‘Bereavement’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: My father has always behaved oddly, but it seems to be getting worse as he gets older. He frequently calls me to tell me things he’s going to do or has done that I would consider being reckless or possibly harmful to himself. It seems to me that he tries to emotionally manipulate me [...]

Q: My husband and I are very good friends with a couple and their kids. My husband practically ‘raised’ the son for 2 years, while the family was recovering from a very bad accident. He spent many hours a day there, and developed a very good relationship with them. We went out as a couple [...]

Q: In 2005 my husband and I returned to the UK to look after my elderly father. In 2007 we returned to Oz (Australia) to look after my husband’s mother, but she passed away and we returned to the UK, unable to find work in Australia. I just couldn’t settle. I found my hubby a [...]

Q: I am grieving the loss of my dog whom I put down about 2 months ago. I cannot live without an animal in my life. A dog is too much for my husband to care for while I work, and I’m thinking of adopting a cat. My question is why am I so in [...]

Q: I am a 40-year-old woman, and I had a relationship with a man for 6 years. We loved each other. He had a wife and child. Yesterday he died, and I’m so sad and I don’t know what can I do? Today I’m in another country and so far from my love.

A: Your sadness [...]