‘Boundaries’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 19

Q: My fiancé has recently confessed to sexually explicit conversations with several females who are co-workers or “friends” from church. We are in the process of working through this which has included discontinuing contact with the above mentioned women. We are both very affectionate people who love to hug our friends, however given the circumstances [...]

Q: My 16-year-old does not care about school and gets in arguments with teachers and school staff. He has a job and does not mind working 30-40 hours a week, but will not study. His GPA is 2.05 and sinking towards a level that will not get him to college. I tried to cut his [...]

Q: Is my friend a narcissist? I have a friend who is good looking and intelligent. She is entertaining and popular. However I have noticed some things about her. She likes to be surrounded by people who think highly of her. She attaches a lot of importance to success, intelligence or appearance when looking for [...]

Q: I have recently started visiting a clinical psychologist. When I greeted him, he let me know politely that we could not shake hands as he is not allowed to touch patients in his profession. I had never heard this before. I arrived at this therapist not via recommendation, so I am a little worried.

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