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Stopping Their Negative Personalities From Rubbing Off on Me

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: How can I stop my grandmother’s and mother’s negative personalities from passing on to me? My grandmother always was on my mother’s case. She can say nothing positive, she’s always criticizing her, and she does it to me as well. My mother does it to me too; they are awful. My grandmother raised me, [...]

Boyfriend Only Puts in Effort When He Thinks We’re in Trouble

By Dr Jennifer Harned Adams, PhD |

Q: My boyfriend and I have been dating for about two years now. But I feel like he only puts work into our relationship or asks about my life if I bring up that he feels distant or if he thinks our relationship is in trouble. Small things bother me, like the fact that he [...]

I Can’t Stand My Friend’s Histrionic Personality!

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I have a friend who I think has histrionic personality disorder. We’ve been friends for several years. However, we live far away, so it was hard to spot a problem at first. She’s extremely clingy and even creepy sometimes. She makes random, hurtful comments towards me. She constantly tries to undermine my intelligence in [...]

Social Anxiety or Sexual Confusion?

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I am a 21-year-old male, and I have been going through a strange phase in my life in the recent year. I have always considered myself straight, mainly because whenever I have sexual fantasies it involves women, and whenever an attractive woman passes my sight I can’t help but follow with my gaze. I [...]

Building Trust When My Own Sense of Reality is Distorted by Alcoholic Family

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I haven’t had a close personal relationship since I was around 25. I stopped because I kept seeing a pattern in my relationships I did not like — specifically me and my actions. The issue was that I was not consistent and I could see the hurt this was causing. I ‘blew hot and [...]

The Kissing Question: Eyes Closed, or Looking Elsewhere?

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: Do you think it is rude when two people are kissing and one of them is looking around the room at the decor and such? I think this is rude. I think if someone is kissing me, he should either have his eyes closed or be looking at me. I will defer to your [...]

Am I the Cowardly Lion?

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: So I’m really really insecure. I can never believe that people genuinely like me, and I always end up messing my friendships up. How do I be less insecure? Also, I have trust issues… A: First off, well done writing in with your question. That took some courage. Perhaps it also took a sense [...]

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