Toxic Parents

Are you the child of toxic parents? 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.