The following questions are related to ‘Character Disturbance’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: My next door neighbors have been driving us crazy with their horrendously irresponsible behavior. Here are some things they’ve done which are actually just the tip of the iceberg:
They’ve been cruel to animals by locking a young dog in a kitchen day after day with perpetual whining until its distress caused it to attempt [...]
Q: I was in a relationship with a bipolar girl for two years. She was on lithium and told me that it made her almost normal except that she was still more sensitive than the average person and easily overreacted to things.
I have since realized that I’m pretty neurotic. As such, I wanted to do [...]
Q: The 37-year-old daughter of some friends of mine was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder a year ago. She was given this diagnosis following an episode of prolonged, severely abusive behavior toward her parents and some physical destruction of their home. The episode was set off by a recent break-up with a boyfriend, and most of [...]
Q: I want to know if my husband is a “controller” or not. We have been married a little over 1 year. He tries to tell me everything to do. He has 3 small children, and when they come to visit us he tries to tell them every bite of food they need to [...]
Q: My spouse seems to react in ways that are not normal. He tends to see enemies in a lot of people (who I can personally vouch mean no harm to him or who even want to help). He can’t take any kind of criticism or get any feedback without taking it as a personal [...]
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