The following questions are related to ‘Boundaries’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I have been married for almost 20 years to my high school sweetheart. We dated for seven years before we married at the ages of 25 and 26. We have two sons, 10 and 12, whom we both love immensely. We truly love each other, but we seem to be going in different directions […]
Q: I work in a small office both figuratively and literally. One of my subordinates is personality disordered and I’d like to know the best way to deal with her. All of a sudden she stopped speaking to almost anyone. She comes into the office without greeting, and continues that way the entire day. When […]
Q: This is basically what I go through every day: either no appetite, or suddenly I’m extremely hungry. I just eat the same thing every day from the same stall, and if the stall is closed, I’m lost and I just end up not bothering to eat at all. I can’t sleep well more than […]
Q: For so long I have felt there is something wrong with me for thinking this way, but I can’t avoid my feelings any longer. I have been in a committed relationship with a man for the last 3 years. During the first year of our relationship, I realized he was very much into pornography. […]
Q: I worked with my boss for four years. He had a very caring attitude towards me. I always had respect for him, and felt obliged towards him. We spent almost 10 hours a day with each other, which naturally led to a lot of affection for each other. But I never thought of getting […]
Q: My boyfriend’s mom enables him, and acts like she is his girlfriend. Here are some examples. My boyfriend has been suffering with addiction, yet his mom gives him money and takes him to places where he can get drugs. She also goes into the bathroom to use the toilet while he showers. She told […]
Q: I am a first-time mom and I love it, but I don’t trust anybody with my newborn — not even family members. Lately, my boyfriend’s father, who is sort of a hippie, and doesn’t believe in medicine, started telling us not to use medicines. This is stressing me out, because I know doctors are […]
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