The following questions are related to ‘Social Skills’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I am a single, reasonably successful young male professional who has turned to internet dating due to a distaste for the usual means of meeting potential partners, and due to scheduling constraints. I recently was in a somewhat brief (5 weeks, 10 dates), yet intense dating relationship that involved increasing amounts of sexual activity […]
Q: My husband and I have been together 27 years and married for four years. Our first son was born one month after we married and our second was born two and a half years later. My husband and I argue often, and I am concerned it is affecting our three-year-old. I was raised with […]
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 […]
Q: My boyfriend blames everything on me. We have been together for a year. I love him very much, but he is so hard on me. Every time there’s an issue, he blames me or manipulates it to make it my fault. For example, he wanted to order something online and, since I owed him […]
Q: I think my mom prefers my little sister over me. I am 15 and she is 13. This mostly has to do with grades and school, because this is where my mom and I clash a lot. First off, our personalities are completely different. I am relaxed, calm, and happy; I just go with […]
Q: I have a 7-year-old granddaughter whom I love with all my heart. I spend time with her playing and doing things that she enjoys. I attend all of the special events in her life — soccer games, dance recitals, and cheerleading competitions — and I’m a big part of her life. Most of the […]
Q: I am a 45-year-old divorced mother of three. I am self-employed and am moderately successful. I have been diagnosed with PTSD, although I was originally diagnosed as Bipolar I. I have been in and out of therapy for 20 years in an effort to resolve my adult issues that resulted from childhood trauma. Over […]
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