The following questions are related to ‘Boundaries’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: People seem to like me but they don’t like my twin brother. I’ve tried giving him tips, but he just won’t listen. Also I am pretty well behaved for my age, but my brother is just basically “a goody two shoes”. This means that he never wants to go out to parties or to […]
Q: I recently met a therapist on a dating website. I noticed that he was editing information about himself, and he very quickly suggested that we meet in person. When we did, we initially had very social conversation before he suggested I try therapy with him. I let this person know that this was not […]
Q: My husband has a female friend. At first, I did not have a problem with their friendship. Now I feel like maybe I misjudged it. Sometimes she calls him 10 times a day, and texts him as many as 20 times a day! I never worried about them cheating and do not have a […]
Q: Over the past few years my 24-year-old sister-in-law has had legal problems due to her alcohol and drug use. She was physically violent with her partner after becoming intoxicated, she was recently caught driving under the influence, and she was expelled from college due to possession of marijuana. She has solicited support from my […]
Q: I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for over two years. He has two children with his ex-wife, whom he has been divorced from for seven years. His ex-wife constantly sends him verbally abusive texts, letters, and voicemail telling him what a loser he is, that he is an awful father, that […]
Q: I’ve been in a relationship with a man for over two years. He’s 52, never married and has no kids. I’m divorced once and have one grown child. Recently, I’ve noticed that he has started hiding his cell phone. We’ve never had any issues about this before — it’s just something I’ve noticed. Also, […]
Q: How can I stop my grandmother’s and mother’s negative personalities from passing on to me? My grandmother always was on my mother’s case. She can say nothing positive, she’s always criticizing her, and she does it to me as well. My mother does it to me too; they are awful. My grandmother raised me, […]
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