by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Explore both the traits of the self-absorbed and those attracted to them. Self-centered people can be seductive and lure others emotionally. They exist on a continuum from mildly self-absorbed to full blown narcissistic personalities. They can exhibit... 
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Perhaps all traumatized people are also morally injured. Traumatic illnesses like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury are both responses to trauma. They may follow different and distinct pathways in elaborating harm and symptoms. Trauma and... by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Does the old label of codependency have validity today with the new information we have about how personalities navigate relationships? Discover the new findings. In her book Codependent No More, Melody Beattie talks about the codependent roles of people in unhealthy... 
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Discover surprising answers from early marriage and parenting. During 40 years of being a child and adult psychiatrist, and 20 years as a forensic child psychiatrist, I discovered one of the unsavory ways automatic living plays out. This occurs in parental... 
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Where double standards come from, and how to diminish their destructive effects. A common way of thinking is to believe that all people see things the same way and therefore respond alike. In other words, we are skilled at believing others think like us. We are also... 
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Self-centered, narcissistic people create confusion and chaos for others around them. This is true whether in the family, at work, or in any group they belong to. Since narcissists only believe in the vertical pronoun “I,” they are only self-interested and...
