The following questions are related to ‘Abuse and Trauma’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for a year, and we are generally a very happy and affectionate couple. He is a great guy and I am crazy about him. I really see future potential in this relationship and am hoping it will last. However, I am at a loss as to what […]
Q: I would be really be interested in your assessment of my father’s personality. He is long-dead now. But he caused total havoc in the lives of my brother, sister, mother and myself while he lived with us. A few years ago, I thought I discovered what the problem may have been. But I also […]
Q: I am a 24-year-old woman, and I have been with my boyfriend for over two years. I love him dearly, and we share the same goals and values. For the most part, I would consider our relationship healthy, but his family is becoming an increasing concern for me. I have spent the past few […]
Q: My husband’s fantasies involve my “giving” our daughter (whom we have not yet conceived) to him sexually. He says he’s always dreamed of having a family where everyone loves each other with “no boundaries,” and that he’s always wanted a wife who loved him enough to offer their daughter to him. Let me say […]
Q: I have only recently realized that my elderly father has a covert-aggressive personality. I spent so many years hating myself and feeling that others didn’t like me, including family members. It’s been a really hard realization to come to. I’ve always thought I had the “Leave it to Beaver” life, yet I was never […]
Q: I am a 22-year-old Caucasian male, and my girlfriend is 19 and of Indian descent. Although we’ve been together five and a half years, she cheated on me last year with a close friend of her family, and I am torn. My girlfriend has been very unstable mentally the last two years because her […]
Q: Thank you so much for your website, which has been a huge help. I’m desperate and in need of guidance. I am 23 years old and grew up in a broken home. As a child I was physically and emotionally abused on a regular basis by my father. I suspect that I may have […]
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