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: I have a 17-year old brother (the only son in family) who doesn’t act like a 17-year old teenager. He behaves more like a child of half his age. Our father passed away 5 years ago and our mother doesn’t pay enough attention to his problems. All of us, the other siblings, are staying [...]
Q: I’m 16 years old, and I live in Canada. I am starting to think that my mother, who is 35, has a mental illness. She doesn’t have an education, she is illiterate, and she had dropped out of school in the 2nd grade. Also, her mother has identical capabilities. She is capable of yelling [...]
Q: I and other family members honestly think that my mother is insane. I also think that my stepdad is the same way. My brother has already received psychiatric help for his anger issues. He’s had them almost his whole life. I thought he was improving, until my mom got worse and started driving me [...]
Q: My youngest daughter, 14 years old has a boyfriend (also 14) who I am worried about. This sweet boy asked my daughter to Homecoming in October. Instantly he was madly in love with her. We laughed about it in private because it was so unusual to see such a young boy so infatuated. My [...]
Q: Emotionally I have left my husband. I even went and stayed with my sister. But I felt too guilty and afraid, so I went back. That was 2 years ago. I still am emotionally unattached to him. We do not have sex, nor do I want to with him. We are cordial to each [...]
Q: I have a family history of mental abuse from my dad’s side of the family, and overall dysfunction (alcoholism, schizophrenia, manic depression) from both sides. My father was always a bully to me, my sister, and my mom. I am the youngest at 27. I have a very limited contact with my dad, but [...]
Q: My mom has had depression, with psychotic symptoms for 11 years or so. She becomes delusional and thinks that our relatives are doing things to her that lead her to start thinking constantly. She seems to only confide in me about her thoughts but only on my persistent questioning of what kind of thoughts [...]
