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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

May 30, 2012

BlogTalkRadio: Divorcing your Kids, Part Two

This is a BlogTalkRadio program that aired in May 2012. It discusses the hard realities of high-conflict divorce and custody cases and parallel parenting vs. co-parenting. It also discusses setting boundaries and expectations for minor children and adult children who are manifesting the effects of parental alienation. Insisting your children treat you with the love […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Accountability, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healing, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Parental Alienation, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Shrink4Men News, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abusive mother, abusive wife, divorce, Dr Tara Palmatier, emotional incest, fathers' issues, high-conflict, high-conflict divorce, low contact, no contact, parental alienation, Parental Alienation Syndrome, parentification, parenting, personality disorders, setting boundaries

April 22, 2011

Shrink4Men Comment of the Week: How to Minimize Contact with your Abusive Ex-Wife When You Are Co-Parents

Hi Everyone, Every now and again, I review old Shrink4Men articles and comment threads and am always impressed by how articulate, wise and helpful the Shrink4Men community is. Many of these comments contain such important insights that they’re able to stand on their own. In an effort to feature this information and keep it fresh, I’ve […]

Filed Under: Custody, Divorce, High-Conflict, Legal, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive personality disordered women, abusive women, alimony, child support, co-parenting, comment of the week, controlling women, divorce, emotional detachment, emotionally abusive women, high-conflict, high-conflict custody, high-conflict women, no contact, Shrink4Men, spousal support

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