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July 16, 2012

More Thoughts on FOG, Hoovers and No Contact When Ending a Relationship with a Narcissist, Borderline, Histrionic and/or Sociopath

Many of my clients often have difficulty after ending their relationships with an abusive and crazy ex. These men and women torture themselves with self-doubt (Am I doing the right thing?), self-recrimination (Why am I so stupid? Why did I put up with her/his behavior for so long? Why did I have kids with that […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Financial Abuse, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, borderline personality disorder, control, fear, FOG, guilt, histrionic personality disorder, hoover, hoovering, Hoovers, isolation, narcissistic personality disorder, no contact, obligation, self-doubt, sociopaths

April 8, 2012

BlogTalkRadio: Thinking with the Big Head Instead of the Lower Brain

This BlogTalkRadio program, which aired in April 2012, discusses the merits of thinking with the big head instead of the “little head” and lower brain. In other words, it’s about making healthier relationship choices. Too many otherwise intelligent men and women get themselves into trouble by choosing romantic partners based solely upon physical attraction and/or […]

Filed Under: Dating, Healthy Relationships, Marriage, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Shrink4Men Radio, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: boundaries, critical thinking, dating, Dr Tara Palmatier, emotion, emotional reasoning, fear, integrity, marriage, reason, relationship advice, self-respect, values

March 28, 2012

Hoovers: Don’t Let the Crazy Suck You Back In

On the Shrink4Men Forum, there are several gentlemen in the process of ending relationships with abusive wives and girlfriends. Predictably, this has triggered their partners’ abandonment fears and control issues. Oftentimes, when an abusive personality senses they are losing their target/victim or that their target/victim is pulling away, they will make efforts to re-secure their […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healing, High-Conflict, Marriage, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Stalking and Harassment, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive women, borderline personality disorder, concern troll, dissociation, domestic violence, emotional blackmail, emotionally abusive women, fear, FOG, guilt, hoover, hoovered, hoovering, love bombing, manipulation, obligation, parasucidal gestures, personality disorders, personality-disordered individual, physical abuse, relationship recycling, trance

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