The following questions are related to ‘Siblings’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My sister is 18, soon to be 19, and has had a problem with wetting the bed her whole life. She also likes to make up stories and cuts herself. Excuses for her behaviors are always blamed on voices inside her head and they will get mad if she talks about them. We have [...]
Q: I have a problem and am very unhappy about my past when I was a younger/little kid. It involves my cousin and I being sexual with each other. My parents said it’s normal for kids to experiment with each other, even siblings. I don’t think it’s normal, and they think it’s normal. I think [...]
Q: Several of my brothers and sisters, including myself, feel our mother (89 years old) is suffering from severe undue influence…perhaps even Stockholm Syndrome…at the hands of our oldest sibling, a sister who is 68. This feeling has been around for many years although it has gotten stronger since our oldest sibling (female and single, [...]
Q: My sister just turned 40 and has a problem with her temper. If people in our family (our siblings, her children, her husband, our parents, etc.) stand up for ourselves she blows up. A normal blow-up usually consists of her yelling and storming out or hanging up the phone. She is immature and is [...]
Q: I have four beautiful grandchildren, a girl and a boy from each of our children. Their ages: 6 months, two five years old, and one 7 years old. They have been coming to our home since they were all born and usually all together except for the youngest. We have been having them overnight [...]
Q: I’m a 22-year-old male and I have had a number of dreams about seeing my sister naked. We never have sex in the dreams but I do hold her and caress her body. What could this mean? A: What could this mean? Not much, actually. We tend to dream about seven dreams per night [...]
Q: I’m seeking advice about a relationship that I’m in. My girlfriend and I share an apartment, and both work in small-retail, so we can’t afford to see a psychologist in the area. It’s that in combination with the fact that I don’t feel comfortable asking her to see a psychologist just yet. We’re both [...]
