Q: For some time now, everything seems to have been falling apart. My father left when I was four and my mother remarried a few years later to my stepfather. My stepfather had an alcohol problem: every time he drank, he verbally and physically abused my mother, even after my mother became pregnant with his [...]
‘Abuse and Trauma’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 7
The following questions are related to ‘Abuse and Trauma’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Alcoholism and Abuse at Home, Now Depression and PTSD?
My Mum Always Beats Me
Domestic Abuse: I’m Scared and Desperate
Q: I’m scared and desperate. I am currently being emotionally abused by my sister and my brother-in-law. I’ve had to stay with them because I suddenly lost my rental home. Due to rising rents and being on a disability pension, I’ve found it extremely difficult to find somewhere to live. I help out around the [...]
Daughter Trapped in Stockholm Syndrome Marriage?
Years of Emotional Abuse: Why Did My Grandfather Make Her Seem Crazy?
Differential Diagnosis: Simple ADHD Inattentiveness and Dissociation
Q: When I was 15, I was diagnosed with ADHD, but a traumatic memory from my childhood resurfaced recently and I started to look into dissociation. I was wondering how you can tell the difference between the two? My forgetfulness often extends into amnesia: my girlfriend will frequently ask me about something we did or [...]
