The following questions are related to ‘Anger’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years. He has a 5-year-old son from a previous relationship.
My boyfriend has extreme anger issues. He also has zero patience. He can go from 0-60 in seconds over nothing. He is not physical with his anger, but he yells and curses a lot. It [...]
Q: I am a young stay at home mom, and my husband works at a very high pressure job. As we have a young baby, there are times when we both are tired and stressed out and so we do have fights, which I suppose is normal. We get over them fairly quickly.
However, when my [...]
Q: The 37-year-old daughter of some friends of mine was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder a year ago. She was given this diagnosis following an episode of prolonged, severely abusive behavior toward her parents and some physical destruction of their home. The episode was set off by a recent break-up with a boyfriend, and most of [...]
Q: I’ve been a bit confused lately and am seeking some clarification. I’m 17 years old and have a 19-year-old boyfriend. Recently, I’ve heard some things about mental/emotional abuse and started wondering if my relationship sounds emotionally abusive.
We started dating about a year and a half ago, and it was all good for the first [...]
Q: My dad and 15-year-old brother argue all the time. My dad lost his job two years ago. He also had to go on insulin and then on anti-depressants, which he is still on. My parents have had some problems, but they get through them like most couples do.
My dad hasn’t been working and is [...]
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