Inquiring about a mental illness..?

i know that this is going to sound crazy but my friend has been in a relationship for 8 yrs and thru out this time her boyfriend has cheated on her continuously. To the point of even talking marriage to these other females. Her sister is a psyciatrist (spelt wrong i think) and claims to have diagnosed him w/ an illness which supposedly explains why he does what he does. Her sister also said that my friend needs to break away from the guy but needs to be careful that her boyfriend doesnt hurt his self in the process. Has anyone EVER heard of anything like this?? Cause I sure havent! But then again Im not a psyciatrist.

Answer:
I am a therapist and there is no diagnosis that would cause someone to "have to cheat" or give them a reason to do so.

I would worry a lot about your friend. Not only could this lead to a life of heartbreak it could also give her some nasty STDs which could ruin her chances of having children or increase her chances of cancer.

Your friend really needs to get out of this relationship the sooner the better, for her mental and physical health!!
He sounds like a Sociopath.

http://www.hss.caltech.edu/~mcafee/bin/s...

I'm not a professional, but that's my opinion.

Or he could just be an a**hole.
Psyciatrist are dumb! They are in the profession to put a name on anything, and in fact that way make excuses for people....so that they can make money.
You can't fix someone that is just being plain selfish and is showing a severe lack of self control...why? because they want to be that way, because they are out to gratify themseleves.
He's a jerk and a selfish idiot it has nothing to do with....waaa waa he can't help it. That's bull s***
I have heard about people with mental illnesses that will cause a person to act in such a way. Or it could just be excuses for his behavior. Either way, it's not a good situation for her.

And if his actions are putting her health at risk, which cheating absolutely does - physical as well as mental health - then she needs to leave immediately if not sooner.

It's not her responsibility to make sure that her boyfriend doesn't hurt himself in the process. The fear that someone might try and commit suicide if you leave is the worst reason to remain in a relationship. Most of the time, he won't do anything anyway, and if he does, that's HIS problem and his fault, not the fault of your friend.

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