The following questions are related to ‘Alcohol’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: Since my dad passed away of alcoholic cardiomyopathy and subsequent heart failure a year and a half ago, my grandmother has chosen to blame everyone in our family except herself. She says that we all “stressed him out” referring to the constant turmoil in our family caused by his alcoholism. I have tried to […]
Q: I am a 14-year-old girl. My mom drinks alcohol, and she acts differently when she does. My dad says she’s an alcoholic and they are getting divorced. I get negative messages from each of them about the other one. I call my mom an alcoholic when she drinks. We’ve got into fights before. She […]
Q: My mother has been an alcoholic for 20 years or so, and she’s been an abuser of prescription medication for about 10 years. She’s in various stages of recovery for these addictions. I believe she does not drink any longer, but I have my suspicions regarding her medication regimen. Since she’s on such a […]
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for close to two years and it has been a wonderful time but he has depression and he drinks almost every night — maybe five to seven beers when I’m around. He acknowledged he has a drinking problem and that the depression does play a role. He is […]
Q: I am an eighteen-year-old female. I fear that I have psychological issues and have had them since the age of fifteen but I am afraid to open up or seek help. My questions are: whether or not I should seek help and if so, how to go about it. I currently have major issues […]
Q: I am 35 years old. My mother is an alcoholic who only drinks at night. She was always loving and caring to me and my sisters, but would become a horrible person at night. I remember her saying awful things to us and her trying to make us hug her. I also remember her […]
Q: I’m 19 years old; I was 18 when this happened. I had just broken up with my first love, whom I was with for over a year, so I was completely vulnerable and didn’t want to be alone. I met a guy right away and started dating him. About a month later, we were […]
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