‘Narcissism’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: My daughter is very controlling and now has become very aggressive toward her daughter who is 15 years old. She does not allow her daughter to talk to anyone unless she is present and knows every word said. She provides her daughter with a nice home and good clothes but uses those things and [...]

Q: My daughter is 8 years old. By court order, neither she nor her brothers have been allowed any contact with their father for 5 months. I believe their father has some type of antisocial behavioral disorder, but I am not an expert. My daughter has been in counseling due to threatening to kill herself [...]

Q: I have a very confusing and interesting point of view. Most of the time, I am not very interested in the pain and suffering of people. Either I don’t see it or understand it, or I don’t really care about their problems. On the other hand, I can, more or less, empathise with animals. [...]

Q: I have been dating a wonderful man for 2 1/2 years. He treats me better than I have ever had anyone treat me in my life. After we moved in together and things were very serious, I found out that he is married and has two children I never knew about. He promised that [...]

Q: I am considering ending a relationship with a friend of almost 10 years, because I’m worried he may have an incurable mental disorder. “Friend” is misleading, as our relationship has been semi-sexual and… not very friendly. He seems to be completely self-absorbed, emotionally retarded (not displaying emotions), lacking remorse and empathy, incapable of intimacy [...]