The following questions are related to ‘Boundaries’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: My mother-in-law is becoming more and more of a problem; her comments are destructive and stressful for my wife and children. I have not been successful in trying to get her to stop behaving this way and furthermore, my wife’s family won’t help me in my efforts. Much of this is the result of […]
Q: An ex-friend I knew in high school came to my father’s funeral. She wanted to hang out with me once in college and called me, but I didn’t return her call. She was also upset that I didn’t “friend” her on Facebook. Our history together is that she would be nice to me when […]
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 […]
Q: I am a 30-year-old woman, who has been in a wonderful relationship for three years. I recently found out that my ex-boyfriend (we dated for six years and have been apart for almost four) has been dating someone for about a year and they are serious. I am finding myself having feelings of jealousy […]
Q: I’m having a problem, and I’m really suffering from it. I have this idea all the time that I’m going to lose my mom any minute. She isn’t sick, so I don’t know why I’m feeling like that. I know very well that if she passed away I wouldn’t survive this disaster. I love […]
Q: I don’t know what to do! I am the only child of an overbearing and manipulative mother. I often wonder if she hates me. She is constantly belittling me in front of others. We have never had a good relationship. It has gotten so much worse now that I have kids. She watches them […]
Q: I am a divorced man with a 16-year-old son. A few years ago he was having issues at his mom’s house and we (his mom, step-dad and I) agreed that a group home would be best. My son was in a group home for about five months. While he was in there, he received […]
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