The following questions are related to ‘Law Enforcement’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I live in the U.S. and found this forum when reading through “The Loser” series of articles and hope you might be able to help with my problem. My son is 16 and was diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). He feels abandoned by his mother because she moved [...]
Q: I would like to see a physician for a check-up and even to begin therapy, but I’m afraid that because of scars I have from when I was much younger, I might end up being forced into drug treatment or some other type of psychiatric care I don’t want. During my late teens to [...]
Q: I am struggling with an issue which came to my attention recently. It involves nudity, respecting children’s boundaries, and parenting. I have a very close male friend who quite ‘innocently’ revealed some parenting/family practices that made me uncomfortable. I am an early childhood educator, but I would still like a second professional opinion as [...]
Q: I have a 7-year-old granddaughter who was in an ATV accident. She was injured but is now physically doing okay. Her 4-year-old sister was killed at the scene of this accident, and my granddaughter witnessed the whole thing before being flown out in a Medevac helicopter. The mother of this child was also on [...]
Q: My husband was recently diagnosed with sexual anorexic addiction. His unusual sexual interests were not disclosed all at once but rather information dribbled out slowly. I have learned that a major part of his addiction involves using porn. Recently it came out that he was into “barely legal teen” porn. It has become obvious [...]
Q: I am married to a man who 5 years ago at the age of 35 decided to try methamphetamine (“Meth”) for the first time. Over his 4-month addiction, he used nearly $10K in meth alone. It was horrifying. During that time, I became the center of his focus. According to him I was having [...]
Q: Four years ago, our 24-year-old daughter left the faith she was raised in and has been somewhat distanced from the family since that time. Recently, after an emotional exchange between her, myself and her sister, she sent an interesting text message. Basically, it said: “Not everyone who goes to church is good. There is [...]
