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July 7, 2016

Narcissists, Borderlines, Psychopaths and Codependents: Mutual Mommy and Daddy Issues

If you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, borderline or psychopath there have probably been times when it seemed like they were projecting a parental role onto you. At a very basic level, yes, narcissists and borderlines do this. However, there’s much more to it beyond the superficial observations of their childish behaviors and […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Financial Abuse, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, codependency, codependent, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, histrionic personality disorder, idealization, love bombing, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, parentification, parentified child, parentified children, psychopath, psychopathic abuse, psychopathic mother, sociopaths, toxic relationships

September 8, 2015

Is your Wife or Girlfriend a Crazy Bitch?

This isn’t a rhetorical question. If you’ve asked yourself more than once, “Is my girlfriend, wife or fiancee a crazy bitch?” as a clinical psychologist, I’m here to tell you that, yes, diagnostically speaking, she very well may be a crazy bitch. Specifically, this type of woman may have a personality disorder, such as Borderline […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, domestic violence, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, triangulation

August 29, 2015

13 Lies Men Tell Themselves to Stay in Bad Relationships

Every now and again we tell ourselves lies in order to delay making difficult changes that we know are ultimately in our best interests. We justify, minimize, rationalize and avoid the issue either because we don’t want to face the negative consequences of change (e.g., alimony or less time with our children) or are deriving some benefit or secondary […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Borderline Personality Disorder, Divorce, Financial Abuse, Healing, High-Conflict, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice Tagged With: betrayal trauma, narcissistic abuse

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