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September 8, 2019

Boundaries Protect You from Narcissists and Borderlines, Part 3: The Very Basics

In Part 1 of this series, I discuss the importance of the law of reciprocity. If a relationship isn’t reciprocal, it will eventually become a source of anger and resentment. Healthy relationships can’t exist on a one-way street paved with double standards. Part 2 explains the joy of saying no. I discuss secondary gains and […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Codependent, Healing, Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Relationships, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tagged With: boundaries, relationships

August 1, 2019

Boundaries Protect You from Narcissists and Borderlines, Part 1: The Golden Rule

If you’ve been in a relationship (or series of relationships) with emotionally manipulative, self-absorbed, empathy-challenged, immature people, I have to ask, do you have healthy boundaries? Any boundaries? Do you know what a boundary is? Perhaps you have some boundaries, but they were too anemic to deter a determined emotional predator. Thus, your boundaries were […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Codependent, Dating, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tagged With: borderlines, boundaries, healthy boundaries, narcissistic abuse, narcissists

November 27, 2015

Say Goodbye to Crazy Now in Paperback and Available at Amazon for the Holidays!

If you’ve got Crazy in your life you probably dread the holiday season. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions frequently bring out the not so jolly and merry scary  side of Crazy. But then, is there really any other side? Well, that is when Crazy isn’t love bombing or Hoovering, […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Financial Abuse, Healing, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Psychology, Relationship Advice Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, boundaries, crazy ex, divorce, healthy relationships, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, parental alienation, parenting, personality disorders, say goodbye to crazy

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