narcissism
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Walking the hard road of loving myself
From nothing, to love Continue reading
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What if my Monster only Abused Me?
Maybe I was going to realise this eventually. For all that I have described the details of the abuse I suffered. What if it was just me. What if it was just me, and my family who suffered and experienced… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 22) The absence of life guidance
I have just read two books over the Christmas holidays, as I travelled to San Diego to spend my first Christmas with my partner, and now fiancé, Christelle. I knew I would have time on the journeys to read, and… Continue reading
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Facing up to the Male Crisis
I have been reading ‘The Courage of Hopelessness’ by Slavoj Zizek (2017) , its a hard read but an interesting one. He tackles some interesting subjects , ranging from Brexit, The EU and in his last two chapters the responses… Continue reading
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Boys and their Abused Dads
As a youth worker you get to hear alot of stories and moral panics about abusive or absent Dads, and the effect this has on children. It is often in regard to the behaviour of those children, especially in education… Continue reading
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15 phrases not to say to children of abusive parents
A few months ago I wrote a piece about the myths that surround in regard to parents – myths like ‘Parents love you whatever’ or ‘Mums are so supportive’ that do nothing for anyone who’s experience of parents is vastly… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 