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December 2, 2010

Conflict Resolution Flow Chart of Narcissists, Borderlines, Histrionics and Psychopaths

A Shrink4Men Forum member generated diagram that illustrate how many men experience conflict with their wives, girlfriends or exes. Thank you, Verbal. Of course, this can also be applied to personality disordered men as well. If you have been involved with a high-conflict person or a borderline, a narcissist, a histrionic or a sociopath, you […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Blame, Domestic Violence, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Rage, Sexual Abuse Tagged With: abuse, abusive wife, borderlines, histrionics, narcissists, psychopaths

December 1, 2010

Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder To Be Eliminated in the DSM-V: Starbuck’s Diagnostics 101

This article will try to interpret the rationale for the elimination of 5 of the 10 currently recognized DSM-IV-R personality disorders with a specific focus on the Cluster B or “dramatic” personality disorders (NPD, BPD, ASPD and HPD). The New York Times reports in A Fate that Narcissists Will Hate: Being Ignored that: The fifth […]

Filed Under: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, News, Personality Disorders Tagged With: American Psychological Association, antisocial personality disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness, DSM-V, histrionic personality disorder, Mental Illness, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, personality disorder, Psychiatry, Psychology

November 22, 2010

Breaking Up with an Abusive Girlfriend or Wife: Staring into the Abyss

“When you look into the abyss, it’s not supposed to wave back…” –Terry Pratchett This has been a difficult post for me to start, as it involves confronting some of my own demons. That said, it’s time to talk about The Darkness. After breaking up with the ex, I felt euphoric. The relief I felt […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Healing, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abusive women, depression, domestic violence, emotional abuse, narcissistic abuse, psychological abuse, PTSD, suicide

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