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  • Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities
  • Written by: Bill Eddy
  • Narrated by: Tom Parks
  • Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (140 ratings)

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5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life

Written by: Bill Eddy
Narrated by: Tom Parks
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Some difficult people aren't just hard to deal with - they're dangerous.

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 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.

But there are ways to protect yourself. Using empathy-driven conflict management techniques, Bill Eddy, a lawyer and therapist with extensive mediation experience, will teach you to:

  • Spot warning signs of the five high-conflict personalities in others and in yourself.
  • Manage relationships with HCPs at work and in your private life.
  • Safely avoid or end dangerous and stressful interactions with HCPs.

Filled with expert advice and real-life anecdotes, 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life is an essential guide to helping you escape negative relationships, build healthy connections, and safeguard your reputation and personal life in the process. And if you have a high-conflict personality, this book will help you help yourself.

©2018 Bill Eddy (P)2018 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Knowlege from this audible book can save you from these twisted people we all encounter.

I give five stars to this helpful #Audible1 Book. It’s format makes it easy to learn important points of dealing with these high conflict personalities. Some of these are counter intuitive, and are well illustrated with practical examples that will make your skin crawl. We all encounter these people in our lives. Now we can know how to deal with them in the least disruptive way for everyone. This knowledge truly is power

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interesting book

in my lifetime I've met all of the personalities listen in the title. this book is like armor to help you deal with that opressive or passive aggressive friend, boss, family member. worth the listen
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#audible1. Very timely!

Very glad I picked this up when it was on sale. Quite honestly, it would be well worth a credit.

This book describes High
-Conflict Personality Types and their likely behaviours with tips on how to deal with them. Notably, both Narcissistic personalities and Sociopathic personality types (quite often found together) are drawn to politics and other positions of power. Their ability to dazzle others by their confidence and charisma makes them especially dangerous; more so when they are indifferent to the suffering they may cause others. Their need for conflict is almost addictive as, unlike the rest of us, conflict calms them physiologically, rather than putting them in physical jeapardy. Hmmm, any real life examples spring to mind?
Yes, there are also other High-Conflict Personality types described in this book too, and I would urge readers to pay attention to these descriptions too.

All in all, a valuable reference book and one I shall listen to again and again.

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Very informative

Straight to the point, short and easy to follow. Diction is a little monotonous but information is worth the listen.

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Fascinating Book

A fantastic listen. Easy to understand and follow. Great if you have to deal with many different types of people.

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Outstanding

I was fully engaged while listening to the author of this book!! I learned a lot about how to handle different people who have high conflict personalities.

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Interesting and educational

I would recommend this book to anyone who has to deal with High Conflict People in their life. I managed Unions for over 14 years and have had to deal with many High Conflict situations from negotiations to disciplinary meetings - up to and including dismissal. I have taken many courses on Conflict Management including - Dealing with Anger, Reframing, Mediation 1 & 2 among others. I found the descriptions of personalities of HCPs and their habits very accurate to my experience. I even learned about some habits from this book, whereupon reflection didn't realize at the time, what I was about to be dealing with. I have been slandered, threatened (including my life), had my reputation attacked and near the end of 14 years, was being ground down to fine powder emotionally. Which is why I was surprised at some of the recommendations in this book. The author on occasion recommends that you address HCPs and their negative supporters from time to time. I will agree that there are times you have no choice. However, I would recommend that you don't interact with them at all if possible. The only truly effective way to deal with these people is to completely cut them out of your life as soon as possible. Regardless of how I feel about the advice, you should give this book a listen. I have even added the W.E.B. - Words, Emotions and Behavior Assessment and the 40 characteristics of HCPs to my day planner for reference in the event I need it in the future.

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This book is a must read

This book has information everyone should be aware of, for ourselves, loved ones and all of society.

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Excellent

Excellent insight into peoples behavior. well worth the listen. you actually feel like you learned something when you finished

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A must!

After being in an abusive relationship I wanted to learn about behaviours. After listening to it, I will buy it. It mentions so many important things. Not only describes the personalities but teaches you how to deal with them. Loved this book! The narrator does an amazing job as well.

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