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December 23, 2020

What Winning Means to Narcissists

Everyone loves a winner! Okay sure, but what is winning? You can win the lottery, or other games of chance. But, that’s random dumb luck. To win at sports, chess or competitive quizzes, for example, requires skill, regular practice, strategy and intelligence. Winning friends, admiration and public opinion involves emotional intelligence, personal salesmanship and some […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Financial Abuse, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, bullies, female bullies, high-conflict people, high-conflict women, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, receiving, transactional relationships

August 15, 2019

The Final Child Support Payment to a Borderline or Narcissistic Ex: Brace Yourself, Francis! [Video]

Some ex-spouses accept and plan for the fact that child support will someday come to an end. These same individuals also tend to see child support as temporary supplemental income. Child support isn’t meant to be a parent’s sole revenue stream. This typically isn’t the case with hostile dependent personalities. Many people with narcissistic, histrionic […]

Filed Under: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Codependent, Divorce, Financial Abuse, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Video

March 19, 2018

7 Ways a Relationship with a Narcissist Ends

How does  a relationship with a narcissist end? How does the once Disney fairy tale romance that’s gone Grimm conclude? How does a relationship with a person who’s chronically emotionally immature and unstable, self-absorbed, entitled and integrity-challenged play out? Generally, not good. These relationships start with a love bomb and end with a bang. As […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, False Allegations, Financial Abuse, Healing, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Negative Advocates, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, defence mechanisms, false self, healing, healing from narcissistic abuse, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, projection, projective identification, stress

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