Simply put, gaslighting is when someone attempts to manipulate someone else by having them question their sanity. The abuser may do this through various tactics, including “making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment, often evoking in them cognitive dissonance and other changes including low self-esteem.” (Source) Why is it called gaslighting? “The term…
Lots of people may come across as boastful or self-absorbed, but in rare cases people are affected by narcissistic personality disorder, which is a mental condition characterized by a pronounced lack of empathy for others. According to research, approximately 7.7% of men and 4.8% of women suffer from narcissistic personality disorder. Narcissists are insecure and…
Marriage (or Deciding to Divorce) When Your Spouse Suffers from Bipolar Disorder According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 5.7 million adult Americans, or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year, suffer from bipolar disorder. Of these cases of bipolar disorder, about 82.9% of these persons suffer from “severe” bipolar…
Divorcing a Sociopath in the State of California About one percent of adults are affected by antisocial personality disorder, also known as sociopathy (Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Because a sociopath has no regard for the feelings of others, divorcing a sociopath is likely to be an extremely difficult experience….
Sociopathy (aka Antisocial Personality Disorder) About one percent of adults are affected by antisocial personality disorder, also known as sociopathy (Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Antisocial personality disorder is a cluster B personality disorder where a person demonstrates a pattern of disregard for the feelings and…
Marriage (or Deciding to Divorce) When Your Spouse Suffers from Pornography Addiction Pornograhpy is ubiquitous- according to some estimates, porn usage is 50 percent to 99 percent among men, and 30 percent to 86 percent among women (Source: Gert Martin Hald, PhD, and colleagues in The APA Handbook of Sexuality and Psychology Volume II). What…
Marriage (or Deciding to Divorce) When Your Spouse Suffers from Bipolar Disorder According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 5.7 million adult Americans, or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year, suffer from bipolar disorder. Of these cases of bipolar disorder, about 82.9% of these persons suffer from “severe” bipolar…
Marriage (or Deciding to Divorce) When Your Spouse Suffers from Depression According to the ADAA, more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, suffer from persistent symptoms of depression. What is depression? Depression is a condition in which a person feels discouraged, sad, hopeless, unmotivated, or disinterested in life in…
