Errata slip inserted Includes bibliographical references (pages 326)
Contents:
Toxic parents. Godlike parents - the myth of the perfect parent "Just because you didn't mean it doesn't mean it didn't hurt" - the inadequate parents "Why can't they let me live my own life?" - the controllers "No one in this family is an alcoholic" - the alcoholics The bruises are all on the inside - the verbal abusers Sometimes the bruises are on the outside, too - the physical abusers The ultimate betrayal - the sexual abusers Why do parents behave this way? - the family system Reclaiming your life. You don't have to forgive "I'm a grown-up. Why don't I feel like one?" The beginning of self-definition Who's really responsible? Confrontation: the road to independence Healing the incest wound Breaking the cycle Letting go of the struggle
