The following questions are related to ‘Self-esteem’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I desperately need some advice. I have been with my partner for 11 years; when things are going great, they are fantastic. However, he has a bad anger problem (which he is aware of) as well as intimacy issues, but he won’t do anything about these. I think he may have ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’. [...]
Q: I’m 22 years old. I have had a problem with blushing, sweating and being uncomfortable in a variety of social situations, which started as long ago as I can remember. I like being around people but I often feel insecure. I get nervous around strangers and family alike. I have attempted several different solutions [...]
Q: I am a 20-year-old woman and I’ve been known to cry excessively in many different situations, both major or minor problems, daily. Many situations in my life have ranged from relationship problems, to family issues, to personal low self-esteem issues. The problem is, my uncontrollable crying. I cry immediately without truly understanding the problem [...]
Q: I’ve recently been promoted into a new position, but instead of being able to enjoy my recent success, I’m eternally feeling like a I’m going to be found out as a fraud…that I didn’t really deserve the promotion. This time, like many times in the past, I went into the position knowing I’d have [...]
Q: I have recently come out of a year long relationship, where the split was amicable and mostly down to work circumstances altering dramatically. We met on a job and were able to spend 24/7 together, and then when this changed it was too big a transition to maintain. In addition to this, I felt [...]
Q: I am and have been married to a verbally abusive husband for 25 years. (I am referring to the clinical definition of verbal abuse as described by Patricia Evans in her book Verbal Abuse.) Mainly, I feel our relationship is and has been toxic to me. I have a deep faith in God and [...]
Q: My mother fits this description perfectly: “All personality disorders have core personalities of selfishness, insensitivity to others, narcissism, a refusal to accept personal responsibility for their behavior, and a sense of entitlement that allows them to abuse others when their selfish demands are not immediately met.” She can be a very sweet person, especially [...]
