Narcissistic Personality Disorder

WTF Fatigue: Jodi Arias

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on May 31, 2013 - 53 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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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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Comments from the Edge: What your NPD/BPD Says vs. What She Means

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on December 10, 2012 - 89 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Rage, Sexual Abuse

Every week, at least one self-identified BPD and/or Golden Uterus sends an email or tries to post a comment taking me to task for warning people to be wary of personal relationships with individuals with Borderline, Narcissistic, Histrionic and/or sociopathic traits. Interestingly, I only receive messages from self-identified BPDs, concern trolls (see below), and stay-at-home-moms [...]

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Why Some Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Mothers Sabotage their Children

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on October 2, 2012 - 109 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse

Why does my wife seem to always find fault with our children’s school and routinely insist on changing them? Why do my kids’ teachers look at me like I’m a serial killer when I attend parent teacher conferences? Maybe it’s all in my head, but why does it seem like my ex is deliberately trying [...]

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