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March 6, 2018

Translating Crazy: Narcissist and Borderline Buzz Words and Phrases

Have you ever felt like you and your narcissistic or borderline spouse are speaking two different languages? If so, it’s probably because you are. To quote Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride, 1987): “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Part of my clinical work involves reviewing […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Dating, Divorce Tagged With: abusive wife, borderline personality disorder, control, custody, divorce, high-conflict, low contact, narcissistic personality disorder, parallel parenting, projection, trust

July 31, 2012

Oops! A BPD Did It Again! Another Post-Break Up Pregnancy to Trap a Man

Calling all Shrink4Men community members! There is a young man in need of an intervention. Earlier this morning, a 24-year old man, “Eric,” left the following comment on the original Shrink4Men blog article, What Can I Do to Protect My Unborn Child from my BPD/NPD Ex-Girlfriend: I find myself in almost the exact same circumstances […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Dating, Legal, Marriage, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, reproductive coercion, Sexual Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, boundaries, BPD, co-parenting, dating, disengagement, emotional detachment, low contact, no contact, oops pregnancy, parallel parenting, parental alienation, Parental Alienation Syndrome, paternity fraud, reproductive coercion

October 17, 2011

How to Get Out and Stay Out Once You Realize You Are in a Relationship with Crazy

Here’s another superb article written by CrazyBuster, LiliM: This article was inspired by some of the callers I’ve heard on Dr. Tara’s Shrink4Men Radio show. After listening to the first four episodes, I’ve noticed a theme with some of the men who get sucked into the madness of the high-conflict (HCP)/personality disordered/Crazy partner. Just like […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healing, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Legal, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Shrink4Men Radio, Stalking and Harassment, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, boundaries, Breaking up, co-parenting, crazy women, crazy-proofing, CrazyBusters, CrazyBusting, dating, divorce, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, exit strategy, female predators, gut instinct, healing, high-conflict divorce, high-conflict people, high-conflict person, high-conflict personality, high-conflict women, hoover, hoovering, LiliM, marriage, parallel parenting, personality disorders, red flags, relationships, vulnerabilities

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