Q: I lost my mother 4 years ago (brain cancer). I have a very cold relationship with my dad and we never actually talked about the situation. My problem is the following: once I have a girlfriend I seem to look for everything I do not have at home and look for what I lost [...]
‘Bereavement’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 9
The following questions are related to ‘Bereavement’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Memories of Mother Haunting Current Romance
Haunted by Emotional Memories of an Abusive Father
Q: I am 34 years old. When I was 4 my half brother and half sister moved out…and never came back for years. They left me alone with him. He was the reason they left. So I was raised pretty much an only child. My mom worked 3rd shift as a nurse. She left before [...]
Chronic Depression Increased by Death of Abusive Father
Q: I will try to be as brief as I can. I have barely tolerated depression for pretty much all my adult life (I will be 45 in two weeks), although looking back, it began prior to puberty. I am the third of four children and the youngest boy. To cut a long story short, [...]
Do I Have a Psychosomatic Illness?
Q: At the age of 16 my mother passed away. When I was 17, I developed ulcerative colitis and have been experiencing “flare-ups” ever since. I am pretty sure that the onset of the illness was mostly due to the fact that I never grieved my mother’s death. I know that this is something that [...]
Going Down a Self-Destructive Road
Q: Wow I am not sure where to start. I have been going down a very destructive road as of recent, and I am not sure how to overcome it. Am I depressed? Well maybe… I have some serious dependency issues, I have a hard time believing that I am loved, I always am waiting [...]
Where Can a Person Get a Total Emotional Overhaul?
Q: Are there facilities or programs where a person can go to get a total overhaul? I have a younger sister (10 yrs younger than myself) who is going through a particularly bad time in her life. She’s 35, recently divorced, developing an alcohol dependency and has appeared to be “mad at the world” for [...]

