The following questions are related to ‘Aggression’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: Another cheer mom and her daughter are spreading lies about myself and my own cheerleader daughter. My daughter had been friends with this other daughter, but the other girl was quite a jealous person and was quite mean to my own daughter. As a result, my daughter couldn’t continue the friendship. The mom is [...]
Q: My daughter aged just 18 is in what appears to be a dangerously controlling relationship! She has known this boy who is 19 since she was 15. He had another girlfriend and chased my daughter until she became his girlfriend. He dumped this other girlfriend. I was not happy but my daughter kept this [...]
Q: What suggestions would you have for me? I need to translate the detachment points from your article on ‘The Loser’ to my situation. I’ve been married for 30 years to a passive-aggressive manipulative loser who has suicidal tendencies and is attention-seeking, watching every facial feature while he talks, gauging reactions.
When I started working 2 [...]
Q: My husband occasionally has an angry outbursts where he screams and jumps up and down, like he is throwing a big hissy fit. Usually, I have been here and not reacted to it. There have been times when it happens when I have just run to the store and the children get the brunt [...]
Q: How do you cope with bullying bosses (I have 4 bosses) when they own the company and you are the only employee?
I need some coping skills in the meantime before I find a new job. I feel anxious every morning, and it’s like I am fearing that they will physically attack me (even [...]
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