Emotionally immature people typically have poor problem-solving skills, or a complete lack of them. In intimate relationships, narcissists and borderlines bully, guilt trip, play the victim, throw tantrums, become physically violent, destroy property, disappear, give the silent treatment, name-call, blame shift and engage in other dysfunctional behaviors to silence criticism, evade accountability and justify not […]
Narcissist Fight Club Rule #5: Explaining Yourself Makes You More Vulnerable [Video]
To exploitative personalities, information is a weapon. With healthier people, trying to reach mutual understanding is useful to reach resolution and compromise. Not so with narcissists, borderlines and other abusive emotional reasoners, the more you explain yourself, the easier it is for them to manipulate you. https://youtu.be/Fp5FlyW-kFE Counseling, Consulting and Coaching with Dr. Tara J. […]
Dating Again, Part 3: Why Codependents Feel a Lack of Chemistry with Healthier People [Video]
This is Part 3 of the Dating Again series (Part 1 and Part 2). Unhealthy, dysfunctional and/or abusive relationships are often characterized by highs and lows, emotional intensity, hyper-arousal (i.e., the fight, flight or freeze response) and feelings of emptiness, numbness and worthlessness. In this video, I explain the necessity of learning to appreciate calmness, […]
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