![]() Of course, there might be something entirely different going on with him too. ![]() Your son sounds like he possibly has chronic traits characteristic of several of the PDs including Antisocial (the lying, impulsivity, denial and aggressiveness) and Narcissistic (the insecurity, and preoccupation with success) traits. ![]() Some persons become (for whatever reason) rigidly locked into a singular way of approaching the world that causes problems, either for themselves or for others. Most people are capable of flexibly responding to situations with a range of ways of coping. Everyone has a personality or a way that they typically cope with the world, stress, etc. In English – they are chronic rigid problematic ways that some people interact with other people. Personality disorders are (to quote DSM-IV) “enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture”. To answer your second question first, what comes to mind when I read your account are what are called the “personality disorders”. Do not stop your medication or change the dose of your medication without first consulting with your physician. Always consult with your psychotherapist, physician, or psychiatrist first before changing any aspect of your treatment regimen.Dombeck and Mental Help Net disclaim any and all merchantability or warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or liability in connection with the use or misuse of this service. Dombeck, Mental Help Net and CenterSite, LLC make no warranties, express or implied, about the information presented in this column. No ongoing relationship of any sort (including but not limited to any form of professional relationship) is implied or offered by Dr.Questions submitted to this column are not guaranteed to receive responses.Dombeck intends his responses to provide general educational information to the readership of this website answers should not be understood to be specific advice intended for any particular individual(s). Dombeck responds to questions about psychotherapy and mental health problems, from the perspective of his training in clinical psychology. I am at a loss about what to do and also wonder if anything can be done. His father has until now believed every story or lie he has ever heard from our son, because he has felt that he had a horrible mother who never nurtured or loved him, and was very happy to allow his father and me to raise him at age 6. However, he feels that everyone else has more than he does, which very honestly is ridiculous. He is very intelligent and owns two successful businesses which permit him to live a lifestyle of excess. While I believe he loves his wife and son, he is very active in sex on the internet and also phone sex. We are close as long as he feels I am on his side. My son has had no contact with her for 7 years and asked me to adopt him, which I did. She is an alcoholic who is now married to husband number 8. His birth mother didn’t want him and used him for the money his father has. He has had to have a new macho vehicle every few months, starting with a Hummer, yet he abuses these and turns them in for another kind of vehicle, which is never any better in his opinion. He purchases very expensive clothes, just had liposuction to look better, (in his mind) buys excessively, and brags about everything and anything. Also, is there a particular field of psychiatry we should be looking for? He has symptoms of feeling inferior. Do you have any suggestions on how we can get him to a psychiatrist – and once there, how we can get him to see his problems. My husband, my son’s wife and I want to help him get help. Everyone who works with him thinks he’s a liar, so it’s not just me who thinks this is a problem. He gets very angry when caught in a lie (that we can prove). He is now 28 and married with a new baby and a wife ready to leave him, after 5 months of marriage. I believe my son may be a pathological liar and has been since child hood.
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