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

Q: A very bad situation exists at my job. There is a serial bully there who has two accomplices, and they rule the department I work in by manipulation, intimidation, harassment, and deceit. Confronting any one of them inevitably brings retribution from the other two. Management does nothing about these folks, and this inaction only [...]

Q: I am madly in love with a girl and have been for a year now. But we have a few problems that involve our relationships, especially her attitude toward relationships with other guys in her circle of friends.
My girlfriend says that other people are simply more important to her than they are to [...]

Q: I am a 30 year-old female and have a female friend the same age. A little over a year ago she confided to me that she was having feelings for me of a romantic nature. She said she was troubled about having these feelings and has never felt this way about any other woman. [...]

Q: Our 26-year-old daughter hasn’t spoken to us in approximately 3 years. This is mostly because she became involved with a man who has a felony record because of drugs. We tried to warn her about this man’s character to no avail. She eventually moved out to be with him and now won’t even acknowledge [...]

Q: How do I break up with a person who is too “needy”?
I have enjoyed the company of a man and was physically attracted to him as well, but my desire for him has waned considerably. It seems like his life story has changed. At first he seemed honorable, but now his behavior suggests a [...]