The following questions are related to ‘Responsibility’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: A very bad situation exists at my job. There is a serial bully there who has two accomplices, and they rule the department I work in by manipulation, intimidation, harassment, and deceit. Confronting any one of them inevitably brings retribution from the other two. Management does nothing about these folks, and this inaction only [...]
Q: I’m an 18-year-old female, and I’ve been in a serious relationship with my boyfriend who is 20 for almost two years now. We’re very happy and deeply in love. The problem is that I’m going to be going out of town to school quite a distance from here, and my boyfriend wants to spend [...]
Q: Lately, my best friend has been accusing me of not wanting to be her friend anymore. I think this is just because I’ve been spending more time with another one of my friends. My best friend and I are part of a group that has 3 other girls. We’ve had similar discussions before, all [...]
Q: My partner and I have been together for 10 years. I have recently come to realize that he manipulates every situation to benefit himself and to justify his behavior. He always puts a negative spin on any suggestion I make, even when the suggestion makes sense, and turns around a bad situation he has [...]
Q: Thank you for the opportunity to seek some advice. I need some help figuring out what I can do to help my girlfriend. She is 42 years old. She is angry a lot, seems depressed, and is always negative. She also seems like the biggest liar in the world. She hasn’t worked for 4 [...]
Q: I am a 24-year-old female and have two brothers, both in their 30s and 4 years apart. They don’t talk to each other, and both seem unable to recognize the tremendous jealousy and animosity that’s been between them for some time. Ever since the younger brother married his wife, there’s been even more animosity [...]
Q: I would just like to get some advice if I can. I feel as if neither one of my parents really wants or loves me. My mom and dad both drink a lot. My mom used to leave us home alone or with some random drunk person she barely knew. My dad would do [...]
