Q: I’m a 22-year-old male, and I was abused by my father as a child. It took me a long time to realize that what my father did to me is wrong and probably illegal. He would find a silly reason to punish me and then beat me until I would apologize. He would then [...]

Q: Is there such a thing as situational or circumstantial craziness? Let’s say that someone was involved in a difficult relationship characterized by jealousy, lies, detachment, bad communication, and then reacted to this situation in extreme ways (e.g., hacking into e-mails, pouring water on the computer, “investigating” to find the truth). Once out of the [...]

Q: I recently married a man I had been dating for a year. He is a very wonderful man. After we were married for 3 months, I found out he was visiting an adult dating site. I confronted him about this, and he claimed he was only going to this site to watch videos, and [...]

Q: I believe that I am in an emotionally abusive relationship. I say ‘I believe’ because my spouse has constantly insinuated that I am the abuser, although I have read books, online articles, and other informative resources that clearly suggest to me that I am the abused party. I am in my second marriage, which [...]

Q: My boyfriend and I have been friends for six years and together for 1.5 years. He’s got anger problems, for which he is receiving treatment. He can be quite short with me at times and have sudden fits of temper. However, over the past few months, his angry incidents have increased in frequency. They’re [...]

Q: I am 40 years old and have a mother who is controlling and verbally abusive. This has gone on my whole life. When I was 9, my sister hung herself due to abuse we both endured. We were both being molested as well, and the abuse went on for years even after my sister’s [...]

Q: Wow! Your question and answer article “Is My Controlling and Manipulative Mother Punishing Me?” fits my mother to a tee. Reading the article was a real eye opener for me. I’m 43 years old, and my mother still tells me every move she expects me to make. And if everything doesn’t happen exactly like [...]