Hi Cygne,

I relate! My mother is bipolar 1 and a narcissist. It took me 30 years of off and on therapy to be able to say I was emotionally and verbally abused by my parents. I have read Toxic Parents and found it helpful and a bit comforting to know others have been there. I'm getting closer to 50 and working on a different adult relationship with my parents and to kindly stand up for myself instead of reacting in anger and making it worse.
Thank you for your post.
Dylan