Episode Details

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 Son
  • The 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 he/she was an abusive parent?
    • How can the parent establish boundaries with the son related to money and other assistance when being bullied?
• Conspiracy-minded, Blaming Teammate
  • A member of a team has to deal with a blaming, accusing teammate who seemed to be paranoid and consistently dismissive and rude. Bill and Megan will answer whether this person could possible have a paranoid personality and/or a high conflict personality.

Links & Other Notes

BOOKS

• It’s All Your Fault! 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything
• 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life

COURSE

• Who are High Conflict People?

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Note: We are not diagnosing anyone in our discussions, merely discussing patterns of behavior.

• (00:00) - Welcome to It's All Your Fault
• (00:28) - Q&A Lab
• (01:18) - Question One
• (14:36) - Question Two
• (23:58) - BIFF Responses Seen as Defensiveness?
• (26:43) - Paranoia vs. Paranoid Personality Disorder
• (30:59) - Children With a Paranoid Parent
• (32:44) - Reminders & Coming Next Week: Can HCIs Change?