The following questions are related to ‘Emotional Memory’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I have been thinking about getting professional help. Twelve years ago I was physically and sexually abused by my stepfather. I still have a lot of trouble. I’ve developed epilepsy, I cry a lot, I have very low self-confidence. People are always telling me, I should have confidence, they say I’m pretty, I’m smart…but [...]
Q: I experienced trauma as a child (violent abuse, neglect, homelessness, and more). To survive emotionally, I have buried the past and divorced myself from reminders of it, including family. I tried twice in my 30s to revisit the old issues. Emotions took over both times and I started having flashbacks, terror, depression, and paranoia. [...]
Q: My 2 1/2-year-old son has three half-siblings (8, 11 and 13) who live out of state. His siblings’ mother is pressuring us into setting up a webcam so that his siblings can “see him”. While this may make the three older half-siblings feel better about missing their half-brother, might it cause distress for the [...]
Q: I am a 40-year-old woman who is married with 3 kids. I was adopted at 6 months and am the youngest of 4 (all of whom were adopted). My childhood included emotional and sexual abuse. I’ve never been able to speak about the sexual abuse, but am in therapy for depression, anxiety, and OCD. [...]
Q: My brother married a woman about 12 years ago who has never really warmed up to our family. She was raised an only child in a rich household that did not reach manners, responsibility or morals. Her mother is emotionally damaging and it has spilled into her adult life. She is verbally abusive to [...]
Q: I am a man in my mid twenties. I regret an incident in my life which happened when I was a teenager. I am really ashamed and I feel depressed when I think about that. I was sexually attracted to a cousin of mine when I was a teenager. Although I never had sex [...]
Q: I can’t stop thinking about my Ex. My (now) Ex and I lived together for 15 years. The first 10 years were great, but then I had a severe bout of depression because my brother and dad both committed suicide (in the same year). When I got depressed my Ex became cold and cruel [...]
