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August 8, 2017

Don’t Let the Narcissist Determine your Sense of Worth

Remember the childhood adage that was supposed to make us feel better when we were bullied? Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Our parents tell us that when we’re kids, but it’s cold comfort at the time. Name-calling hurts when you’re a kid. It can also hurt as […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Relationships Tagged With: borderlines, codependency, Dr Tara Palmatier, emotional detachment, narcissistic abuse, narcissists, psychopaths, self-acceptance, self-love, self-worth

July 31, 2012

Oops! A BPD Did It Again! Another Post-Break Up Pregnancy to Trap a Man

Calling all Shrink4Men community members! There is a young man in need of an intervention. Earlier this morning, a 24-year old man, “Eric,” left the following comment on the original Shrink4Men blog article, What Can I Do to Protect My Unborn Child from my BPD/NPD Ex-Girlfriend: I find myself in almost the exact same circumstances […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Dating, Legal, Marriage, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, reproductive coercion, Sexual Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, boundaries, BPD, co-parenting, dating, disengagement, emotional detachment, low contact, no contact, oops pregnancy, parallel parenting, parental alienation, Parental Alienation Syndrome, paternity fraud, reproductive coercion

April 22, 2011

Shrink4Men Comment of the Week: How to Minimize Contact with your Abusive Ex-Wife When You Are Co-Parents

Hi Everyone, Every now and again, I review old Shrink4Men articles and comment threads and am always impressed by how articulate, wise and helpful the Shrink4Men community is. Many of these comments contain such important insights that they’re able to stand on their own. In an effort to feature this information and keep it fresh, I’ve […]

Filed Under: Custody, Divorce, High-Conflict, Legal, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive personality disordered women, abusive women, alimony, child support, co-parenting, comment of the week, controlling women, divorce, emotional detachment, emotionally abusive women, high-conflict, high-conflict custody, high-conflict women, no contact, Shrink4Men, spousal support

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