The following questions are related to ‘Self Awareness’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I have an unusual kind of addiction. Not only is it a problem that the addiction is to pornography, but to make things worse, my passion is for transsexual pornography. I am a happily married 39-year-old male, have a child, and have always been straight. At different periods in the past, when I was [...]
Q: I have known and been good friends with my boyfriend for 5 years, and we have been dating exclusively for almost 10 months. We recently broke up for a time but have gotten back together. My parents and family got involved in the situation leading to the breakup. Things were blown way out of [...]
Q: I have read some of your posts on the covert-aggressive personality and wonder if I might be one. I am in my mid-twenties now but have had various personality issues most of my life. Some of the aspects of my personality that I know are a problem include: Having a poisoned tongue I know [...]
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. When we first got together, I had just left a relationship so abusive I had to place a restraining order on my ex. I know I should have taken time to heal and not jumped into a relationship with my current boyfriend so quickly [...]
Q: I have heard that there are two types of egos, the spiritual ego and the psychological ego that Freud talked about. I’m looking for some insight into what the difference is. I’ve been doing some reading, and from what I’ve learned it seems that the regular ego wants things — anything — whether it’s [...]
Q: I love my sister very much but I think she is a control freak. She is married and has two grown daughters. Both children have college degrees. One daughter is 33, has been married twice, and has a child but does not care for the child, does not work, and lives with my sister [...]
Q: I have suffered from depression in the past, but I believe the depression is just one symptom of a bigger issue. Are there any disorders associated with being unable/unwilling to know who you are or what you want at all? I think I’ve been paralyzed in my life for a long time because of [...]
