Dr Elizabeth Chamberlain, PhD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: How do I convince my wife to see a psychologist or psychiatrist? She has very low self-esteem. She cannot accept a compliment or make even simple decisions, and she is extremely sensitive. For example, if I do not call her from work to say “hi” a few times a day, she says she feels […]
Q: I have a question regarding stress and embarrassment. For a long time, I’ve had a difficult time talking to people like adults, or even my classmates, and the reason is this. If I am talking to someone like a teacher, and they began to yell at me for not having finished an assignment, or […]
Q: Is there a diagnosed condition or a simple psychological term for a person’s absolute inability to deal with their friend having a friendship with someone they do not like? A: Nothing about friendships or other interpersonal relationships is usually simple, and neither is finding a way to identify or label reasons why we sometimes […]
Q: I am a married male aged 47 years, and I have two kids ages 14 and 9. My wife is a teacher aged 40. I used to walk a distance of 2km in the morning to reach my office. While walking, I saw a girl who looked to be approximately 20-25 years old working […]
Q: I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for four years. We moved in together after approximately four months and have been living together ever since. He said he was ready to start a family, we began trying a few months later, and I became pregnant immediately. When I was 27 weeks pregnant, […]
I have been unsuccessful in getting a relationship, especially a long-term one, started. I had one girlfriend four years ago who was with me for almost a year, then she broke up with me. Ever since, I have been unable to find anyone who would be willing to stay for more than a month. It’s […]
Q: My thought process seems to be much, much slower than everybody else’s. As a result, I crave time alone — lots of it. If I don’t get it, I seem to get backed up and can’t think straight, and become more forgetful and cranky. My happiest time is when the children and hubs leave […]
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