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	<title>NormQuantz.com&#187; Psychological Abuse</title>
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		<title>Abusers Love Information</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2010/topic/power-control/abusers-love-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[abuse tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abusive relationship]]></category>
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Those who misuse control over others are often extreme information gatherers. They then use that to position themselves with more control. At first it seems an innocent gathering of information but later reveals the twisted issues connected to their domination of another. In this video clip, I provide a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Straw Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[controller]]></category>
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Clients have often asked me to explain why their spouse, the controller, gets so focused on such trivial issues. It is because of what I call “Straw Thinking”. When the controller is so focused on such a narrow issue as though they have to make it their own “Custard’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Relationship between Psychological Abuse, Stress &amp; Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2010/topic/mental-health/the-relationship-between-psychological-abuse-stress-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abusive relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gabor mate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to deal with stress]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Therapist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Norm talks about the effects of psychological abuse on the physical body and how stress can affect overall health and contribute to illness. ]]></description>
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		<title>Normal Dissociation verses Detrimental Dissociation ~ part 5</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2010/topic/mental-health/normal-dissociation-vs-detrimental/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disconnecting from reality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissociative identity disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mpd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple personality disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online counseling therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship authority]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this final video on Dissociative Identity Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder, Norm talks about the more normal side of disconnecting. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Having an Independent Mindset ~DID Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2010/topic/mental-health/why-you-need-an-independent-mindset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power & Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chaos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissociative identity disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental wellbeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mpd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple personalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple personality disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature of human beings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online counseling therapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of developing an independent mindset in regards to recovery from dissociative identity and multiple personality disorder is the subject matter of this video. ]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Purpose of Alter Personalities ~ Part 2 of 5</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/mental-health/understanding-the-purpose-of-alter-personalities-part-2-of-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/mental-health/understanding-the-purpose-of-alter-personalities-part-2-of-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissociative identity disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health professional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mpd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple personalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple personality disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Norm talks about how Dissociative Identity Disorder comes to be a coping method and the history of how he developed a successful model of treatment. ]]></description>
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		<title>Refusing to be a Victim yet still Victimized</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/mental-health/refusing-to-be-a-victim-yet-still-victimized/</link>
		<comments>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/mental-health/refusing-to-be-a-victim-yet-still-victimized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abusive relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survivor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[victim mentality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[victim mindset]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Norm talks about victim mindset; the effects of continually living as a victim and how this can have long term negative health effects. ]]></description>
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		<title>Discussing Right and Wrong on the side of Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/power-control/discussing-right-and-wrong-on-the-side-of-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/power-control/discussing-right-and-wrong-on-the-side-of-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Power & Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality in relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage therapist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power and control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationship therapist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This video continues with the discussion of “its not right or wrong”, this time on the side of wrong, highlighting how psychological abusers love it when those around them choose to stay on the side of neutral. ]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling People ~ When one Friend Controls Another</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/power-control/controlling-people-when-one-friend-controls-another/</link>
		<comments>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/power-control/controlling-people-when-one-friend-controls-another/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abusive relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control freak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality in relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manipulative control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power and control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychotherapist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationship therapist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are your friendships based in equality or does one partner have more power and control then the other? Have a look at this video as Norm demonstrates the power differential between two women friends and how the weaker one can break free of the hooks that the manipulative friend has in her. ]]></description>
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		<title>All Humans have Equal Value</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/marriage/all-humans-have-equal-value/</link>
		<comments>http://www.normquantz.com/2009/topic/marriage/all-humans-have-equal-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychological Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abusive relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equality in Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality in relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage counseling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[therapist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why some people always get their way? Have you ever felt like you come last, or that you are never heard, or that you have no impact? There could be someone in your life that believes they are more valuable then you are.  ]]></description>
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