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: I’ve been with my boyfriend for 6 years and know I should leave him. I do care for him but he seems to depend on me all the time to manage the responsibilities of life. I work two jobs. I also have a son to care for. My boyfriend seems to care about my [...]
Q: My mother was raised poor and in an emotionally and physically abusive family. As a result, she has little real self-assurance, is quick to hostility, and is very, very manipulative. She married my father when she was 17 to escape her family situation. She had a difficult time adjusting to married life and often [...]
Q: I must be feeling desperate to go online and ask this question, but here goes. I actually had to leave my house tonight to get away. My 18-year-old daughter seems to run our lives. She is disrespectful and refuses to abide by any rules. This has actually been going on for a few years [...]
Q: I’m at my wits’ end. My 18-year old son just got his grades today from his 2nd semester at Community College. He got 2 F’s and 2 Withdrawals. I had no idea this was happening. I asked every day how classes were going, whether he had any homework tonight, any papers, was studying for [...]
Q: I have an issue with my husband’s dependence and unmotivated attitude. Here’s my situation: We’ve been married for 6 years now and have two little boys. My husband’s mother has been giving us financial support since the moment we got married until today, but the support is not enough to raise a family, so [...]
Q: My husband has outbursts of intense anger over stupid, little things, and I don’t understand why. I never know just what is going to set him off! He calls me a stupid idiot in front of our children. He yelled and screamed at me because he saw me putting a spoonful of baked beans [...]
Q: I was a teenage mom and an emotional wreck living with a highly physically and emotionally abusive, alcoholic husband. There were two children in the home. My behavior was also abusive at times. I rarely did anything physical to the youngest child. It was mostly yelling and pounding on pots and pans. I did [...]
