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April 25, 2011

Why High-Conflict and Abusive Personality Disordered Women Drag Out the Divorce Process

Many abused men who have made the difficult decision to divorce a high-conflict, abusive and/or abusive personality-disordered wife are rarely able to make a quick and easy escape. I commonly advise clients who are about to begin the divorce process to prepare for false allegations of abuse, financial chicanery (e.g., hiding funds, identity fraud, inflated […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Divorce, Financial Abuse, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Legal, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Negative Advocates, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive ex-wife, abusive personality disordered individual, abusive personality disordered women, APDI, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, control freaks, custody, danger zone, David T. Pisarra, divorce, divorce attorney, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, ego annihilation, ego preservation, emotionally abusive women, entitlement, HCP, high-conflict, high-conflict custody, high-conflict divorce, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, high-conflict person, high-conflict wife, high-conflict women, hostile dependency, marriage, narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, NPD, psychological abuse, Shrink4Men

March 29, 2011

How to Crazy-Proof Yourself After Breaking Up with or Divorcing an Abusive Girlfriend or Wife, Part 1

Most people have heard of “baby-proofing” a home to make it safe for newborns and toddlers. This article will discuss a similar concept: Crazy-proofing. Face it. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably been involved with a high-conflict, abusive personality-disordered or just plain crazy woman at least once already. This puts you at risk to become […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Domestic Violence, Healing, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive relationships, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, breaking the cycle of abuse, change, crazy-proofing, dating, dating advice, emotional abuse, healing, healthy relationships, high-conflict girlfriend, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, high-conflict wife, high-conflict women, histrionic personality disorder, marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, personality disorders, psychological abuse, relationship advice, relationships, toxic relationships, toxic women, unhealthy relationships

March 25, 2011

Personality Disorder Diagnoses in Family and Divorce Court: Pros and Cons

Recently, I received an email asking about the significance of an actual personality disorder diagnosis in a divorce or custody case: How helpful are psych evaluations in custody and divorce cases? Does it matter if you can get a personality disorder diagnosis, or is it ultimately irrelevant—unless it’s accompanied by severe acting out (e.g., hitting […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Legal, Natalie Malonis, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive relationships, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, Cluster B Personality DIsorders, custody evaluations, custody issues, divorce, Family Law, high-conflict, high-conflict custody, high-conflict divorce, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, high-conflict wife, high-conflict women, legal advice, marriage, mental health diagnosis, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorder

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