The following questions are related to ‘Personality Disorders’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I need to know if my therapist (LCSW) is being abusive. Here are some of the things she’s done that make me think this might be the case. She diagnosed my immediate family members with Narcissistic Personality Disorder without ever having met them. In many sessions, she has said things like “Your mother doesn’t [...]
Q: My 27-year-old daughter is very violent toward herself and others. She has tried to kill herself more than 30 times, tried to kill me and the neighbor’s kids, and threatened to kill many others. She also doesn’t have a single friend. My daughter was sexually abused by a teacher at 11 years old. The [...]
Q: My mother-in-law is a very cunning woman, and she has weird personality traits. She is generally very sweet to outsiders and showers them with unnecessary praise. And she never says anything bad to me directly. However, she makes me feel like an outsider in my own house. She is obsessive-compulsive about cooking and housework, [...]
Q: I am a 53-year-old man looking for some insight into my personality. After some soul searching, I have decided to write to you before I seek professional help. I don’t know for sure that I’ll seek the help. Maybe I won’t. I”m always questioning whether my behavior is justifiable, but I know it has [...]
