Publisher's Synopsis
When you were a child... --Did your parents tell you you were bad or worthless? --Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you? --Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems? --Were you often frightened of your parents? --Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept secret? Now that you're an adult... --Do your parents still treat you as if you were a child? --Do you have intense emotional or physical reactions after spending time with your parents? --Do your parents control you with threats or guilt? Do they manipulate you with money? --Do you feel that no matter what you do, it's never good enough for your parents? In this remarkable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents to help you free yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationship with your parents--and discover a new world of self-confidence, inner strength, and emotional independence.
