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February 7, 2018

Narcissist Fight Club Rule #4: Facts Are Meaningless

If you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, borderline, psychopath or histrionic, you probably understand why these personalities are also referred to as high-conflict people. It’s because they chronically manufacture an overwhelming amount of conflict, chaos and drama. Just when you catch your breath, they’re back at it. Provoking, projecting, gaslighting, tantrum-ing, exaggerating, pouting, […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abandonment, abuse, abusive wife, appeasement, blame shifting, borderline personality disorder, codependency, codependent, compulsive liars, crazy girlfriend, DARVO, duping delight, emotional reasoning, enable, enabling, false self, gaslighting, histrionic personality disorder, histrionics, idealization, JADE, love bombing, narcisisst, narcissism, narcissist club rules, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, professional victim, projection, projective identification, psychopaths

October 10, 2017

Trigger Warnings Demand That Everyone Walk On Eggshells

Correction. It’s been decided that the word “trigger” is now triggering for people with alleged trauma histories. That’s right. Some people get triggered by a trigger warning. Henceforth, the Twitteratti have decreed content publishers use the term “content warning.” Apparently, just the thought of a potential trigger is triggering, so now it’s content warning. That […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Histrionic Personality Disorder Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, emotional instability, enabling, narcissistic personality disorder, walking on eggshells

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