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February 24, 2018

Why Do Narcissists Cheat?

Narcissists cheat. Yes, they cheat on their husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, but it goes way beyond that. It’s been said that narcissists and other Cluster B personality disordered individuals lie, consciously and unconsciously, to survive. For many narcissists, cheating isn’t a one time aberrant behavior; it’s a way of life. Narcissists cheat on their […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tagged With: abusive husband, abusive wife, borderline personality disorder, cheating, duping delight micro expressions, enablers, get over on, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, pathological liar, scapegoats

February 4, 2018

Narcissist Fight Club Rule #5: Defending Yourself Makes You More Vulnerable

Arguing with narcissists, borderlines, psychopaths and other emotionally immature and unstable personalities is usually a pointless exercise for several reasons. First, narcissists aren’t interested in equitable solutions. They want to “win.” In my experience, they’re the most determined to win (i.e., punish you), when they’re objectively wrong. They take perverse pleasure in getting others to […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence Tagged With: abusive wife, borderline personality disorder, conflict, emotional reasoning, empathy, false self, high-conflict people, histrionic personality disorder, JADE, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, projection, psychopaths

January 16, 2018

Why are Narcissists and Borderlines More Exciting Than Healthy Women and Men?

In the world of blogs, forums and other musings written by victims of narcissists, borderlines, psychopaths, histrionics and other personality disordered individuals, it’s become a bit of an urban legend that Crazy is exciting and that emotionally stable women and men are, in comparison, boring. That crazy in the head equals crazy in bed. Many […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, codependent, healing from abuse, healthy relationships, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, repetition compulsion, trauma bond

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