Since beginning Shrink4Men in 2009, I’ve frequently described narcissists, borderlines, psychopaths, histrionics and other emotionally immature individuals as children in adult bodies, or emotional toddlers. That’s because these individuals think, relate and behave much younger than their actual physical age. In other words, they exhibit a persistent lifelong pattern of emotional and psychological immaturity. In […]
What Causes Unhealthy Relationship Choices and Patterns, Part 1
Are you stuck in an unhealthy relationship pattern? Do you make the same relationship choices that ultimately lead to the same unhappy conclusions? For example, pointless unresolved conflict, unmet needs, disappointment, trauma, mistrust, betrayal, deepened insecurities and loneliness? Have the majority of your relationships been with essentially the same person? Meaning different people with similar […]
Boundaries Protect You from Narcissists and Borderlines, Part 2: The Joy of No!
Over the years, I’ve become a broken record about two things with clients. Self-care and boundaries. Effective boundaries allow the good stuff in and keep the bad stuff out. They separate healthier relationship partners from toxic relationship partners. In Part One of boundary article series, I explain one of the most fundamental boundaries — the […]
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