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November 15, 2010

High-Conflict Phases of Abuse, Blame Shifting, Distortion, Rage and Manipulation Diagram

Although this post is published under my name (Dr Tara J. Palmatier) it was actually written by one of my clients who is also a doctor in another health field. A couple weeks ago, he sent a diagram (included below) he created to discuss during our upcoming session. I was blown away. The diagram captures […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Blame, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Rage Tagged With: abuse, abusive wife, blame shifting, conflict, cycle of abuse, distortion, domestic violence, high-conflict, high-conflict people, manipulation, narcissistic personality disorder, phases of abuse, rage

October 19, 2010

Blame and Rage: What Narcissists and Borderlines Call Problem-Solving

Have you ever wondered why your abusive wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or ex blames others, makes excuses or rages when you question their behavior? Do they often behave like an out of control child? Does conflict feel like a pointless, circular losing battle with them, no matter how fact-based and reasonable you are? Does she […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Rage Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive women, accountability, antisocial personality disorder, blame, blame shifting, borderline personality disorder, coping mechanisms, distorted thinking, distortion, domestic violence, dysfunction, emotional abuse, empathy, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, histrionic personality disorder, maladaptive behavior, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, problem-solving, Professional Victims, psychological abuse, Shrink4Men, verbal abuse

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