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January 26, 2018

Narcissist Fight Club Rules 1 and 2: Don’t Tell the Narcissist They’re a Narcissist

Many people in relationships with narcissists, psychopaths, borderlines, histrionics and other personality disordered abusers often find themselves living by a set of rules, spoken and unspoken, determined by their abuser. Narcissists don’t force their victims to live by these rules. Adult victims comply hoping to preserve the relationship for a variety of typically misguided, unhealthy […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abusive wife, blame shifting, borderline personality disorder, codependency, codependent, covert contact, crazy girlfriend, FOG, histrionic personality disorder, histrionics, idealization, love bombing, narcisisst, narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder, pathological liarsath, personality disorders, professional victim, projection, psychopaths, transactional

November 21, 2017

Characteristics of Professional Victims

Does your spouse blame you for everything that’s wrong in the marriage? Does she or he refuse to take responsibility for their actions, especially the cruel and deceitful ones? Do you frequently feel forced into acts of contrition, like you’re forever obligated to make it up to your partner, girlfriend or boyfriend? If so, you […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Negative Advocates, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Psychology Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, false self, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissists, professional victim, projective identification, psychopaths, victim playing

November 16, 2017

Narcissists and Control: Monitoring your Whereabouts, Including Time Spent on the Toilet

No, I’m not making this up. It really happens in some abusive relationships. Abuse is about control and power and, in some cases, that includes how much time the abuse victim spends in the bathroom. Seriously. This happens to people. Why they tolerate it is another matter, but it happens. I’ve worked with many men […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders

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