‘Personality Disorders’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 46

The following questions are related to ‘Personality Disorders’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.

New Child, Abusive Father, and Long-Standing Depression and Anxiety

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 31 January 2008

Q: I have had anxiety and depression issues all my life but recently they have gotten worse. I am having a hard time dealing with the stress of everyday life, and feel guilty about it. I am a stay at home mom with a one-year-old, but I’m also twenty years old. I often question my [...]

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Daughter Refuses to Work or Contribute to Her Family

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 31 January 2008

Q: My daughter is 34 with 3 children, ages 15, 13, and 10. I have never been able to get her to work. This is her second marriage and this husband works like a dog. I bought a home for them to live in, because, quite frankly, I worry about the children being drug around [...]

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Supporting My Wife with Her Abusive Mother

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 30 January 2008

Q: I am a supportive husband of a spouse who is dealing with an abusive mother. Your earlier article about dealing with an abusive mother describes our situation exactly.
I’ve often recommended that my wife disconnect herself from her abusive mother (and sister) while maintaining her relationships with her two brothers. Unfortunately, it is easier said [...]

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Cannot Understand My Ex-Boyfriend Loser

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 28 January 2008

Q: Not only was I involved with someone who meets the criteria of a Loser…he was madly in love with me the minute he laid eyes on me, asked me to marry him within a week, told me I was amazing, only to swing to “you’re just a workaholic, you know nothing about intimacy” (he [...]

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Father of My Children is a Narcissistic Personality

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 25 January 2008

Q: I have been in a relationship for 2 years with a man that I have started to realize is a “loser” and fits so many of the qualifications. I have also identified possible explanations for his behavior under Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Serial Bully, in my research to learn and improve my reactions to [...]

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