<b>Are you the child of toxic parents?<br></b><br>When you were a child...<br><br>• Did your parents tell you you were bad or worthless?<br>• Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you?<br>• Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems?<br>• Were you often frightened of your parents?<br>• Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept secret?<br><br>Now that you're an adult...<br><br>• Do your parents still treat you as if you were a child?<br>• Do you have intense emotional or physical reactions after spending time with your parents?<br>• Do your parents control you with threats or guilt? Do they manipulate you with money?<br>• Do you feel that no matter what you do, it's never good enough for your parents?<br><br>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.