‘Abuse and Trauma’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: I am a 16-year-old girl and I have a brother who is 13. He’s becoming really aggressive these days. He’s always shouting at me and my mother and shows a lot of anger and beats on me. He also does whatever he wants and hangs out with older boys. My father left the house [...]

Q: I have a friend whose father was a deadbeat and an alcoholic who abandoned his family. In the father’s absence his older brother took over. This brother beat him and his sisters. I think he was also molested by this older brother.
My friend’s older brother sounds almost criminally insane. He shows no remorse. He [...]

Q: First, a bit of background… I have been a quiet and shy person all of my life. I would act like a clown a lot but was socially uncomfortable. We also moved a lot, and I had to transition from old neighborhood friends to non-existent new ones. I also heard friends and others say [...]

Q: I’m 21 years old and I’m from the Philippines. For a variety of reasons that I will later explain, I still live with my parents. The problem is that I have a big issue with my mother, who is really abusive.
I used to be a battered child, both verbally and physically, and even now [...]

Q: I’ve recently had a flood of repressed memories gush forth about my abusive childhood. I now realize after a lot of research that both my parents are most likely sociopaths. My father was sexually, emotionally and physically abusive toward me. My mother married several times during my childhood, and I’ve been sexually abused [...]