Q: I am 35 years old. My mother is an alcoholic who only drinks at night. She was always loving and caring to me and my sisters, but would become a horrible person at night. I remember her saying awful things to us and her trying to make us hug her. I also remember her [...]
‘Siblings’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist
The following questions are related to ‘Siblings’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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I Grew Up With an Alcoholic Mother — Now I’ll be a Mother Soon
Have I Scarred My Little Brother for Life?
Q: I’m a 21-year-old male. I just want to talk to you about something I did when I was younger. I experimented with my young brother when I was I kid/teen. Until last year, I thought it was only experimenting, but after seeing an Oprah show about molesters, I started to see it differently…and after [...]
My Brother is Insane and I’m Scared for My Mum
A Metamorphosis That’s Breaking My Heart
Q: My sister was diagnosed six weeks ago with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (a rapidly progressing degenerative brain disease). She is my only sibling and I am having such a difficult time dealing with all of this. My parents are in their mid-70s and it breaks my heart to see them go through this loss, as it [...]
I’m the Last One Left at Home With My Abusive Mother
Q: I am 18 years old. I live alone with my mother in a large, four-bedroom house just minutes away from siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. About six years ago we moved from California to Oregon. I honestly cannot tell you the reason for this; my only assumption is that my sister got knocked up [...]
I Feel Inferior and Don’t Like How I Look
Q: I know it is wrong to put feelings before actions, but that’s what I’m doing. I’m selfish. I am a spoiled child. I’m fully sponsored by my parents to pursue my studies at university, yet here I am, after three years of success in college…throwing all their hopes and dreams away. I really want [...]
