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October 30, 2013

In His Own Words: Self-Reflections at the End of an Abusive Marriage

It’s day 30 of Domestic Violence Awareness Month for men and boys, the invisible victims of domestic violence. TI85 reflects upon his marriage, his behavior and his soon-to-be ex’s behavior as he begins the divorce process. He experienced several kinds of abuse while married, including gaslighting, emotional abuse, physical abuse, jealousy, rage, passive aggression, blame […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Blame, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Psychological Abuse, Rage Tagged With: abused man, abusive mother, abusive wife, abusive women, blame shifting, emotional abuse, gaslighting, jealousy, physical abuse, psychological abuse, transactional relationship

February 13, 2012

A View from the Outside: How Healthy Loved Ones See your Abusive Relationship with a High-Conflict and/or Personality Disordered Partner

Here’s the latest from CrazyBuster, Micksbabe . . . If you’re in an abusive relationship with a high-conflict and/or personality disordered individual, you’re probably very aware of what your situation looks like from the inside — constant chaos, blame, fighting, projection, and gaslighting, possibly even shame. Have you ever wondered what your situation looks like […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Marriage, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abusive personality disordered individual, blame, domestic violence, emotional abuse, gaslighting, HCP, high-conflict people, Parental Alienation Syndrome, PAS, PD, PDI, personality disorders, psychological abuse, rage outs, shame

January 19, 2011

What Is DARVO? Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender

What is DARVO? Deny, attack and reverse victim and offender. Have you ever wondered why your narcissistic or borderline spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend or ex is able to do and say the most hurtful, underhanded and contemptible things and then portray themselves as the innocent victim? Do you marvel at how they’re able to aggress and […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Divorce, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Sexual Abuse Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, bullying, ClusterB personality disorders, DARVO, denial, domestic violence, emotional abuse, false allegations, gaslighting, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, histrionic personality disorder, intimidation, minimization, narcissistic personality disorder, persuasive blamers, projection, psychological abuse, smear campaign

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