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With more than three decades of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. McBride guides you through the emotional fallout and challenges of being married to and divorcing a narcissist. The court system assumes that both parties in most high-conflict divorces are at fault, but a narcissist can wreak havoc in the divorce process. Dr. McBride shows how to navigate this kind of divorce and how you and your children can heal afterward.

The hallmarks of America’s War on Terror have been repeated long deployments and a high percentage of troops returning with psychological problems. Family members of combat veterans are at a higher risk of potentially lethal domestic violence than almost any other demographic; it’s estimated that one in four children of active-duty service members has symptoms of depression; and nearly one million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan require increased care due to physical or psychological trauma.

If you have a daughter with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you may feel frustration, shame, and your family may be at the breaking point dealing with angry outbursts, threats, and constant emergencies. You may even feel guilty for not enjoying spending time with your child - but how can you when her behavior is abusive toward you and the rest of your family? You need solid skills you can use now to help your daughter and hold your family together.

Did you grow up with a parent who has borderline personality disorder (BPD), or you suspect they did? Was your parent's behavior unpredictable or scary? Did it seem like they were angry one minute and happy the next? Were your basic needs ignored? If so, it wasn't your fault. This compassionate guide offers a trauma-informed approach to help you recover from your toxic childhood and discover the person you were truly meant to be. You'll learn how to identify emotional and developmental wounds, and discover why interactions with your parents were so harmful to your sense of self.

From a leading DBT expert and the author of Stop Walking on Eggshells—which has helped nearly a million people successfully navigate their relationships with BPD sufferers—this workbook harnesses the power of DBT, the gold standard for treating BPD. You'll learn to better understand and empathize with your loved one's internal experiences and symptoms, and discover strategies to help you manage your own emotions and stay calm in stressful or upsetting situations.

Some people are so stressful to be around they can actually make us ill. This book looks at the relationships that may drag us down and drain our energy. It gives us the tools to recognise toxic people and places so that we never need give in to them again. It explains that our freedom lies in our own hands and has to do with making choices and decisions, setting proper boundaries and drawing back from situations in which we tend to feel like victims. This may mean weeding out our address book and going lonely for a while - but never fear, says Dr Cantopher, givers will turn up once we eliminate the takers from our lives.

Navigate the challenges of BPD in teens with Dr. Blaise Aguirre’s classic guide, now updated with the latest research and topics and featuring reflective prompts for parents. Borderline Personality Disorder is a startlingly common condition, affecting as many as 3% of people under the age of...

"Creepy crawling" was the Manson Family's practice of secretly entering someone's home and, without harming anyone, leaving only a trace of evidence that they had been there, some reminder that the sanctity of the private home had been breached. Now, author Jeffrey Melnick reveals just how much the Family creepy crawled their way through Los Angeles in the sixties and then on through American social, political, and cultural life for close to fifty years, firmly lodging themselves in our minds.

As your self-absorbed parent grows older and becomes more dependent on you, hurtful relationships may resurface and become further strained. In the tradition of Children of the Self-Absorbed, author Nina Brown offers the first book for adult children of aging narcissistic or self-absorbed parents. You will learn practical, powerful strategies for navigating the intense negative feelings that your parents can incite as well as tips to protect your children from the criticism, blame, or hostility that may exist between you and their grandparent.

Being partnered with a narcissist or borderline personality can be hard enough, but learning how to shield children from the fallout is paramount. Here, the authors tell listeners how to manage parenting when a narcissistic or borderline partner is part of the equation.

Tochter meiner narzisstischen Mutter: Umgang mit einer narzisstischen Mutter. Folgen narzisstischer Erziehung erkennen, verstehen und heilen - inklusive Narzissmus Test ist ein kleiner Survival-Guide für all die tapferen Frauen da draußen, die mit ihrer ganz eigenen Version von 'Mutti Drama' aufgewachsen sind und nun den Weg zur Selbstheilung und Selbstbestimmung suchen. Dieses Buch richtet sich aber nicht nur an betroffene Töchter, sondern auch an andere Menschen, die mit narzisstischen Menschen in ihrem Umfeld zu tun haben.

Der narzisstische Vater - emotionaler Schaden ein Leben lang? Würden Sie ihren Vater als narzisstisch einstufen? Leiden Sie selbst als Erwachsener noch an den Folgen einer toxischen Erziehung? Haben Sie sich auch lange bemüht, Ihrem Vater alles recht zu machen und so seine Anerkennung zu verdienen? Und er war trotzdem nie zufrieden und auch viel abwesend und hat sich Ihnen eigentlich nur zugewandt, wenn Sie etwas geschafft hatten oder andere es sehen konnten.

In diesem Hörbuch geht es darum, Ihnen die narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung vor allem in Bezug auf Mütter, die von dieser Störung betroffen sind, und die Folgen für ihre Kinder zu erläutern. Außerdem soll dieses Hörbuch Betroffenen Tipps geben, wie sie lernen können, mit ihrer Situation besser umzugehen. Um ein besseres Verständnis für diese psychische Erkrankung zu erlangen, wird diese am Anfang des Hörbuches im Allgemeinen veranschaulicht. Zunächst erhalten Sie Informationen darüber, was Narzissmus bedeutet, und mögliche Ursachen dafür, warum diese Krankheit entstehen kann.

This book is about explaining narcissistic personality disorder to you, especially in relation to mothers who are affected by this disorder and the consequences for their children. In addition, this book is intended to give those affected tips on how they can learn to cope better with their situation. To gain a better understanding of this mental illness, it is generally illustrated at the beginning of the book. First, you will get information about what narcissism means and possible reasons why this disease can develop. Then, the different types and symptoms of the disease are described.