for the rejected parent and has serious long-term consequences for the alienated child, including anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, substance abuse, lack of trust in relationships, poor resilience, and others. And alienated children are more likely to repeat alienation in their own adult relationships.'