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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

March 8, 2012

Crazy Bitch the Musical! The Professional Victim’s Narrative and Why She Won’t Be Different with the Next Guy

Why did she treat me so bad? How can she move on to the next guy so quickly? What does he have that I don’t have? What if I’d only done this instead of that ? What if I’d said x instead of y? Did she ever really love me? She says she’s never been […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, dating, healing, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, obsession, Professional Victims, relationships, repetition compulsion, rumination, scripts, sociopathic women, sociopathy

October 2, 2011

BlogTalkRadio: The Siren Song of Crazy, Toxic and Abusive Women with Shari Schreiber

Are you a crazy chick magnet? Does it seem like every woman you fall for eventually turns out to be unstable, destructive, toxic, controlling, fragile, manipulative, and abusive? Are you a rescuer of damsels in distress, birds with broken wings and other unidentified professional victims (UPVs)? Can’t figure out what you’re doing wrong? If you’re […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Shrink4Men Radio, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, borderline personality disorder, core wounds, crazy women, dating, Dr Tara J. Palmatier, drama queens, emotionally corrective experience, high-conflict, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, high-conflict wife, high-conflict women, id, marriage, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, Professional Victims, repetition compulsion, rescuers, rescuers who rescue rescuers, Shadow, superego, toxic relationships, trauma, waifs

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