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July 30, 2019

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, […]

Filed Under: Borderline Personality Disorder, Codependent, Dating, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Video

November 22, 2018

The First Holiday Season Without the Narcissist or Borderline

Spending the holidays with a narcissist is often anything but merry. If you’ve been in a relationship with a personality disordered woman or man or come from a family that’s chock full ‘o’ nuts characterological psychopathology, you probably have some nightmare before, during and after Christmas stories. Holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, Valentine’s […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Divorce, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders

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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