The following questions are related to ‘Divorce’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: Is it normal for a man going through the process of divorce to be unhappy? Would you say this is a mild case of depression surfacing? It’s been a 2 year process thus far and still the actual court date has been held up yet again until October. My friend just says he is [...]
Q: I’m a 39-year-old female who divorced after 12 years of marriage two years ago. It took me awhile to realize that I had been in an emotionally abusive relationship with my ex-husband, and only woke up after his lover called me to tell me that he had been cheating on me for several years. [...]
Q: I have a pressing concern, and it is important enough for me to beg you to respond as soon as possible. I am separated from my wife, and we are working through our divorce settlement. I have regular phone contact with my three children, and they stay with me more or less every other [...]
Q: I discovered my wife was secretly emailing and IM’ing a past High School sweetheart and discussing our marriage problems and painting a picture that I am causing all the problems in our marriage. Naturally I was upset, hurt, outraged, confused, and angry. When I finally told her I knew, her excuse was “I didn’t [...]
Q: I am a 44 years old and have a three-year-old son. When I was pregnant of 6 months I started getting back with my ex-husband. My son’s biological father did not want to marry me, but he pays child support and wants to be part of my son’s life. He lives out of state, [...]
Q: My husband and I were seeing counselors at the same counseling center to try and restore our marriage. My husband’s counselor almost immediately gave him 24 hour a day access to her. He was able to call her cell phone, home phone and office phone. He stopped seeing her after a few months and [...]
Q: “As an adult they [people with a personality disorder] now know only know how to relate to others with intimidation, threat, anger, manipulation, and dishonesty. This defective social style continues, even when those around them are socially skilled, concerned, accepting, and loving.” (Understanding Personality Disorders in Relationships, page 3) This quote from your article [...]
