Shrink4Men

Helping men in abusive relationships since 2009.

Couples Therapy with Narcissists and Borderlines, Part 2

In Couples Counseling with Narcissists and Borderlines, Part 1, I explain the inherent difficulties in doing couples therapy with personality disordered partners. In many cases, couples counseling with narcissists and borderlines becomes a theater of blame. Essentially, the therapy office becomes another stage upon which the abuse, blame shifting and projection play out.  Moreover, these […]

Trigger Warnings, Borderlines, Narcissists and Walking on Eggshells [VIDEO]

Attention Internet! The self-cannibalizing Woke Elite have declared that the word “trigger” (as in trigger warning) is now triggering. Especially for people with alleged trauma histories, the cognitive dissonance handicapped, people who can’t tolerate differences of opinion and professional grievance gatherers. I’m talking about trigger warnings, borderlines, narcissists and walking on eggshells. Because that’s what […]

Couples Therapy with Narcissists and Borderlines, Part 1

At some point, many of my clients have attended couples counseling with a narcissistic, histrionic or borderline partner or ex. Couples therapy can be a fruitful endeavor when two adults equally commit to improve themselves, their relationship and grow together. Typically, this doesn’t occur when one or both partners are personality disordered. In such cases, […]