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November 13, 2018

VIDEO: Narcissists, Circular Arguments, Emotional Reasoning and JADE (Justify, Argue, Defend, Explain)

For narcissists, borderlines and other abusive personalities, the point of conflict is not to resolve disagreements or relationship difficulties. Are you making basic conflict mistakes with your narcissistic wife, girlfriend or ex? Read the article HERE. Counseling, Consulting and Coaching with Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD helps individuals work through […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, circular arguments, emotional reasoning, JADE, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, trauma bond

May 14, 2018

How Narcissists Twist and Use Words Against You

Communicating with narcissists . . . why do we bother? I’m exhausted just thinking about it. Between their penchant for tossing word salad, pathological lying, broken promises, deliberate provocations, pretzel twisting words, putting words in your mouth that were never there — it’s both pointless and exhausting. Unless, of course, the narcissist or borderline is […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, communication, conflict, high-conflict people, JADE, lying, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissists

March 29, 2018

Why Do Narcissists Enjoy Conflict and Drama?

Why can’t she just stop? Why does he keep doing this? I don’t even know what the arguments are about half the time anymore. We keep going around and around in circles. Just as things seem to be calming down and we’re getting to a good place, she or he starts back up again. I’m […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tagged With: abuse, abusive wife, borderline personality disorder, chaos, drama, false self, guilt, high-conflict, JADE, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, obligation

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