Posts Tagged ‘boundaries’

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I Suspect My Mother Has a Personality Disorder

Last updated 2nd July 2008

Q: I have for some time suspected that my mother has a personality disorder. Her behavior over the years has established a pattern of being insensitive towards the feelings of others (including her children), an inability to admit her own flaws or failings (e.g., repeatedly saying “I never tell a lie,” in the face of [...]

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So My Wife Has This Friend…

Last updated 23rd June 2008

Q: I have the following problem. We have been married about 7 years with two small children. During the last couple of years we’ve had serious marital problems, and at the moment there is very little intimacy between us and our sex life is almost nonexistent. My wife is also quite lonely, she does not [...]

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Divorce and the Representation of a Psychologist’s Assessment

Last updated 23rd June 2008

Q: I have a pressing concern, and it is important enough for me to beg you to respond as soon as possible. I am separated from my wife, and we are working through our divorce settlement. I have regular phone contact with my three children, and they stay with me more or less every other [...]

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Overwhelmed by Needy, Depressed Mother

Last updated 19th June 2008

Q: I am a 39 year old woman with a 2 and a half year old daughter. My mother has been depressed all of her life. I remember asking her to do something, see somebody etc. since I was 10-12 years old. She is now turning 66. She has always had very low self-esteem and [...]

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More on Protecting Children from a Parent with a Personality Disorder

Last updated 17th June 2008

Q: I wrote in before about how do we protect children who have a Histrionic and Narcissistic Personality Disorder mother as well as MBP. I have a new question if that is OK. How should we talk to the Personality Disorder mother when she wants to talk about the children and acts as if she [...]

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