You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality (attributed to Ayn Rand). Staying in an unhealthy, dysfunctional, unsatisfying relationship usually means having to deny the reality of the situation. Denying the reality of a partner’s personality and the unlikelihood that it will change. Denying how bad things actually are. Denying […]
Personality Disorders: Forewarned is Forearmed [New Book Chapter Video]
This is a sample chapter from the new book I’m working on. Hope to have it done by the end of summer. Counseling, Consulting and Coaching with Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD helps individuals work through their relationship and codependency issues via telephone or Skype. She specializes in helping men […]
Trauma Bond vs. Healthy Bond: Emotional Intensity vs. Emotional Intimacy [Meme]
When looking for potential love relationships, many of my codependent and trauma bond-prone clients confuse emotional intensity and emotional intimacy. There’s a big difference. Emotional intensity is like a wildfire and emotional intimacy is like a hearth fire. One destroys lives; the other can warm your soul. Oftentimes, dysfunctional, toxic and/or personality disordered individuals are highly […]
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