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February 2, 2015

Going Mental: How Do You Know When a Sociopath, Narcissist or Borderline Is Lying?

Their lips are moving. The End. That’s a facile and clichéd answer, but, more often than not, an accurate one. Sociopaths, psychopaths, narcissists, borderlines and histrionics lie for many reasons. Self-preservation (e.g., to avoid jail or other unwanted natural consequences for their bad behavior), to manipulate or exploit others to get money, sympathy, power, attention, security, a relationship […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abuse, abusive relationships, borderlines, domestic violence, Dr Tara Palmatier, duping delight, gaslighting, histrionics, narcissists, pathological liar, Paul Elam, psychopaths, sociopaths

September 3, 2014

Going Mental Video: More Dating Red Flags for Men

Forewarned is forearmed and, when it comes to Crazy, ignoring the warning signs is not only foolish, it is potentially hazardous to your emotional, physical and financial health. Sometimes you can see Crazy coming a mile away. Sometimes the Crazy is so overt you can see the red flags waving from outer space. In fact, […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Personality Disorders Tagged With: abused men, borderline personality disorder, Crazy, crazy women, dating, domestic violence, Dr Tara Palmatier, Going Mental, humor, narcissistic personality disorder, red flags, sociopaths, sociopathy, Terrence Popp, warning sighs

April 30, 2013

Obsessing Over an Abusive Ex: Thoughts on Being Stuck

Are you still obsessing about a crazy, abusive ex-girlfriend or ex-wife? Do you still compare the “chemistry” you had with her to every subsequent woman you’ve encountered and find them lacking? Especially women who appear to be kind, loving and stable? Do you torture yourself with “what if'” and “if only” thinking? Do you hold […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Personality Disorders, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abusive relationships, abusive women, being stuck, borderline personality disorder, getting over an ex, high-conflict people, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic injury, narcissistic personality disorder, sociopaths

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