The following questions are related to ‘Social Skills’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: After a five-year marriage and a string of de facto relationships, I’ve decided I’m not marriage material. I’ve actually been explicitly told so — more than once! I’m simply not cut out for it, at least not in the sense of “happily ever after” stories. It is not the challenge of cohabiting with another, [...]
Q: When a sociopath tells a lie, do they know it’s a lie or do they believe the lie? A: A Sociopath, also known as an Antisocial Personality Disorder, is a member of a diagnostic group known as ‘Personality Disorders’ (see my introduction to personality disorders on this website). Without question, an Antisocial Personality is [...]
Q: I have been trying to read up about autism because one of my exes asked me if I’d ever been tested for it. I’m not entirely sure what to write here, but some of the things that I do make me see why she asked. I have a somewhat difficult time in social situations, [...]
Q: Please help me. I am so confused I honestly don’t know what to do. I am 18 years old and a freshman in college. I was made fun of a lot throughout my school years. Because of this, I find I am very shy and tend to be quiet. One of my friends and [...]
Q: How would you define the parameters of a healthy support group? For example, many so-called support groups have leaders with a certain agenda that may or may not be shared by the members. If questioned, egos and emotion get in the way of being supportive. I have seen it happen to every group from [...]
Q: I’ve been in a relationship with a 58-year-old man for two years now. He still has his teddy bears from his childhood, and they all have names. He talks to them, and he makes them answer back. He says it’s them talking. He brings them on our trips and outings…treats them like children. I [...]
Q: I want to confide with you about a strange phenomenon concerning my wife. We have been married for about 24 years and have 5 kids (aged 15 to 23), three of whom live at home. Both of us work. I am an engineer, and she is a nurse. About 10 days ago, my wife [...]
