‘Personality Disorders’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 47

Q: Although I do not find fact in the opinion that one must have a personality disorder if they experience some of the beliefs listed in the symptoms of Schizotypal Peronality Disorder (“superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or “sixth sense”; in children and adolescents, “bizarre” fantasies or preoccupations”), or have a lack of close friends [...]

Q: We have been married for almost 6 years and are in our mid-30s. My wife has had a string of bad relationships prior to us meeting. Her parents or sibling do not want to get involved and she refuses to go to counseling to help our marriage. I had left my family 300 miles [...]

Q: I am not in love with my husband anymore. He has turned out to be a critical, controlling, hypocritical, lying, judgmental, know-it-all, who seems to see things only in black and white. I no longer find him attractive in any way, and having intimacy with him is revolting. We are constantly arguing and most [...]

Q: My boyfriend is 28, I am 27. We have been together for 5 years now. Since I have met him he was “a trouble”, which means that he dropped out of school (he studied at university), but not because he couldn’t learn (he is very intelligent and a talented musician) — because he couldn’t [...]

Q: I am 19 and ever since I can remember I have been lying to anyone and everyone. I don’t understand why. I lie to the ones I love and to people I hardly know. Sometimes I feel horrible and sometimes I don’t. Sometimes if I lie about a major issue I start to believe [...]