Borderline Personality Disorder

WTF Fatigue: Jodi Arias

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on May 31, 2013 - 51 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, News, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Rage, Stalking and Harassment

It was inevitable. The constant news coverage of America’s sweetheart psychopath Jodi Arias, her lack of remorse, her claims of being a “survivor” while ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, lies 6-feet under and her list of “mitigating factors” for why she should not receive the death penalty for the brutal and pre-meditated murder of Alexander has induced a [...]

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Ending a Relationship with an Abusive Parent, Child or Sibling, Part One

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on May 6, 2013 - 11 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Negative Advocates, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Relationships

In our culture, family is sacred, well, maybe not as sacred as it used to be, but it’s still a cultural and psychological institution. As such, there are certain taboos attached to it. For example, denigrating motherhood is taboo – fatherhood, not so much. Physical incest between family members is taboo. Emotional incest should be [...]

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Obsessing Over an Abusive Ex: Thoughts on Being Stuck

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on April 30, 2013 - 113 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Healing, Healthy Relationships, Personality Disorders, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships

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 [...]

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The Next Guy: Did your Ex-Girlfriend or Ex-Wife Downgrade?

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on February 6, 2013 - 66 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships

Grieving the loss of a love relationship can be a painful experience. Grieving and letting go of an abusive relationship and an abusive wife or girlfriend is frequently a far more painful and difficult experience. There are several reasons for this. At the end of an otherwise healthy relationship between two reasonable, rational adults, the [...]

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Troubling Update on the Colonel Kirk Case

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on January 17, 2013 - 13 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Accountability, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Financial Abuse, High-Conflict, Legal, Negative Advocates, News, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse

On September 21, 2012, Judge James A. Matish of the West Virginia Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court heard LtCol. Joel Kirk’s appeal to reverse two incomprehensible rulings made by Judge Lori B. Jackson. The appeal requests that Matish: 1.) Overturn several mathematical errors Lori Jackson made in a previous ruling. Jackson’s errors would cost Col. Kirk [...]

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