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: I’m from Bangladesh, female, 25 years old, unmarried. I live with my parents. We have a healthy environment in our family and always have. I was brought up with my other 4 siblings, 3 of whom are married now. Recently, I think I’m getting depressed, but I couldn’t find why and don’t know how [...]
Q: My brother was dating a girl for about a year whom we all liked. At the one year mark, when it wasn’t certain where their relationship was going, or if he was being deployed to Iraq — he ended up being discharged and not going — she announced she was pregnant. My family immediately [...]
Q: I have been married for 5 years and have a 2-year-old child. I have a very happy married life otherwise. I come from a much protected family where I have an older brother and parents taking care of me all the time, especially emotionally. My family is also very expressive and outspoken, although it’s [...]
Q: I am 18 and live in Jersey City, New Jersey. Every day when I come home from school, from hanging out with friends, or whatever event I do, I am welcomed back by the stares of my father who always yells at me for having horrible friends who “supposedly” give me bad habits, for [...]
Q: After attending religious pre-marital classes with our local pastor for 13 weeks, he asked a question he had asked us many times over the months, “Had we set a date”? My wife looked at me and said “What about next week”? and what started out as a simple ceremony became more and more involved. [...]
Q: My father has always had an anger problem. He can be very angry at times. He will use inappropriate words and swear constantly. He usually refers to us, his kids, as pieces of sh** or ***holes, things like that. I am very confused with his behavior. I don’t know what to do. He feels [...]
Q: One week, I went over to visit my fiancé at his mom’s place in Los Angeles to go apartment hunting. As soon as I arrived I greeted his mom right away and she wasn’t wearing anything but a white T-shirt that barely covered her rear. She greeted me and offered me to sit down [...]
