Hi Sumites, Lynn Donovan here. Recently I’ve been learning about narcissism and personality disorders in general. I’m utterly fascinated how disorders are formed and also managed within a person. I’m also interested in how these quirks, annoyances, and very challenging behaviors affect us relationally, especially within the context of marriage and our family of origin.
I believe we can discover the biblical wisdom to handle personalities with love while maintaining our faith and safe boundaries.
This could be a long study or a very short one, depending how we travel the course. Many spiritually mismatched believers are dealing with personality issues that profoundly impact their marriage, family and faith life. I think this might be helpful to consider some of the challenges in our unique marriages and how to handle ourselves within some of these contexts.
It might also be informative to consider where we may need to do some work to manage our own personality quirks as well as those we interact with.
I also believe our faith and understanding of who we are in Christ Jesus will provide us with truth to navigate challenging relationships.
Here me now….
I’m not an expert but I have some knowledge and experience working with believers who are walking with family members who have personality disorders. Some disorders are ADHD, spouses on the Autism spectrum, lack of empathy or respect, etc. I’m not sure how much I will choose to write about or how in-depth we might travel. But I hope to offer some new thoughts for us to consider.
Mostly, I hope you will help me. So many of you are well read and informed regarding specific disorders. If you have walked through this with a spouse or family member, please take a minute to write to me. I want your perspective. You can share as much or as little as you desire. And it’s always confidential.
I also want to hear from you if you don’t want to take a look at these issues. Truly.
So, let’s vote. See the voting trends once you cast your vote.
Please share any thoughts with me regarding this topic in the comments. I’m very, very interested. I love you, Lynn
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