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It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People

Hosted by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. and Megan Hunter, MBA, It’s All Your Fault! High Conflict People explores the five types of people who can ruin your life—people with high conflict personalities and how they weave themselves into our lives in romance, at work, next door, at school, places of worship, and just about everywhere, causing chaos, exhaustion, and dread for everyone else. They are the most difficult of difficult people — some would say they’re toxic. Without them, tv shows, movies, and

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30:18

REBROADCAST: Part 2: Borderline Personality Disorder...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/08/18

REBROADCASTFamily members (and friends) of someone who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder (or BPD) are typically mystified about how to interact with them, walk on eggshells around them, and generally feel overwhelmed and defeated because they don’t know what to do.In this episode, Bill and Megan continue their discussion with BPD expert Amanda Smith, LCSW, founder of HopeforBPD.com. Amanda is a highly skilled BPD and Dialectical Behavior Therapy expert, having helped countless

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43:36

REBROADCAST: Narcissistic High Conflict People

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/08/11

REBROADCASTWhen an HCP is a Narcissist...Do you know someone whose moods swing wildly? Do they act unreasonably suspicious or antagonistic? Do they blame others for their own problems? When a high conflict person (HCP) 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.Most everyone has been around a

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33:54

REBROADCAST: Who Are High Conflict People?

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/08/04

REBROADCASTIn today’s episode, we look at what makes up a high conflict person and talk about EAR Statements.Blamers. Narcissists. Accusers. Ragers. These are all people who may fall into the category of High Conflict Personality. Most of us don’t act this way, but these people don’t often realize they’re acting this way and can’t control themselves. So should you engage? Or should you learn how to deal with them? If you guessed the latter, you’d be right.Many people say these people are

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29:57

Are Personality Disorders a Mental Illness?

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/07/28

Personality disorders are widespread but not always seen as a mental disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association indicates that over 10% of adults have such a disorder, based on studies from several countries.These are huge numbers, yet few people know much about personality disorders and many do not see them as a mental disorder. Information found online is often misleading. Ultimately, many people simply get angry

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22:48

Narcissists: The Great Dividers

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/07/21

If you aren’t sure whether you’ve met a narcissist, think back to an interaction in which you went away feeling small, inadequate or even insecure. It’s possible that you may have been around someone with a narcissistic personality. They are often puffed up about themselves and get triggered when they aren’t getting the attention they think they deserve... or are entitled to. Then they go into action, making those around them feel small.But did you know they are also the Great Dividers

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23:46

What If I’m High Conflict?

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/07/14

Have you wondered if you are high conflict? If you have, you’re not alone.Many people contact us with a concern that they might be high conflict after learning the 4 key characteristics of the high conflict pattern:unmanaged emotionsextreme behaviorsall-or-nothing thinkingblaming othersBill and Megan will discuss:whether you can tell if you have high conflict patternswhat you can do if you have these patternswhether you should tell friends/family that you believe you have a high conflict

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28:16

Can People with High Conflict Personalities Change?

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/07/07

As we know, change is hard for everyone, but if you’ve had a high conflict individual in your life, you know that change for them is seemingly impossible. Our minds tell us that they’re doing it on purpose or at least partially so; and that they can change if they’d just choose that route. But is that a reality? If we start with the premise that people with high conflict personalities don’t even know they have such a thing, why would change?In this episode, Bill and Megan talk about:whether

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34:44

Q and A Lab: Paranoid Personalities

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/06/30

This Q &A Lab focuses on two questions about possible paranoid personality behaviors and high conflict behaviors, including:Combative, Aggressive, Violent, Blaming 19-year-old SonThe parent of 19-year-old with combative, aggressive, violent behaviors (including spitting on his parent) and demands that the parent admit abusing him as a young child. Bill and Megan will discuss:What can this parent do when the son becomes infuriated when the parent won’t admit to the false allegation that

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37:39

A Conversation with Amanda Ripley: a Best-Selling...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/06/23

In 2021, we noticed a new book that was gaining a lot of attention—titled High Conflict. Of course a book with that title grabbed our immediate attention and piqued our curiosity, as high conflict is what we think about all day every day. After reaching out to the author, Amanda Ripley, we were quickly intrigued by her research and perspective and have since spent time getting to know each other’s work.We are enormously pleased that Amanda has agreed to come on our show and happy to

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36:59

On Being a Megaphone: Should You Tell the Judge,...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/06/16

To tell or not to tell. That is a question on the minds of many who deal with high conflict situations. In a court situation, is it is a good idea to tell the judge that the other person is high conflict or has a personality disorder, whether diagnosed or suspected? The same goes in the workplace. Should HR be told? And the same question applies in any setting, such as the education environment, in mediation or even in families.It’s tempting to want to tell everyone what you suspect you’re

