5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life

5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life (2018) explores high-conflict personalities – those with borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, antisocial, or histrionic traits – who create chaos and harm through volatile emotions, aggression, and blame. It provides actionable advice for protecting yourself, building healthier relationships, and even addressing your own tendencies toward high-conflict behavior.

• Family members who want to manage challenging relationships
• Managers who need to deal with high-conflict individuals in the workplace
• Therapists who want to support the victims of high-conflict personalities

Bill Eddy is a lawyer, therapist, and mediator specializing in high-conflict personalities and conflict resolution. As the co-founder of the High Conflict Institute, he has authored multiple books and developed practical strategies to help individuals and organizations navigate challenging interpersonal dynamics.