Posts Tagged ‘stockholm syndrome’

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Just an Anger Problem, or Borderline Personality Disorder?

Last updated 7th March 2008

Q: I desperately need some advice. I have been with my partner for 11 years; when things are going great, they are fantastic. However, he has a bad anger problem (which he is aware of) as well as intimacy issues, but he won’t do anything about these. I think he may have ‘Borderline Personality Disorder‘. [...]

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What’s the Best Way to Speak About Divorce to an Abuser?

Last updated 21st February 2008

Q: I am and have been married to a verbally abusive husband for 25 years. (I am referring to the clinical definition of verbal abuse as described by Patricia Evans in her book Verbal Abuse.) Mainly, I feel our relationship is and has been toxic to me. I have a deep faith in God and [...]

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Dealing with a Mother with a Personality Disorder

Last updated 19th February 2008

Q: My mother fits this description perfectly: “All personality disorders have core personalities of selfishness, insensitivity to others, narcissism, a refusal to accept personal responsibility for their behavior, and a sense of entitlement that allows them to abuse others when their selfish demands are not immediately met.” She can be a very sweet person, especially [...]

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Husband a “Great Guy” But Jealous and Physically Abusive

Last updated 1st February 2008

Q: I am 25 years old and have been married for 8 years now. My marriage has been a rocky marriage since the beginning even though I am married to a great man. He is a great provider and gives me everything that I want; he doesn’t drink or smoke but he is an extremely [...]

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Should I Support a Boyfriend Who Has Thoughts of Killing Me?

Last updated 1st February 2008

Q: I have been in a relationship about 5 years. He has just acknowledged the fact that he is an alcoholic and that he needs help. He also wants to seek help with a psychiatrist because he thinks that he may be depressed and have other contributing mental problems. Currently, his job has been a [...]

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