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November 17, 2017

Narcissists, Phones and your Right to Privacy

In an era of social media over-sharing, it can be easy to forget that we have a right to privacy. We also have a right to privacy in our intimate relationships — even if we “have nothing to hide.” I hear that quite a bit from clients and the occasional friend who have surrendered their […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence Tagged With: abandonment, borderline personality disorder, control, domestic violence, histrionics, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, privacy, psychopaths, surveillance

April 11, 2017

Love Bombing is a Red Flag

Love bombing is, in and of itself, a Red Flag. Emotionally healthy adults don’t love bomb one another at the beginning of a relationship. There may be intense attraction or infatuation, but that’s different from love bombing. Love bombing is a term borrowed from the recruiting techniques of cults. The narcissist, borderline, histrionic or psychopath […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Financial Abuse, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, dating, devaluation, discard, domestic violence, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, histrionic personality disorder, love bombing, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic relationship stages, psychopath, relationship advice, seduction

April 10, 2017

Why No Contact is So Hard After an Abusive Relationship with a Narcissist, Borderline or Psychopath

If you still believe you love your narcissistic, borderline or psychopathic ex, practicing and maintaining No Contact can be very difficult initially. Excruciatingly, painfully difficult. Many of my clients compare it to withdrawing from a drug. Neuro-chemically speaking, there are similarities. You’re hurting, and you want the pain to stop. To ease the pain you […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Borderline Personality Disorder, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Relationship Advice, Relationships Tagged With: abuse, blame shifting, borderline personality disorder, domestic violence, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, emotional abuse, FOG, gaslighting, healing, healing from narcissistic abuse, histrionic personality disorder, JADE, low contact, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, no contact, projection, psychological abuse, psychopath, sociopath

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