Ask the Psychologist, Page 318

What would a psychologist say? There's an easy way to find out: just ask! Get feedback directly from a Clinical Psychologist on issues ranging from relationships to depression and anxiety, trauma, and a whole bunch more. Please note that replies are provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Daughter Trapped in Relationship with a Loser

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 17 September 2007

Q: My 27-year old daughter, who is a double lung transplant recipient, has been in a two-year relationship with someone whom my husband and I consider a “loser.” He is 18 years her senior, divorced, unemployed, hooked on pain medication, oral methadone, soma, and medicinal marijuana. He’s convinced her that his I.Q. is “off the [...]

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Trust Issues in a Marriage

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 17 September 2007

Q: There is a trust issue I have with my husband because he lied to me on more than one occasion. We had decided that when I am feeling insecure or unsure of his truthfulness I would ask him directly about what I was feeling uncomfortable or doubtful about and we would discuss the issue [...]

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Violent Dogs Increasing Her Stress

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 17 September 2007

Q: I feel as if I am on the edge of part of my sanity. In the past 6 months these things have happened to me or around me:
May: My mother had cancer surgery and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
May: The day I returned from trip to visit mom in hospital, I had to have my [...]

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Verbally Abusive Husband Wants a Divorce

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 14 September 2007

Q: My husband drinks a lot and is verbally abusive. He has now decided after 6 and three quarters years of marriage that he wants a divorce and doesn’t want any contact with me, my grown children from another marriage, and not even our grandchildren (there are three 4-year-olds and one 6 month old). He [...]

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Parent Preoccupied with Daughter’s Eating

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 13 September 2007

Q: I am the mother of a 17-year-old girl, the last child left at home. I recognize that I have a problem trying to control her eating patterns. She is a little bit overweight. On the surface I would say “I only have her best interests at heart” but inside I know it’s fear that [...]

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