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You got the diagnosis. You knew that the other person was different or eccentric in many ways, but you didn’t know why or how. Now you know that you are living with something called obsessive compulsive personality disorder, Asperger syndrome, Asperger's disorder, autism spectrum disorder, schizoid personality disorder, or narcissistic personality disorder.

Many of us are battling depression, anxiety, mental illness, or personality disorders. We feel anxious, frustrated, and overwhelmed. We don't have the support systems to help lift us up and to help us cope with the stressors of daily life. We want to make things better for ourselves, but we may be at a loss as to how to do so. One of the first steps in fixing your life and your anxiety is to learn how to regulate your emotions. Our emotions cause us to feel out of control sometimes.

If you have been around a narcissist for any length of time, odds are good that you are suffering from narcissistic abuse syndrome. The label doesn’t matter so much. The cause of your symptoms matters most. The narcissist is a toxic entity. Most people don’t realize it, but once you invite a narcissist in, the narcissist’s hive descends down on you. They pull you back into their nest of angry hornets, and you suffer the stings over and over from them...until you extract yourself from the hive. Some people are never able to get out alive.

The narcissist is a force to be reckoned with. He has a nihilistic view of the world. He views his life as pointless. He has no religion, and most narcissists will actively consider themselves as being agnostic or atheistic. He has no guided purpose in his life. He is bored and listless. The only thing that gives a narcissist real pleasure is seeing other people in emotional pain, confusion, and suffering at his hands.

Narcissists can have many traits that may be undesirable to others, especially in a relationship dynamic. They often talk down to others or criticize them. They live by their own morals and values, which may change as it suits them. They can be extremely vain and self-conscious, constantly being fussy about little things. They don't enjoy intimacy and connectedness that others enjoy in relationships. The world seems to revolve around the person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Ever since the DSM scale to differentiate personality disordered individuals was created, there have likely been relationships between men and women who have narcissistic personality-disordered and borderline personality-disordered personalities. It might seem that this dynamic duo shouldn't last, or shouldn't get together at all, but there is a lot of evidence that these relationships can and do work for a number of couples, who are quite happy in their unions.

Before we can analyze the narcissist, we must first get to know the narcissist and his true motivations and his true nature. We will analyze the traits of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV) criteria.

I'm sorry, sweetie," said Mrs. Rankin, "But you can't go." Natalie's face froze as she digested the words. I can't go? "Wh - why not?" But she had a feeling she already knew the answer. Mrs. Rankin swallowed, clearly uncomfortable, but in that moment, Natalie didn't care. Her stomach was filled with dread. "Our school buses don't have ramps, so there'd be no way for you to get on and off, or bring your chair with you."

The narcissist is a force to be reckoned with. He is the reason that the courts are filled with nasty custody and divorce battles. He is passive-aggressive, fatalistic, negativistic, critical and stubborn. The narcissist uses many tactics to alienate the children from others in their life. He is one of the reasons that Parental Alienation exists. This audiobook seeks to discuss the various tools that are launched against the children of the narcissist.

In 20 minutes, we will give you examples of high-conflict custody cases with narcissists who used sneaky and diabolical court tactics to win custody from a fit partner. If you walk into the court without having some knowledge of past cases and the narcissist’s tactics listed in audiobook one of this Divorce Court series, you will most likely be fighting a losing battle.

It is crucial in today’s day and age for women and men to sniff out a narcissist who is lurking around the corner. Within the blink of an eye, a malignant narcissist can steal your partner, rob you blind, take your job, or murder you without getting caught. People who have not had the pleasure of being exposed to a narcissist will be shocked to find out just how far a narcissist will go to hurt another human being. He is the ultimate punisher. He learned what harsh punishment was at an early age.

You may have endured a long and painstaking relationship with a narcissist. You may be licking your wounds now, wondering what happened and wondering why you were the victim of a narcissist. You may not know what it is that he saw in you that attracted him. This book takes a look at the different reasons the narcissist was attracted to you. It explains who is prone to be narcissistic and why. It explains how you can avoid getting into another narcissistic relationship.

In many of my books, we discuss the different tools that are in use by a narcissist who is being a nuisance to those around him. He uses threats, coercion, gas-lighting, manipulation, lying, cheating, triangulation and cognitive dissonance to prey on his victims.

This audiobook seeks to explain what Irlen Syndrome and sensory processing disorders are. We will discuss who can diagnose these conditions, as these two disorders are often missed by a pediatrician or family physician. We will touch on the different ways that a person can learn to help reduce their own symptoms through easy things that they can do and use at work, at school, and at home. We seek to help those with the symptoms of sensory processing disorder and Irlen Syndrome.

Most of us don't feel that we have thick enough skin to deal with people, like our difficult coworker, our picky spouse, or our overbearing mother-in-law. At the end of the day, our nerves are left frazzled and we seek respite from the seemingly constant chaos that is our lives. This book will help you find your thick skin when you are interacting with the difficult people in your life. It will help you to figure out why they are being that way and what you can do to help yourself deal with them more effectively.

It is very likely that you have been involved with self-absorbed men in your life. Either you are working with one, you are married or dating one, or you are the child of a self-absorbed man. It is likely that you may be experiencing all three of these at any given moment.

Many of my readers email me with lifetime symptoms of anxiety and depression. They feel as though they missed out on their childhood. They are frustrated, and their relationships with others are suffering because of it. They are struggling to have a relationship with one of the most important people in their life: their father.

This book analyzes the rude and critical natures of Aspie and OCPD husbands. It is intended to be a support guide for the nonspectrum and neurotypical partners who marry these men. The book is not intended to be listened to by a person with Asperger's syndrome or OCPD, as it puts names and labels to the abrasive and abusive behaviors that are typical with the brain wiring and genetics at the root of the spectrum disorders.

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is a disorder which often gets diagnosed for people who do not fall under other mental disorders or personality disorders, but who experience rage incidents which are seemingly uncontrollable to them. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "IED affects as many as 7.3 percent of adults - 11.5-16 million Americans". It is also estimated by NIMH that "six million...adolescents...meet the criteria for an IED diagnosis".

This audiobook will seek to define cognitive dissonance as it relates to narcissists, toxic people, psychopaths, and other mentally ill or personality-disordered individuals. It will also define the cognitive dissonance that causes victims to stay with their narcissistic spouse or partner. The purpose of toxic and narcissistic people is seemingly to harm and take advantage of others. We look at them as being the "evil" side of humanity, but we often don't realize why they chose the "dark" side.