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The Resource Toxic parents : overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life, Susan Forward, with Craig Buck

Toxic parents : overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life, Susan Forward, with Craig Buck

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Summary
The connection between controlling abusive or alcoholic parents and adult problems with self-esteem, work, or intimacy is examined in a guide to coming to terms with a troubled childhood
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (x, 308 pages)
Note
Reprint. Originally published: ©1989
Contents
  • I. 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
  • II. Reclaiming your life.
  • You don't have to forgive
  • "I'm a grown-up. Why don't I feel like one?"
  • The beginnings of self-definition
  • Who's really responsible?
  • Confrontation : the road to independence
  • Healing the incest wound
  • Breaking the cycle
  • Epilogue: letting go of the struggle
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Toxic parents : overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life
Title
Toxic parents
Title remainder
overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life
Statement of responsibility
Susan Forward, with Craig Buck
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The connection between controlling abusive or alcoholic parents and adult problems with self-esteem, work, or intimacy is examined in a guide to coming to terms with a troubled childhood
Cataloging source
DPB
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Forward, Susan
Dewey number
362.82/928/0973
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV699
LC item number
.F66 2002
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
NLM call number
WM 167
NLM item number
F745 2002
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Buck, Craig
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  • Dysfunctional families
  • Adult child abuse victims
  • Codependency
  • Abusive parents
  • Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
  • Codependency (Psychology)
  • Family Conflict
  • Abusive parents
  • Adult child abuse victims
  • Codependency
  • Dysfunctional families
  • United States
Label
Toxic parents : overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life, Susan Forward, with Craig Buck
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Publication
Note
Reprint. Originally published: ©1989
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-308)
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
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rdacontent
Contents
I. 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 -- II. Reclaiming your life. -- You don't have to forgive -- "I'm a grown-up. Why don't I feel like one?" -- The beginnings of self-definition -- Who's really responsible? -- Confrontation : the road to independence -- Healing the incest wound -- Breaking the cycle -- Epilogue: letting go of the struggle
Extent
1 online resource (x, 308 pages)
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)947255557
Label
Toxic parents : overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life, Susan Forward, with Craig Buck
Link
Publication
Note
Reprint. Originally published: ©1989
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-308)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
I. 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 -- II. Reclaiming your life. -- You don't have to forgive -- "I'm a grown-up. Why don't I feel like one?" -- The beginnings of self-definition -- Who's really responsible? -- Confrontation : the road to independence -- Healing the incest wound -- Breaking the cycle -- Epilogue: letting go of the struggle
Extent
1 online resource (x, 308 pages)
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)947255557

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