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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

May 9, 2011

The Dark Side of Mother’s Day aka Golden Uterus Day: High-Conflict and Abusive Personality Disordered Mothers

All hail the Golden Uterus! I am YOUR MOTHER. I am THE CHILDREN’S MOTHER. This is MY DAY! My memories of Mother’s Day are benign. I remember making cards for my mom and trying to cook breakfast when I was a child. We’d say, “Happy Mother’s Day,” hug her, give her flowers and go out […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abusive personality disordered individual, abusive personality disordered women, abusive women, bad mothers, bad wives, emotional abuse, golden uterus, high-conflict, high-conflict people, high-conflict women, Mother's Day, parentification, parentified child

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