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He may have learned the behavior from her. He ay also have some type of disorder himself even if it has never been diagnosed. He probably needs to talk to a counselor who can teach him why he acts out this way and how he can change his behavior. There are a lot of bad psychologists and psychiatrists out there so if the first one doesn't help he should not hesitate to try another one.
i have mental health issuses and both my parents have issuses but not like mine i dont know why im the way i am im wondering probly becuase my mom smoked while prego with me
it is very much a possibility. My ex wife and her family have a history of mental illness and I have seen it run in other families as well so be cautious.
That would be environmental...change their environment and you could possible help the person.
My concern is the mental parent deliberately refusing to let the child develop and learn.
I don't really know what the books say but I believe that if a person is strong enough they can over come these tendencies just by wanting to do it.
Also, the same situation could be reversed if a person was told by people who would constantly make remarks putting down a child of a mentally unbalanced parent. Telling him that he was just like his parent and wasn't going to amount to anything. It can cause it to happen.
Constant negative talking can ruin a perfectly good life just because some believe what they are saying and doing.