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 am a 22 year-old student from New York. I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend of the same age for almost two years. He is a very loving, caring and self-less partner. When I met him, he was still finishing up his High School diploma in an adult school, and had [...]
Q: My boyfriend is thirteen years younger than I. I moved with my job out west and he followed me. He moved into my apartment with the understanding that if he did not sell enough business to support himself in his freelance work he would get a full time job. It has been a year [...]
Q: I am a 39-year-old woman with a 2 and a half-year-old daughter. My mother has been depressed all of her life. I remember asking her to do something, see somebody etc. since I was 10-12 years old. She is now turning 66. She has always had very low self-esteem and is a very sensitive [...]
Q: My brother has cheated on his wife numerous times, with numerous women including coworkers, strangers, one night stands, etc. He seems to enjoy sharing these stories with me, likely because he wants to brag about it, and he thinks I won’t spill the beans. What he doesn’t realize is that I pray he gets [...]
Q: I am in therapy with a psychologist through e-therapy. I recently learned in my second session that he and I were together in the same dating chat room. He disclosed a lot of personal information to me and vice versa. What should I do? A: I would recommend finding another therapist. You didn’t mention [...]
Q: I would be grateful if you could answer a question that has been puzzling me for some time. Almost without exception, with every person I know that suffered abuse in childhood, when they talk to their parents about it as adults, their parents deny it ever took place. Why? In the case of my [...]
Q: My 69-year-old dad is acting out more than usual, starting end of 2007. He was always our provider until health reasons forced him to slow down years ago. He has never found a hobby since business was his hobby. He’s been slowly exhibiting reckless and self destructive behavior. He’s been drinking, combining his medication [...]
