“All people cross the line from childhood to adulthood with a secondhand opinion of who they are. Without any questioning, we take as truth whatever our parents and other influentials have said about us during our childhood, whether these messages are communicated verbally, physically, or silently.” HealingInfluenceAbuseParentingParentsManipulationChild AbuseEmotional AbuseAbuse SurvivorsSurvivorsDysfunctional FamiliesBelief SystemCore BeliefsChild Abuse Survivors Book:Am I Bad? Recovering from Abuse Source: Am I Bad? Recovering from Abuse