Description: 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.Brief description: Susan Forward, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned therapist, lecturer, and author of the number one New York Times bestseller Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them, as well as Betrayal of Innocence, Money Demons, Emotional Blackmail, When Your Lover Is a Liar, and Toxic In-Laws. In addition to her private practice, for five years she hosted a daily ABC talk-radio program, and has served widely as a group therapist, instructor, and consultant in many southern California medical and psychiatric facilities. Susan lives in Los Angeles.
Review Quotes:
"A dynamic, powerful, hard-hitting book. It offers tremendous hope as well as understanding. It could truly be a lifesaver."
--Abigail Van Buren, author of "Dear Abby" advice column "Abigail Van Buren, author of "Dear Abby" advice column"