Based on the author's own personal experiences, this book provides an eight-step recovery programme which will renew the self-esteem and boost the self-confidence of every woman who longs to break out of destructive patterns of behaviour in her relationships. This is the true story of a woman who suffered from Me phobia a fear of being herself in a relationship. As a result she became a pleaser, developing an unhealthy need for approval from her partner , a man who became increasingly demanding and manipulative as their relationship developed and who eventually tried to control her completely. Finally, forced to breaking point by his increasingly bizarre behaviour, she faced up to herself and began to rediscover her own true identity.