The following questions are related to ‘Abuse and Trauma’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I have a boyfriend who is always asking me about my personal life, but I always start crying because I went through some bad experiences when I was a teenager (e.g., parents’ divorce, having to live alone when I was 16, fear of my father’s return, and similar things). I am 26 now, but […]
Q: My boyfriend blames everything on me. We have been together for a year. I love him very much, but he is so hard on me. Every time there’s an issue, he blames me or manipulates it to make it my fault. For example, he wanted to order something online and, since I owed him […]
Q: I’m a 17-year-old girl. Ten months ago, my family and I were held captive in our own house. It was the most terrifying and scary night of our lives. We’ve been robbed a few times before, but never with us inside. We were there for four hours with two guys inside our home, moving […]
Q: I’m having a problem with my 9-year-old daughter’s former friend, who is phone stalking her. The problem didn’t originate with the friend, but with her mother, who has mental health issues. At first, I didn’t see any reason to not allow the friendship, however, on one visit the mother began telling me things that […]
Q: I have been diagnosed with social anxiety and major depression, and I’ve done everything positive to fight this, but I feel it’s related to my childhood. I don’t want to get into details, but I believe I was 3-5 years old when I saw my sister pleasuring herself on the floor (rubbing her genitals […]
Q: I am a 25-year-old woman who was 8 years old when I was molested, and 13 years old when I was raped. The rape was never reported. Since then I have been through some counseling, but lately I’ve been having crazy ups and downs. Some days I am fine, and then out of nowhere […]
Q: I’ve just read your article about controlling girlfriends and boyfriends. Reading “The Loser” characteristics, I was able to attribute 11 out of 20 of them to my fiancée. However, she only focuses those characteristics on me. I’ve never ever seen her target them at anyone else. In fact, I’ve never met one person who […]
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