Q: I am considering ending a relationship with a friend of almost 10 years, because I’m worried he may have an incurable mental disorder. “Friend” is misleading, as our relationship has been semi-sexual and… not very friendly. He seems to be completely self-absorbed, emotionally retarded (not displaying emotions), lacking remorse and empathy, incapable of intimacy [...]

Q: I’m sure that my partner (no, we don’t live together) has BPD. Although we have great fun together when things are fine, the last five and a half years have been filled with endless arguments and angry outbursts on his part. He is never at fault and can’t be seen to look bad in [...]

Q: Do parents really love their children? I am asking this because my father stopped talking to me a couple of years ago and I still don’t know why. I live with my mother, but we’re not close. She’s been having an affair with our married friend for years and she doesn’t want to talk [...]

Q: Is my friend a narcissist? I have a friend who is good looking and intelligent. She is entertaining and popular. However I have noticed some things about her. She likes to be surrounded by people who think highly of her. She attaches a lot of importance to success, intelligence or appearance when looking for [...]

Q: Hi, Thanks for taking my questions. I was curious about personality disorders (PD) and have a query. It seems PDs have a personality which is dyfunctional to themselves and others, and this personality should have developed by adolescence. We know that people with Narcissistic personalities exist in medical and science fields. How come these [...]

Q: Hello, I have a question regarding differential diagnosis specifically with respect to Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder. My question is this, both illnesses hold to the criteria of “being hyper sensitive to criticism”. For someone who is sensitive to criticism how do you differentiate between this symptom being Narcissistic or Social phobic? [...]