The following questions are related to ‘Character Disturbance’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I recently had an odd dating experience. We had common interests and seemed equally matched. But things quickly became one-sided for reasons I’m not sure about. I have struggled to trust my judgment and reaction to this guy and am looking for outside advice. This guy was dominant in terms of body language and […]
Q: I will be 18 in August. I live with my mom, dad, and older sister who is at college. Unfortunately, I feel like I don’t belong in my family. No matter what I do, or how hard I try to connect with them, it just doesn’t work. Since I was about 10, my mother […]
Q: Sometimes I don’t think I have a conscience. It’s only after I do something wrong and I’m told by someone else that it was wrong, do I get concerned. And, I only pretend to feel remorse. This happens automatically. I also struggle to feel any real emotion. My boyfriend says I have sociopathic tendencies. […]
Q: I am a 39-year-old male from India and have been undergoing a strange situation with one of my childhood friends (a 38-year-old male). My friend and I used to have a good relationship. But since this friend of mine has become quite successful and rich, he has suddenly started behaving very strangely toward everybody, […]
Q I have been married to my husband for 6 years, but we have been together for 8 years. In the beginning things were great. But once we got married, he changed. My husband insists that men and women cannot be just friends. Yet, he has a female friend. Still, he has a problem with […]
Q: After 3 months of long-distance dating, my fiancé asked me to marry him. He’s a wonderful man and I was in love with him, so I said yes. But very soon after we became engaged, he started becoming increasingly paranoid and controlling. He first got very upset that two former boyfriends were “friends” with […]
Q: My friend and I are both in our early 20s. Out of nowhere, she will make insensitive comments to me or mutual friends. Once she totally berated a friend of ours and later on told me that she thought our friend was acting “superior.” Her co-workers sometimes give her a hard time, and she […]
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