Q: I have known for some time now that I have a very “all or nothing” personality when it comes to many things in life. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for about a year and a half now, long distance for a majority of that time. For the past four years I’ve been seeing my [...]
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Q: I am a 21 year old female and I have been dating my 22 year old boyfriend for 1 year and 4 months now. I am noticing he has insecurity issues and controlling/possessive characteristics. It really bothers me that he does not want me to do one thing if its social-related yet he does [...]
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Q: I read one of the featured articles “Dating a Loser” and I think I am one — a loser. Not every indicator describes how I am, but most do. Would the “loser” personality also be called (clinically) borderline? If so, there is no “cure” for this, right?
A: The Loser article is based on the [...]
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Q: I am a 50 year old, recovering alcoholic (21 years of sobriety), and am having an absolutely terrible time eliminating self-doubt and guilt about my relationship with my mother. She fits your descriptions of an abusive personality. She has rageful outbursts whenever I exercise independence (e.g., buying a car, a house, being sad or [...]
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Q: I’ll call my girlfriend of four months, Coralie. We are about 40. Coralie was abused and tortured as a child, and raped as a young woman. In her younger days she was/is a thrill-seeker, race car driver, skydiver, etc. Her father, whom she loved very much, died a horrible death when she was about [...]
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