We are back in this ongoing series exploring the different cluster B personality disorders. We have gone from that most famous villain, narcissistic personality disorder to the least talked about, histrionic personality disorder. Why? Because it shares five traits that at first glance look eerily similar to narcissists and three traits that look eerily similar …
Borderline Personality Disorder: The 9 Criteria Read More »
We are back with part two on histrionic personality disorder (HPD). In part one, we went through the 8 criteria for histrionic personality disorder and examples of what each means. (Here) Then I received not one, but two comments on YouTube, and this really opened my eyes. Check this out – because I got their …
HPD Part 2: The Comorbid Histrionic (Appeasing vs. Disingenuous) Read More »
We are continuing our series on the different cluster B personality disorders. Last week we covered narcissistic personality disorder (here) in not one, but two articles. This week we are covering histrionic personality disorder. So, we’re going from the most famous of the cluster Bs to the one we don’t hear much about. At first …
Histrionic Personality Disorder: The 8 Criteria Read More »
Today and for the next four weeks I want to do a series on each cluster B personality disorder. My argument has been that we need to move away from calling it narcissistic abuse and move towards calling it cluster B abuse. If we only settle on one dangerous personality disorder, we forget about the …
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Part 1: The 9 Criteria Read More »
We are back with Part 2 on narcissistic personality disorder. In Part 1 (here) we went through the 9 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder and examples of what they mean. We talked about the niching down narcissist who has found a specific area in their life to feed their addiction for narcissistic supply – explaining …
NPD Part 2: The Comorbid Narcissist Read More »
Today I want to talk to you about the Cluster B personality disorders: Narcissistic, Histrionic, Borderline, and Anti-Social. There’s one more you might not have heard of because it was removed at the publication of DSM 5. It’s Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder. Just because it was removed doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. My argument is that …
The 10 Traits All Cluster B Disorders Have Read More »
I’m not sure who needs to hear this but processing our trauma is not the same as trauma dumping. Nor does it mean we are dwelling on the past, holding onto it, or anything else the toxic positivity (Trauma Glossary 1) thinkers are saying. In fact, the key to releasing the pain of the past …
Why Processing Our Trauma is Crucial to Healing Read More »
The memory keeper is not intentionally holding onto memories, they are simply those whose memories are without blank spots. They are able to recall without effort every trauma that they experienced and what they witnessed happening to others. There tends to be at least one in every dysfunctional family and it’s usually the scapegoat sibling. …
The Memory Keeper of Family Dysfunction Read More »
Trauma attraction is having an attraction to those who make us feel in some way similar to how we felt when we were raised in an adverse home. It’s a failure to see the value in peace. That’s because when we’re raised in chaos, we learn how to cope in chaos. Dissociating was our only …
Trauma Attraction and the Chaotic Nervous System Read More »
This article explores the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) in context of Narcissistic Supply (NS) and its distinct primary and secondary forms. It contrasts how the NPD differs from non-disordered people in their need for and pursuit of NS. Normal and Pathological Narcissistic Supply NS is a term used to describe both a basic and universal …
The Nature of Narcissistic Supply – Primary vs Secondary Read More »
