The following questions are related to ‘Siblings’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: My husband is so sweet and loving but has some severe issues with paranoia. He was raped by his teenage brother for a year when he was 5; the abuse involved bullying, lying and demands of secrets and constant threats. Even worse, when my husband was in his 20s he actually worked in the […]
Q: My niece is 17 and is having serious troubles with her mom (my sister). She is trying to be an adult and get adult questions answered but her mom always say “I know” or “I’m working on it”. My sister will often dodge the question or get mad. For example, my niece has been […]
Q: I have a question about my 3-year-old son. He is a very defiant, temperamental, aggressive toddler. He has been throwing tantrums for 1 1/2 years, and they haven’t improved. The last two weeks, he’s thrown between 2-3 tantrums per day; for each one, I put him in his room, give him a few minutes […]
Q: Why do therapists always ask how old my brother was when he sexually abused me? Over the years I’ve seen several therapists and they always ask that. What difference does it make? (So the answer is, I was 7 and he was 14.) A: This is a common question that is asked for several […]
Q: I’m writing in response to the person who asked you for advice regarding their abusive father. I am in the same position, although I am still accepting that I have an abusive parent (this is my Mother). I have decided to detach from the family because of my Mother, but I am still in […]
Q: I am a 34-year-old woman who just got married for the first time a few months ago. I met this guy I work with seven years ago. We have lived together and finally just got married. We just went and did it. No family or anything. We’ve now been married 2 months. His ex-wife […]
Q: I am an Asian female student, poor background, uneducated parents. I know my parents love me and want nothing but the best for me…but I can’t help resenting them for the way they raised me…mostly isolated (fear of bad influences from other people). I’d always been a good student, straight A’s throughout school…but I […]
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