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January 14, 2011

Woman Calls 911 to Coerce Proposal: Marry Me Or Else!

Remember back in the 1980s when sitcom character, Diane (Shelley Long), had Sam (Ted Danson) arrested on Cheers to try to force him to propose to her a second time after she turned him down the first time? Well, in an instance of life imitating art, a 40-year old Chicago woman recently tried to have her […]

Filed Under: Humor, News Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, Borderline Personality Disorder, crazy woman, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emotionally abusive women, false 911 calls, marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, psychological abuse, psychological aggression, relationships

January 12, 2011

Rudeness, Stress and Abuse are Neurotoxins: Children Who Witness Spousal Abuse Are at Risk

The only reason many men stay in unhappy relationships with abusive women is out of love and concern for their children. I’ve lost count of how many of my coaching clients have said, “If it weren’t for the kids, I’d have left a long time ago.”  Some men stay because they believe they’re protecting their […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Breaking up, corpus callosum, custody issues, divorce, domestic violence, double binds, emotional development, emotionally abusive women, golden uterus, marriage, narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, neurobiology of abuse, neurotoxins, parental alienation, parenting, partner abuse, psychological abuse, psychological aggression, psychological development, relationships, sociopathy, spousal abuse, stress, toxic relationships

December 28, 2010

After an Abusive Relationship: Getting Through the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays Without Her

If you’ve been involved in an abusive relationship with a person who has a Cluster B personality disorder, you have probably come to dread the holiday season. In my former relationship, every special occasion was prefaced with a multi-day rage episode over whatever infractions my ex could dig up. I got in the shower first. […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Healing, Personality Disorders

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