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 am the eldest daughter in a family of four siblings. I have a brother who is 56 and two sisters, one 52 and the other 47. My two sisters have been fighting with each other their entire lives. The youngest claims the older sister was cruel to her when they were growing up [...]
Q: Last week my boyfriend told me he’s concerned I might have Bipolar Disorder. My sister has been voicing the same concern for awhile. I do suffer from severe mood swings. They’re awful. One minute I’m so happy I almost want to pinch someone, or hug them as hard as I can. But within a [...]
Q: I have a friend whose father was a deadbeat and an alcoholic who abandoned his family. In the father’s absence his older brother took over. This brother beat him and his sisters. I think he was also molested by this older brother. My friend’s older brother sounds almost criminally insane. He shows no remorse. [...]
Q: I have a sister who just recently moved into my house because she is broke. My family and I had not seen her in 3 years until she sent us an email saying that she wanted a “private” life and to be left alone. I believe she is suffering from some sort of delusional [...]
Q: I am a 24-year-old female and have two brothers, both in their 30s and 4 years apart. They don’t talk to each other, and both seem unable to recognize the tremendous jealousy and animosity that’s been between them for some time. Ever since the younger brother married his wife, there’s been even more animosity [...]
Q: I’m 21 years old, and I’m in desperate need of some advice. My younger sister, who is 15, told me that the other day my Dad was “a little bit drunk” and tried to kiss her and that he touched her back underneath her shirt. I was stunned and disappointed, because I can’t believe [...]
Q: I have a brother who recently revealed that once he started to hang around on his own he met two people, which became his ‘best’ friends. For a year or more he was in the belief that they existed, and he would talk to them and listen to their advice. He says they actually [...]
