Quote of the Day - 1st of February 2008: Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to...
The Myth of Mental Illness http://samvak.tripod.com/mentalillness.html Is the Narcissist Legally Insane? http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders49.html ...
These were some very interesting articles. It is those seeking social dominance that define what is a mental disorder. In other words, you don't think, act,...
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art13771.asp Mental Health Site Carissa Vaughn BellaOnline's Mental Health Editor Axes of Mental Health Disorders Guest...
I was just teaching about this over the weekend. Axis II is for pervasive disorders. One is personality disorders (all 10 of them) because it...
Hi Sandra, This topic is very interesting. Do you feel that narcissism seems to be on the rise cross culturally or do you think that American culture seems...
A lot of this info is in the new book Women Who Love Psychopaths. Psychopathologists like myself have debated whether pathology in general is on the...
Thank you Sandra for your response. I have mentioned on here many times that it seems to me that narcissism is rampant in our society as evidenced by my...
Psychological Tests http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders11.html More about narcissistic collectives, cultures, and societies - click on these links: ...
I discuss the issue of PTSD and codependency in the book. Co dependency is a catch all phrase that people wrongly apply. It was related to addicts....
Thank you Sandra,\ He is not an addict yet I was labeled with Co-denpendancy. The Psychologist said that is why women end up in abusive relationships. I got...
"Others have suggested he may have NPD and I do wonder if that explains some of his beahviors." Could try something like that. Sandra L. Brown, M.A.,...
So much good information lately. It has really been helpful. I checked out Sandra Browns' site and there was a reference to being able to sit back and watch...
Hello to all. It's been a while since I posted. I'm posting to see if any of you have suggestions how I deal with my current situation at work? My female boss...
You might want to read stuff on emotional detachment or even Buddism that teaches how to 'witness and watch' in a detached state. It's the only survival! ...
I know that jobs are hard to come by but is there any way that you could start making plans on either transfering to another location to get away from her or...
I have had surgery while I was with N and I had his child but he felt it inconvenient to be at the hospital. I remember when I was in hard labor, the nurse...
Tammy My heart goes out to you! I know what it is like to deal with someone who is a sociopath.....antisocial personality disorder. They lie with ease, have...
YOU ROCK TAMMY, You really really do. I've been reading your post. You just keep going girlfriend!! I know, people can be so ignorant. The system is just the...
A new book due out in Nov called a Dance with the Devil which is a true story about a psychopath admiral who tried to kill his wife. You might find it...
Dr. Maria Hsia Chang, Professor Political Science, University of Nevada In psychology, personality disorders refer to individual traits that reflect ingrained,...
Overall, not a bad introduction. Read these for more: Narcissism and Evil http://malignantselflove.tripod.com/journal65.html For a more detailed view of...
The History of Personality Disorders http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders9.html The Myth of Mental Illness http://samvak.tripod.com/mentalillness.html...
This was a very good article. It describes my ex husband perfectly. When I was able to get away from him, he married one of his mistresses that he believes...
Hi, Healthyplace have moved to new e-mail servers and I would like to test my e-mail account. Could you please send a message - any message would do - to this...