Disturbed & Neurotic Behavior
In most unhealthy relationships, at least one of the persons is likely to have a significant disturbance of character. Relationships can be particularly unhealthy if one person is significantly...
View ArticleDoes He Abuse Me Out of Fear and Insecurity?
Occasionally, I get asked questions by blog readers that reflect the degree to which commonly accepted explanations for human behavior actually help make matters worse for people in relationships with...
View ArticleJudging Character – Part Two
In today’s world, making the right assessment of a person’s character before getting involved in a serious relationship is more important than ever (see also: Becoming a Better Judge of Character). As...
View ArticleCharacter Disorders and Malice
All of us have done harm to others, and most of the time such harm is done inadvertently or unintentionally. But there are some among us who do harm maliciously. Just what is malice anyway? The word...
View ArticleAddict or Malevolent Abuser?
Sometimes people hurt others out of ignorance or a lack of mindfulness. In essence, they truly know not what they do. But sometimes people act out of malice whether actively by what they deliberately...
View ArticleAbuse And Exploitation Can Take Many Forms
Perhaps one of the most unnerving experiences I’ve ever had in my life came during a stint I did establishing treatment programs for some of the most seriously disturbed characters among us. Many of...
View ArticleNarcissism and Relational Abuse – Both Active and Passive
Certain personality types are more prone than others to be abusive and exploitative. Chief among these are narcissists and the group I refer to in my books and other writings as the aggressive...
View ArticleAbusive Relationships: From Disregard to Dominance
My past two posts (See: Abuse and Exploitation Can Take Many Forms and Narcissism and Relational Abuse – Both Active and Passive) have dealt with various aspects of relational abuse, especially the...
View ArticleMisused Terms Pt 3: Defensive, Dissociation, Dependence, Denial
While gathering clinical data for my first book In Sheep’s Clothing, I came across several examples of folks who were on the receiving end of abusive, manipulative behavior but simply couldn’t see the...
View ArticleToxic Relationship Recovery – Revisited: Part 2
In the aftermath of a toxic relationship, you can find yourself scratching yourself and asking the questions: “How did I get here?; How could all these things have happened?; Why did I not see this...
View ArticleDoes He Abuse Me Out of Fear and Insecurity?
Occasionally, I get asked questions by blog readers that reflect the degree to which commonly accepted explanations for human behavior actually help make matters worse for people in relationships with...
View ArticleJudging Character – Part Two
In today’s world, making the right assessment of a person’s character before getting involved in a serious relationship is more important than ever (see also: Becoming a Better Judge of Character). As...
View ArticleCharacter Disorders and Malice
All of us have done harm to others, and most of the time such harm is done inadvertently or unintentionally. But there are some among us who do harm maliciously. Just what is malice anyway? The word...
View ArticleAddict or Malevolent Abuser?
Sometimes people hurt others out of ignorance or a lack of mindfulness. In essence, they truly know not what they do. But sometimes people act out of malice whether actively by what they deliberately...
View ArticleAbuse And Exploitation Can Take Many Forms
Perhaps one of the most unnerving experiences I’ve ever had in my life came during a stint I did establishing treatment programs for some of the most seriously disturbed characters among us. Many of...
View ArticleNarcissism and Relational Abuse – Both Active and Passive
Certain personality types are more prone than others to be abusive and exploitative. Chief among these are narcissists and the group I refer to in my books and other writings as the aggressive...
View ArticleAbusive Relationships: From Disregard to Dominance
My past two posts (See: Abuse and Exploitation Can Take Many Forms and Narcissism and Relational Abuse – Both Active and Passive) have dealt with various aspects of relational abuse, especially the...
View ArticleMisused Terms Pt 3: Defensive, Dissociation, Dependence, Denial
While gathering clinical data for my first book In Sheep’s Clothing, I came across several examples of folks who were on the receiving end of abusive, manipulative behavior but simply couldn’t see the...
View ArticleToxic Relationship Recovery – Revisited: Part 2
In the aftermath of a toxic relationship, you can find yourself scratching yourself and asking the questions: “How did I get here?; How could all these things have happened?; Why did I not see this...
View ArticleGrandiose Narcissists Don’t Care
Narcissists come in two main varieties: vulnerable and grandiose. And I’ve been posting on the vulnerable type and how such narcissists relate to others. Because they have some vulnerability (i.e....
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