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December 23, 2020

What Winning Means to Narcissists

Everyone loves a winner! Okay sure, but what is winning? You can win the lottery, or other games of chance. But, that’s random dumb luck. To win at sports, chess or competitive quizzes, for example, requires skill, regular practice, strategy and intelligence. Winning friends, admiration and public opinion involves emotional intelligence, personal salesmanship and some […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Financial Abuse, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, bullies, female bullies, high-conflict people, high-conflict women, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, receiving, transactional relationships

December 21, 2020

Co-Parenting with a Borderline: Being the Asshole, Part 3

Yes, I’m a Clinical Psychologist and, yes, I’m encouraging you to be “the asshole” when co-parenting with a borderline or narcissist ex. Shocking, right? Contrary to most other advice? That depends. I’m anti-enabling and anti-apologist when it comes to dealing with borderlines, narcissists and other high-conflict, characterologically disturbed personalities. Part one of this series examines […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Borderline Personality Disorder, Codependent, Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parenting

December 17, 2020

Narcissism, Professional Martyrs, Emotional Labor and Christmas

‘Tis the season! It’s that time of year when I take creative liberties with traditional Christmas carols. Such as this little ditty on the topics of narcissism, professional martyrs, emotional labor and Christmas: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Triggered at every turn. Take a look at her Instagram, the happy family act’s […]

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