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February 4, 2018

Narcissist Fight Club Rule #5: Defending Yourself Makes You More Vulnerable

Arguing with narcissists, borderlines, psychopaths and other emotionally immature and unstable personalities is usually a pointless exercise for several reasons. First, narcissists aren’t interested in equitable solutions. They want to “win.” In my experience, they’re the most determined to win (i.e., punish you), when they’re objectively wrong. They take perverse pleasure in getting others to […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence Tagged With: abusive wife, borderline personality disorder, conflict, emotional reasoning, empathy, false self, high-conflict people, histrionic personality disorder, JADE, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, projection, psychopaths

January 30, 2018

Narcissist Fight Club Rule 3: The Fight Isn’t Over Until You Admit You’re Wrong

Being in a relationship with a narcissist, borderline, histrionic, psychopath or other personality disordered abuser can be a topsy turvy roller coaster ride. Mutual rules of decency, honesty, respect and reciprocity are, as far as the narcissist is concerned, optional. Or, to be more clear, optional for the narcissist. The narcissist’s or borderline’s spouse, partner, […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Negative Advocates, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice Tagged With: abandonment, abuse, abusive wife, appeasement, blame shifting, borderline personality disorder, codependency, codependent, compulsive liars, crazy girlfriend, false self, histrionic personality disorder, histrionics, idealization, narcisisst, narcissism, narcissist club rules, narcissistic personality disorder, never apolize, never wrong, personality disorders, professional victim, projection, psychopaths, toxic shame

November 21, 2017

Characteristics of Professional Victims

Does your spouse blame you for everything that’s wrong in the marriage? Does she or he refuse to take responsibility for their actions, especially the cruel and deceitful ones? Do you frequently feel forced into acts of contrition, like you’re forever obligated to make it up to your partner, girlfriend or boyfriend? If so, you […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Negative Advocates, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Psychology Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, false self, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissists, professional victim, projective identification, psychopaths, victim playing

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