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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Use Affirmations to Drown Out Criticism

In today's world, there are a lot of people who like to intensely criticize others while rarely taking responsibility for their own behavior. They often have traits of Cluster B ( narcissistic, antisocial, borderline, and histrionic) personality disorders, which tend to be "dramatic, emotional, or erratic" 1 and have strong associations with "domineeringness, vindictiveness, and intrusiveness." 2 If you have to deal with such a person, either occasionally or every day, there is a simple way to minimize the impact of their negative words on you.
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fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Should You Show Empathy When Setting Limits?

EAR (empathy, attention, respect) can calm conflict; use EAR often but withhold it when dealing with manipulators to avoid exploitation.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

When Kids Can't Take "No" for an Answer

Calmly hold limits, empathize with a child's disappointment, and avoid defensiveness to prevent reinforcement of persistent manipulative behaviors and promote self-regulation.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

5 Questions for Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences

Some people ignore the rules and don't pay attention to the limits that others set on their behavior (we think of them as high-conflict people or HCPs or bullies) unless a meaningful consequence will follow if they violate the limit. HCPs often (but not always) have Cluster B personality disorders- narcissistic, borderline, antisocial and histrionic personalities-which studies show have a strong association with being domineering, vindictive, and intrusive. 1
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