{"product_id":"5-types-of-people-who-can-ruin-your-life-identifying-and-dealing-with-narcissists-sociopaths-and-other-high-conflict-personalities","title":"5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome difficult people aren't just hard to deal with--they're dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo you know someone whose moods swing wildly? Do they act unreasonably suspicious or antagonistic? Do they blame others for their own problems?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a high-conflict person has one of five common personality disorders--borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, antisocial, or histrionic--they can lash out in risky extremes of emotion and aggression. And once an HCP decides to target you, they're hard to shake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut there \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ways to protect yourself. Using empathy-driven conflict management techniques, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Eddy, a lawyer and therapist with extensive mediation experience, will teach you to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Spot warning signs of the five high-conflict personalities in others and in yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Manage relationships with HCPs at work and in your private life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Safely avoid or end dangerous and stressful interactions with HCPs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilled with expert advice and real-life anecdotes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an essential guide to helping you escape negative relationships, build healthy connections, and safeguard your reputation and personal life in the process. And if you have a high-conflict personality, this book will help you help yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[This] brilliant book on high-conflict personalities saves us from trusting the wrong people and making the worst relationship mistakes at work, at home, and in our lives. You need this information today!\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Randi Kreger, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStop Walking on Eggshells\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a must read for the average person dealing with a high-conflict individual at home or at work. It is also essential reading for counselors, lawyers, judges, mediators, physicians, and virtually all other helping professionals.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Nancy Van Dyken, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryday Narcissism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Essential. Entertaining. Easy. If you've ever been the deer in the searchlight, frozen by excessive language or wildly inappropriate actions, this book is your lifesaver. Just one high conflict person in your life can steal your peace of mind for years. With memorable acronyms, readable prose, and clear examples, you can know exactly what to do to get back to safety. I may lend my copy, I may buy 10 copies for people I love, but I will not give my copy away. I'm keeping it as my get-out-of-trouble free guide.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Anne Katharine, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoundaries in an Overconnected World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Must. Read. The beauty of this much-needed book by Bill Eddy lies in its elegant simplicity, its specific and straightforward approach to understanding, identifying, and defusing high-conflict behavior. Bill's anecdotes, sample statements, and easy-to-remember techniques show readers how to protect themselves, set boundaries, and communicate limits, all with compassion and respect.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kimberlee Roth, co-author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurviving A Borderline Parent: How to Heal Childhood Wounds \u0026amp; Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Bill Eddy, where were you when I needed you? I had never heard of a person with a high-conflict personality, but I spent years as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etarget of blame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. If I had had your illuminating book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, I would have understood, and I would have had tools and strategies for protecting myself. This book will help loads of people recognize, avoid, or manage the disturbing experience of being caught in the net of a person with a high-conflict personality. I love the book!\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jean Illsley Clarke, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf-Esteem: A Family Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand co-author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Much Is Too Much?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBILL EDDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the co-founder and president of the High Conflict Institute, a company devoted to helping individuals and organizations deal with high-conflict people. Eddy is a Certified Family Law Specialist and Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego. He is also a Licensed Clinical Social worker with twelve years' experience providing therapy to children, adults, couples and families in psychiatric hospitals and outpatient clinics. He has taught negotiation and mediation and currently serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarcherperigee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eFebruary 06, 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780143131366\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.5\" H x 8.2\" L x 5.5\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44305179574458,"sku":"9780143131366","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81DVLyrAd3L._SL1500.jpg?v=1729700370","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/5-types-of-people-who-can-ruin-your-life-identifying-and-dealing-with-narcissists-sociopaths-and-other-high-conflict-personalities","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}