What Not to Say to Abused Men I hope the male targets here will forgive me for sending Olive's post through, but I did so because I think it can educate others...
A young husband sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with his father. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the ...
The Female Narcissist by Irene Matiatos, Ph.D. "Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones." - Charles Caleb Colton Abusive behavior in...
Mourning The Narcissist by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. 3/8/01 Dr. Vaknin is author of of the informative book, Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited. He also edits...
Tex's List for Abusive Guys Outlined by Tex, Edited by Dr. Irene Do You treat the woman in your life with the same courtesy, respect, affection, admiration,...
Victim Mentality - By Barbara Baker How would you answer this question: I am out of my abuse and have moved on with my life. There is something that I have...
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Hi Mileva: One can break abusers, targets, or abusive relationships down into select groups: heterosexual women who abuse heterosexual men; heterosexual men...
Surviving Abuse Many people believe domestic violence only happens to certain types of people. But physical and verbal abuse in the home exist in every racial,...
Who is The Abuser? Who is The Victim? by Dr. Irene The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. -...
Tell Me More About Control! Why do abusers & victims both appear abusive? by Dr. Irene One of the most difficult concepts for the abusive and the abused is ...
Quandary: Who Is The Victim / Abuser? by Dr. Irene Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach A reader posted the following in...
HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF by Louise L. Hay 1. STOP ALL CRITICISMS. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you...
DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST LIARS AND DECEIVERS! In "Maltese Falcon," Sam Spade says to Miss O'Shaunnessy, "You lied to us, but that's okay. We didn't believe...
Symptoms & Evaluation of Codependency "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month." Unknown ...
BLAME "God grant me the serenity to accept the person I cannot change, the courage to change the person I can, and the wisdom to know that person is me." ...
CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY "The abuse is the abuser's responsibility. How you choose to deal with it (cave in, retaliate in kind, go numb, walk out...
Toxic Love By Robert Burney M. A. Codependence: The Dance of Wounded Souls "As long as we believe that someone else has the power to make us happy then we are...
Just Exactly What is Codependence? by Dr. Irene Matiatos Irene Matiatos, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in full time private practice in NY & NJ. She is the...
Why Be Codependent? by Dr. Irene Matiatos Irene Matiatos, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in full time private practice in NY & NJ. She is the author of Dr....
Help! Can I Fix it? by Dr. Irene Matiatos Irene Matiatos, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in full time private practice in NY & NJ. She is the author of Dr....
Email: Hopeless Victim? by DR Irene DEAR DR. IRENE, I'M 25, I'VE GOT AN EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM MY FIRST MARRIAGE AND AM RE-MARRIED NOW, ALMOST 5 YEARS....
How did I Become Abusive? "First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do." -Epictetus How did I Become Abusive? by a "victim" Yes,...
Help! I Still Love My Abuser! by Dr. Irene To achieve, you need thought... that's real power. - Ayn Rand In a recent email, a reader asked the following...
Don't Look Back from DR Irene's website: Author unknown... As you travel through life, there are always those times when decisions just have to be made, when...