Bill Eddy

responses to deal with someone that has that combination you mentioned borderline and histrionic there's a lot of similarities so we see overlap with that but I've seen every combination but what I don't know in family court is is it the disorder or just traits and the disorder doesn't matter to me it's the pattern that matters because if I see this pattern I know I should do that that's the key

Well, what's interesting, and it's very rewarding work when things can go well, When the lawyers get it, the judge gets it, everyone gets it, what's happening, they can make orders that fit the situation and help protect children from bad behavior and help get parents some help. So substance abuse is a bigger issue in family court than personality disorders, but almost neck and neck.

Well, what's interesting, and it's very rewarding work when things can go well, When the lawyers get it, the judge gets it, everyone gets it, what's happening, they can make orders that fit the situation and help protect children from bad behavior and help get parents some help. So substance abuse is a bigger issue in family court than personality disorders, but almost neck and neck.

Well, what's interesting, and it's very rewarding work when things can go well, When the lawyers get it, the judge gets it, everyone gets it, what's happening, they can make orders that fit the situation and help protect children from bad behavior and help get parents some help. So substance abuse is a bigger issue in family court than personality disorders, but almost neck and neck.

We talk about substance abuse all the time openly. There's treatment. Everyone recognizes the signs. We don't talk about personality disorders in our culture. And that's like flying under the radar.

We talk about substance abuse all the time openly. There's treatment. Everyone recognizes the signs. We don't talk about personality disorders in our culture. And that's like flying under the radar.

We talk about substance abuse all the time openly. There's treatment. Everyone recognizes the signs. We don't talk about personality disorders in our culture. And that's like flying under the radar.

It leads to high conflict behavior. Exactly.

It leads to high conflict behavior. Exactly.

It leads to high conflict behavior. Exactly.

Yeah, absolutely. And you may have seen me shaking my head, no, and said, should we point this out to people? That's the last thing you want to do. In fact, don't do that. And the reason why is personality disorders. Oh, let me just quickly distinguish between personality disorders, high conflict personalities.

Yeah, absolutely. And you may have seen me shaking my head, no, and said, should we point this out to people? That's the last thing you want to do. In fact, don't do that. And the reason why is personality disorders. Oh, let me just quickly distinguish between personality disorders, high conflict personalities.

Yeah, absolutely. And you may have seen me shaking my head, no, and said, should we point this out to people? That's the last thing you want to do. In fact, don't do that. And the reason why is personality disorders. Oh, let me just quickly distinguish between personality disorders, high conflict personalities.

The difference, and there's a chart in the beginning of the book with two circles overlapping, a lot of overlap. But the main thing about personality disorders is they're stuck in a narrow range of interpersonal behavior. So some aren't high conflict people, some are. The thing about high conflict people is that they're preoccupied with blame. That blaming others is a big part of their life.

The difference, and there's a chart in the beginning of the book with two circles overlapping, a lot of overlap. But the main thing about personality disorders is they're stuck in a narrow range of interpersonal behavior. So some aren't high conflict people, some are. The thing about high conflict people is that they're preoccupied with blame. That blaming others is a big part of their life.

The difference, and there's a chart in the beginning of the book with two circles overlapping, a lot of overlap. But the main thing about personality disorders is they're stuck in a narrow range of interpersonal behavior. So some aren't high conflict people, some are. The thing about high conflict people is that they're preoccupied with blame. That blaming others is a big part of their life.

So when you're dealing with a high conflict person who's blaming and has a personality disorder, you get a stuck pattern of behavior. You get high conflict personalities or high conflict people. So they're persistent in acting that way. That's the overlap with personality disorders is they don't reflect, they don't change, they just keep blame is everybody out there.

So when you're dealing with a high conflict person who's blaming and has a personality disorder, you get a stuck pattern of behavior. You get high conflict personalities or high conflict people. So they're persistent in acting that way. That's the overlap with personality disorders is they don't reflect, they don't change, they just keep blame is everybody out there.

So when you're dealing with a high conflict person who's blaming and has a personality disorder, you get a stuck pattern of behavior. You get high conflict personalities or high conflict people. So they're persistent in acting that way. That's the overlap with personality disorders is they don't reflect, they don't change, they just keep blame is everybody out there.

So recognizing that difference and similarity. So about half of people, I think, with personality disorders, and this is just my estimate, have high conflict personalities and about half don't. I've worked with borderlines in the psych hospital, narcissists that...