The following questions are related to ‘Personality Disorders’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My husband’s first wife of 23 years abused him verbally, emotionally and sexually (through long periods of refusal). They had three token children, though, now ages 28, 26, and 18. The pecking order in the family was the mom as boss; then the most-favored golden-boy son, 28; then the preferred youngest daughter, 18; then [...]
Q: The other day a friend of mine brought up that he thought I was a sociopath. Is he right? I am charming in an attempt to win people over, so they will trust me. I’ve never really seen others as people, even as a child. I think I even described them as robots — [...]
Q: I am a 22-year-old female experiencing what are often referred to as “Daddy Issues”. My father, to whom I am very close — probably the closest among all the siblings, my being the eldest — is an influential man to whom I look up very much. He is intelligent and successful in his career, [...]
Q: My 11-year-old son started experiencing auditory, visual and and tactile hallucinations about 2 years ago. He is maintained on Seroquel, and these seem to quell his psychotic symptoms. However, he is now exhibiting disturbing behaviors that are oppositional. These are spilling over into school (private school, therefore no accomodations or protections under 504). He [...]
Q: My sister-in-law has been married for the last 7 years, although she is younger than me and my husband. I got married 2 years back. My problem is that my sister-in-law wants control over me and my home. She knows each and every detail of the members of the house, daily activities and so [...]
Q: I’ve been seeing this guy for a few months. I knew him a long time ago. He’s had a difficult upbringing, but I’m starting to feel he could be possessive and doesn’t listen to me. When I first went on a date with him, I thought he was aggressive to a guy I was [...]
Q: I am a middle aged woman and have a friend who is 5 years younger than me. She is going through a divorce that she initiated. My problem is with her behavior. In the past year she has had 3 affairs with married men (at least 3 that I know of). From all she [...]