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36:35

High Conflict in Education: Chaos, Attrition, and...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/06/09

Throughout the pandemic, which we’ve now been in for a little over two years, the fight has been “on” in the education world. Education – especially public education – has always been at the crossroads of many social and cultural changes, from bussing students across town, to benchmark academic standards for school funding, to which books are approved for teaching classes.Then with Covid, the conflict flame grew even brighter as parents, schools, unions, and more fought over – and continue

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37:22

New Ways for Families

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/06/02

Parents divorcing in protracted battles. Crowded family court dockets. Kids who spend their childhood with nervous stomachs, anxiety, and a yearning for their parents to just get along. A typical high-conflict divorce and co-parenting situation.Most parents are able to work things out amicably but around 15-20% comprise the cases on the family court dockets. They are seemingly unable to resolve disputes and bring disputes to the court that others can work out themselves.What makes them

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40:01

A High Conflict Divorce with a (rare) Successful Outcome

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/05/26

High conflict divorce is one the hardest trials one can go through. It’s so hard on parents and on their children. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it looks like from the inside, from someone who has been through it and come out the other side with good outcomes, listen to this episode featuring Bill and Megan’s guest, Shannon Jenkins from the podcast Starting Over with Shannon.After hearing a bit of Shannon’s story, Bill and Megan will talk with her about:these many downs and a limited

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33:14

Johnny Depp & Amber Heard: Are Domestic Violence...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/05/19

The legal case between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp has been heard around the world. It’s a case rife with allegations of domestic violence on both sides, which will be challenging for the jury to make a decision.In this episode Bill and Megan discuss the case and why it is important to focus on the big picture rather than being persuaded by a single picture or an isolated story. They will discuss:What kind of case is it – family law or defamation?Who will decide – a judge or a jury?The four

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44:25

Bullies at Work with Catherine Mattice

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/05/12

Workplace conflict is on the increase. According to a 2021 survey, 89% of employees from a diverse range of industries reported experiencing conflict at work, consuming 3.5 hours/week on average. Finding employees is challenging, making a calm workplace imperative if competitive advantage is to be gained. When incivility and bullies or other high conflict people are in the workplace, the impact goes deep.In this episode Bill and Megan talk with guest Catherine Mattice, founder of Civility

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34:37

Q&A Lab - Answering Listener Questions

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/05/05

It’s time for the Q&A Lab again! In this episode, Bill and Megan answer listener questions on several topics, including:dealing with high conflict family members who accuse you of not living up to their expectations. Should hurtful comments be ignored? Should EAR Statements be used?similarities and differences of ADHD and personality disorderscan ADHD co-exist with a high conflict personality in the same individualfrom a previous podcast on Russia’s Putin in which we suggested that he

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30:18

Part 2: Borderline Personality Disorder for Family...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/04/28

Family members (and friends) of someone who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder (or BPD) are typically mystified about how to interact with them, walk on eggshells around them, and generally feel overwhelmed and defeated because they don’t know what to do.In this episode, Bill and Megan continue their discussion with BPD expert Amanda Smith, LCSW, founder of HopeforBPD.com. Amanda is a highly skilled BPD and Dialectical Behavior Therapy expert, having helped countless clients

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37:10

Part 1: Borderline Personality Disorder for Those Who...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/04/21

People throw around the term Borderline Personality Disorder (or BPD), but most likely don’t even know what it is, and many have no idea how to handle it, whether within themselves or with a family member. Relationships and interactions are somewhat of a mystery to those around them, and even to themselves. People with BPD often feel like the black sheep of the family, but once you have an understanding of what may be happening and use a set of skills that are typically quite opposite.In

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32:29

Will Smith: High Conflict or Just Upset?

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/04/14

The slap heard around the world. Obviously this was a high conflict situation, but was it a one-off incident resulting from a highly stressed person, aka Will Smith? Or two highly stressed people, Smith and comedian Chris Rock? Or did either of them show signs of a potential high conflict personality?In this episode, Bill and Megan break it down.What could have been happening just before Will walked on stage?What impact did Chris Rock’s responses have on Will and on the situation?Were both

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31:53

When a High Conflict Decision-Maker Uses BIFF & EAR...

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People ·

2022/04/07

Continuing from the previous episode, Bill and Megan take a listener question about a high conflict situation in the workplace. Specifically, what do you do when actual high conflict people in management turn the “Bill Eddy” skills around and use them with others who are not high conflict.Megan and Bill explain how their new Conflict Influencer™ Certification program can help in situations like this.Links & Other NotesCONFLICT INFLUENCER™ CERTIFICATION COURSEBOOKSIt’s All Your Fault at

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