‘Personality Disorders’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: My husband has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and I am currently divorcing him after a marriage of over 17 years of torment.
My kids are now teenagers, and my husband has started “using” them to do things that strictly benefit him. He rewards them with a little money for doing these things, effectively manipulating them.
As a [...]

Q: I am seeking advice on how to deal with an emotionally abusive family member.
My older sister displays all the symptoms of a borderline personality disorder or possibly even sociopathy. After dealing with the lies, guilt, manipulations, aggression, and financial dependency for as long as I can remember, I cut off contact with her 2 [...]

Q: I had been seeing a counselor. I had several sessions with him. I think the guy is pretty good. He says I do not need to come back anymore, but I just need to deal with ending what he described as a very unhealthy relationship. I was in a relationship with a girl whom [...]

Q: I am doing a essay on Aileen Wuornos. She was a serial killer who murdered seven of her “Johns.” [Note: The story of Aileen Wuornos is the subject of the Academy Award-Winning Movie Monster, starring Charlize Theron.]
Aileen was raped as a child and claimed that her first victim tried to rape her, and she [...]

Q: I am 28 years old and have an abusive father. He has had anger management issues for as long as I can remember and has been extremely controlling of my mother and me. His outbursts have typically been limited to destruction of physical property, but he has on occasion been physical with my mother [...]