The following questions are related to ‘Character Disturbance’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My father is a minister, and he and my mother are both ministers’ children. When I was 16, I got pregnant and my parents took me to quietly get an abortion. I have also watched my parents con people for various things and for money for many years. I have seen no signs of [...]
Q: I’ve been trying to understand the behavior of my ex-girlfriend. We dated for 3 years, with the past year being on and off. The reason for it being on and off was because she met another guy friend after we started dating, and I was uncomfortable with how he was coming on to her. [...]
Q: I believe my daughter is married to a sociopath. For a long time I could not figure out why she was doing things that went completely against her core beliefs. A friend suggested I do some research, exploring the possibility that her husband might be a sociopath. I investigated and read several books. Every [...]
Q: I have a friend who is a constant liar. It is to the point that I don’t believe anything she says anymore. I am pretty sure she knows she is doing it because once or twice recently, her 13-year-old called her on it, and she screamed at him that he didn’t know what she [...]
Q: My 33-year-old son has abused both alcohol and drugs over the years and has been in and out of jail several times for reasons like DUIs, violation of probation, “borrowing” a friend’s car, etc. He has never managed to hold a job for any length of time, and he has burned just about every [...]
Q: A very bad situation exists at my job. There is a serial bully there who has two accomplices, and they rule the department I work in by manipulation, intimidation, harassment, and deceit. Confronting any one of them inevitably brings retribution from the other two. Management does nothing about these folks, and this inaction only [...]
Q: I have a friend whose father was a deadbeat and an alcoholic who abandoned his family. In the father’s absence his older brother took over. This brother beat him and his sisters. I think he was also molested by this older brother. My friend’s older brother sounds almost criminally insane. He shows no remorse. [...]
