A mental health expert sheds light on "gaslighting"--the manipulative technique used by sociopaths, narcissists, and others--offering practical strategies to cope and break free. He's the charmer -- the witty, confident, but overly controlling date. She's the woman on your team who always manages to take credit for your good work. He's the neighbor who swears you've been putting your garbage into his trash cans, the politician who can never admit to a mistake. Gaslighters are master controller...
Do you know someone who is just a bit too manipulative and full of himself? Does someone you know charm the masses yet lack the ability to deeply connect with those around her? You might have an Almost Psychopath in your life. Grandiosity and exaggerated self-worth. Pathological lying. Manipulation. Lack of remorse. Shallowness. Exploitation for financial gain. These are the qualities of Almost Psychopaths. They are not the deranged criminals or serial killers that might be coined "psychopaths"...
Emotional and Narcissistic Abuse (Journey of Learning to Love Yourself, #2)
by J Vandeweghe
The Adventures of Dan and Tina - Enduring and Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse
by Dan McGrath
This book reviews what we know and what we don’t know about PDs, and what this implies for clinical practice. Clients with personality disorders (PDs) present special challenges to clinicians. Nonetheless, successful treatment is possible, and a rapidly growing research base can inform diagnosis and intervention. A Concise Guide to Personality Disorders integrates a large body of research findings into a concise, highly practical approach to managing difficult clients. Rather than advocating a...
The Proactive Approach to Obsessive- Compulsive Personality Disorder (Ocpd)
by Chaim Madden
Treating Pathological Narcissism with Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (Psychoanalysis and Psychological Science)
by Diana Diamond, Frank E. Yeomans, Barry L Stern, and Otto F Kernberg
Filling a crucial gap in the clinical literature, this book provides a contemporary view of pathological narcissism and presents an innovative treatment approach. The preeminent authors explore the special challenges of treating patients--with narcissistic traits or narcissistic personality disorder--who retreat from reality into narcissistic grandiosity, thereby compromising their lives and relationships. Assessment procedures and therapeutic strategies have been adapted from transference-focus...