It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People

It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People Trailer Bonus Episode 17 Season 5

Safeguarding Seniors: Protecting the Elderly from High Conflict Personalities

Safeguarding Seniors: Protecting the Elderly from High Conflict PersonalitiesSafeguarding Seniors: Protecting the Elderly from High Conflict Personalities

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Protecting the Elderly from High Conflict Personalities
In this episode, Bill and Megan explore the challenges faced by the elderly population in dealing with high conflict personalities. As the global population ages and birth rates decline, it's crucial to understand how to identify and manage individuals who may pose a threat to the well-being of our elderly loved ones.
The hosts discuss how high conflict personalities, such as those with antisocial, narcissistic, or borderline traits, can take advantage of the elderly's vulnerability through manipulation and control. They provide practical advice on recognizing red flags and supporting elderly individuals who may be experiencing abuse.
Questions we answer in this episode:
  • What makes the elderly vulnerable to high conflict personalities?
  • How can you identify potential abuse of an elderly loved one?
  • What steps can you take to support and protect an elderly individual?
Key Takeaways:
  • High conflict personalities often lack restraints, making the elderly more vulnerable to manipulation.
  • Loneliness and isolation can make the elderly more susceptible to being taken advantage of.
  • It's essential to ask specific questions about potential abuse, as the elderly may be afraid to speak up.
  • Family members and friends should stay involved in the lives of their elderly loved ones and be vigilant in recognizing signs of abuse.
This episode provides valuable insights and advice for anyone with elderly loved ones. By understanding the challenges faced by the elderly and learning to identify and manage high conflict personalities, listeners can play an active role in protecting the well-being of the older generation.
Links & Other Notes
Note: We are not diagnosing anyone in our discussions, merely discussing general patterns of behavior. Nor are we providing legal of therapeutic advice. Please seek the assistance of your local professionals to seek help.
  • (00:00) - Welcome to It's All Your Fault
  • (01:44) - Podcast Update
  • (13:40) - The Elderly and High Conflict
  • (25:35) - When They Deny It
  • (28:23) - CARS Method
  • (32:56) - Being Targeted
  • (35:09) - Keep an Eye Out for Them
  • (37:46) - Wrap Up
  • (38:31) - See You Next Year!

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What is It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People?

Hosted by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. and Megan Hunter, MBA, It’s All Your Fault! High Conflict People explores the five types of people who can ruin your life—people with high conflict personalities and how they weave themselves into our lives in romance, at work, next door, at school, places of worship, and just about everywhere, causing chaos, exhaustion, and dread for everyone else.

They are the most difficult of difficult people — some would say they’re toxic. Without them, tv shows, movies, and the news would be boring, but who wants to live that way in your own life!

Have you ever wanted to know what drives them to act this way?

In the It’s All Your Fault podcast, we’ll take you behind the scenes to understand what’s happening in the brain and illuminates why we pick HCPs as life partners, why we hire them, and how we can handle interactions and relationships with them. We break down everything you ever wanted to know about people with the 5 high conflict personality types: narcissistic, borderline, histrionic, antisocial/sociopath, and paranoid.

And we’ll give you tips on how to spot them and how to deal with them.