It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People

Experts Megan Hunter and Bill Eddy answer listener questions on high conflict divorce and co-parenting. They discuss finalizing divorce with a self-unaware ex, mediating with an inflexible ex-spouse, and coping with extreme parental alienation. Key takeaways: don't expect self-awareness from high-conflict people, choose battles wisely, set firm limits on fruitless mediation, recognize and address alienating behaviors proactively.

This podcast discusses strategies for dealing with high conflict neighbor disputes, including responding to false allegations, using mediation, and recruiting a helpful ally. Key takeaways include avoiding arguments, involving a lawyer when needed, and the importance of participation in decision-making during mediation.

This podcast explores high-conflict family dynamics and discusses topics such as helping children with emotion dysregulation, responding to false allegations of causing a spouse's personality disorder, managing emotions from a young age, recognizing unique personality traits of twins, understanding borderline personality disorder and PTSD, and handling accusations and projections from high conflict people.

Hosts discuss high conflict contagion through examining psychological projection and emotional spread. They explain projection, where someone unconsciously projects their own feelings or behaviors onto another person. They discuss high conflict emotional contagion, where emotions rapidly spread between people during conflict. They explore the impact of contagion on splitting and polarization. Key takeaways include recognizing projection and avoiding getting hooked by high conflict contagion.

Learn how to identify high-conflict people in the workplace and differentiate them from mutual conflicts. Discover signs of gaslighting and explore professional ways to address issues. Get insights on role-playing responses and suggest conflict resolution training. Tune in for strategies on dealing with high-conflict people and workplace dynamics.

Learn how to handle high conflict drama in group settings, including strategies for addressing high conflict individuals and biases against female leaders. Discover the importance of setting limits and strategies for setting agendas in group dynamics. Understand the challenges of dealing with high conflict people and the significance of not letting them dominate organizations.

Podcast hosts Bill Eddy and Megan Hunter share their insights on high conflict behavior and vulnerability, and discuss managing disruptive behavior in group settings. They also discuss the implications of a recent court case on domestic violence restraining orders.

Guest Michael Lomax discusses 10 paradigm shifts for high conflict mediation, focusing on active client participation, problem-solving, and avoiding apologies. The podcast explores the importance of empowering parties, navigating high conflict individuals, and maintaining a positive approach in mediation.

Podcast explores personality disorders, their impact in everyday life and relationships. Discusses the confusion surrounding them, prevalence of misinformation online, and the concept of confirmation bias. Explores the connection between personality disorders and criminal behavior. Emphasizes the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with personality disorders. Examines a recent murder case and the possibility of the accused having antisocial personality disorder. Highlights the relationship between personality disorders and high conflict behaviors.

Some relationships with high conflict people reach a point where the only one getting frustrated and hurt is YOU. It is okay to walk away? Are some relationships so damaging that staying in them is damaging to you? Will the guilt draw you back under their spell? Will it trigger abandonment, inferiority, or other issues in the person with a high conflict personality, and possibly backfire on you? Bill and Megan discuss this tricky topic in relation to family, friend and other relationships. How do you know when the time is right? Should you continue trying to reconcile or just stop? And what steps should be taken if you choose to walk away? Listen in as Megan and Bill explore this sensitive, critical subject.Links & Other NotesBOOKSIt’s All Your Fault! 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame You for EverythingBIFF: Quick Responses for High Conflict People, Their Personal Attacks, Hostile Emails and Social Media MeltdownsCalming Upset People with EARON DEMAND COURSESHow to Write a BIFF ResponseThe Brain 101: How to Communicate EffectivelyOur website: https://www.highconflictinstitute.com/Submit a Question for Bill and MeganAll of our books can be found in our online store or anywhere books are sold, including as e-books.You can also find these show notes at our site as well.Note: We are not diagnosing anyone in our discussions, merely discussing patterns of behavior. (00:00) - Welcome to It's All Your Fault (00:34) - Walking Away (01:11) - When Can You Walk Away? (04:51) - When They're Part of Your Faith-Based Community (07:21) - Hitting the Point (10:38) - Things to Consider With the Five Types (16:31) - Think It Through (18:05) - When Really Emotionally Hooked (21:55) - Step by Step (23:12) - Setting LImits (24:10) - Last Thoughts (25:09) - Reminders & Coming Next Week: Splitting