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How a sociopath’s victim feels, part 5 of 6

December 9, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

The hug request, Name That Tune and The Name Game In part 3 of this series, How a Sociopath’s Victim…

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How a sociopath’s victim feels, part 4 of 6

December 5, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

Micro storms or sneak attacks Have you ever been around a preschooler who had her hands over her eyes while…

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Filed under: babysitting, babysitting fiasco, blame thrower, control freak, cycle, father-in-law, fiasco, FIL, gaslighting, her majesty, micro, MIL, mother-in-law, phone call, photo, preschool, sneak attacks, sociopath, surprise

How a sociopath’s victim feels, part 3 of 6

December 4, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

Macro storms—the calendar of chaos Welcome back, Peaceful Readers. How about Bubba in part 2. What a sociopath—one man in…

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How a sociopath’s victim feels, part 2 of 6

December 2, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

Propaganda and Bubba Goes Shopping I sure enjoyed filling out The Sociopath’s Family Life Report Card in part 1 of…

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How a sociopath’s victim feels, part 1 of 6

December 1, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

Shocked, sick and broken What do a roller coaster, a funeral and a report card have in common? You’re about…

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Portrait of a sociopath, part 4 of 4

November 30, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

Best homework ever In part 1 of this post, we compared sociopaths to the Titanic: Puffed-up, dangerous and filled with…

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Portrait of a sociopath, part 3 of 4

November 21, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

My father-in-law, the sociopath My sociopathic father-in-law, Andrew, is a very different flavor than my mother-in-law, Delia. Remember the end…

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Portrait of a sociopath, part 2 of 4

November 19, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

My mother-in-law, the sociopath Welcome back, Peaceful Readers. In part 1 of this post, we looked at the similarities between…

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Portrait of a sociopath, part 1 of 4

November 18, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

The basics Looking below the surface In this post, our portrait of a sociopath is more figurative than literal, because…

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Is your relative a sociopath?

November 17, 2016 Frankie Ann Leave a comment

Difficult relationships and personality disorders If you’ve been struggling with a difficult relationship—to say the least—you may be dealing with…

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Filed under: advice, counselor, difficult, help, mental illness, mentally ill, personality disorder, relationship, relative, sociopath

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Index

Categories
A thru C
D thru G
H thru M
N thru P
Q thru Z

Miracles

The 18-Wheeler
The Murder Plot
Miracles for Our Marriage
The Brakes and the Song

Poems

Silver
A Place Called Home
Four People Came
The Fog

A Story

The Machine

Series 4: Christian Living

The Fruit of The Spirit, part 1 of 2
The Prayer, part 1 of 6
The Armor of God, part 1 of 6
The Holy Spirit, part 1 of 6
The Beauty of the Bible, part 1 of 10
Silver
A Year in the Life, part 1 of 12
The Joy of the Lord, part 1 of 14
The Gift of the Bible, part 1

Series 3: Forgiving

Do I Have To?
A Place Called Home
What Forgiving Is and Isn’t, part 1 of 12
Forgiving Yourself
When the Need to Forgive Has Been Hidden, part 1 of 8
Questions and Answers, part 1 of 2
The Right Name
Tearing Down the Barriers to Forgiving, part 1 of 9
Special Days, part 1 of 4
The Post-Turnaround Transformation, part 1 of 4

Series 2: Grieving

Why?
Time for Grieving, part 1 of 6
Traumatic Grief, part 1 of 5
Intrusive Thoughts, part 1 of 2
The Trauma of Abortion, part 1 of 2
The Trauma of Child Abuse, part 1 of 4
The Trauma of Perfection, part 1 of 6
The Trauma of Disengagement, part 1 of 6
Trauma Interrupted
Grieving Divorce, part 1 of 8
The Post-Trauma Transformation, part 1 of 4
Saying Good-bye
Peaceful Closure
A Story of Grieving, part 1 of 7
The Big Why, part 1 of 8

Series 1: Sociopaths

Is Your Relative a Sociopath?
Portrait of a Sociopath, part 1 of 4
How a Sociopath’s Victim Feels, part 1 of 6
Processing the Painful Emotions, part 1 of 4
Boundaries, part 1 of 3
Escaping from The War Zone, part 1 of 2
The Sneak Attack, part 1 of 6
Preparing for The Sneak Attack, part 1 of 3
Sneak Attack Impact, part 1 of 2
The Apology, part 1 of 2
Thanksgiving, part 1 of 5
Remember, part 1 of 2
Epilogue

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