• About WordPress
    • WordPress.org
    • Documentation
    • Support
    • Feedback
  • Log In
  • Register

Shrink4Men

Helping men in abusive relationships since 2009

  • Home
  • Articles
  • Schedule a Session
  • Forum
  • About Dr. Tara Palmatier
    • Terms
  • Index
  • Videos

July 7, 2016

Narcissists, Borderlines, Psychopaths and Codependents: Mutual Mommy and Daddy Issues

If you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, borderline or psychopath there have probably been times when it seemed like they were projecting a parental role onto you. At a very basic level, yes, narcissists and borderlines do this. However, there’s much more to it beyond the superficial observations of their childish behaviors and […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Financial Abuse, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, codependency, codependent, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, histrionic personality disorder, idealization, love bombing, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, parentification, parentified child, parentified children, psychopath, psychopathic abuse, psychopathic mother, sociopaths, toxic relationships

October 18, 2013

In His Own Words: ABR Saved My Kids and Saved Me

It’s day 18 of Domestic Violence Awareness Month for men and boys, the invisible victims of domestic violence. ABR (Always Be Recording) is advice every man or woman in an abusive relationship should follow — especially abused men!  The family court system is extraordinarily biased in favor of women and female victims of violence enjoy special […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, False Allegations, Financial Abuse, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, always be recording, borderline personality disorder, child abuse, domestic violence, domestic violence awareness month, emotional abuse, false allegations, female sociopathy, financial abuse, in his own words, parentification, physical abuse

June 20, 2013

BlogTalkRadio: Emotionally Incestuous Mother-Child Relationships

This is a discussion recorded on BlogTalkRadio in 2013 that discusses a largely ignored form of child abuse: emotional incest. “Parentification” and emotional incest is a common theme in many dysfunctional homes. It often begins when a mother, who is supposed to be the caretaker of her child, reverses the roles and makes the child […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Divorce, Gender Issues, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Relationships, Sexual Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: emotional incest, failure to launch, helicopter mothers, parental alienation, parentification, radio

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »

© Dr Tara Palmatier and Shrink4Men, 2022 to infinity and beyond. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Dr Tara Palmatier and Shrink4Men with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. · Log in