The following questions are related to ‘Boundaries’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have been married almost 22 years and have 3 children. I really think I need to leave my husband, but I don’t know how. He’s a functional alcoholic. He goes to work to work everyday but is intoxicated by the time he arrives home. He is not physically abusive. But he does thing [...]
Q: We have a very difficult problem. My mom has both her adult children living at home. I am 26, have a community college education, and have worked in a factory since 1999. I stay at home to help my mother, primarily for fear that my younger brother — who suffered a brain injury and [...]
Q: My husband seems to have a special friendship with one particular female co-worker. When I step away, they wind up together. They always make long eye contact when they separate from each other. This person also treats me coldly and will not speak to my husband if I am standing with him.
Most of my [...]
Q: I’ve always had a mother who is controlling and a perfectionist. But now that I am 31 years old, I see much of her behavior as unacceptable attempts to control me.
I own my own home, but after splitting up with my spouse I had my father co-sign a new loan with me. The property [...]
Q: I am a 21-year-old female, and I have a 19-year-old boyfriend. We have been together a little over 7 months. We are also in a long-distance relationship at the moment until he can get his financial situation sorted out and come to be with me.
I love my boyfriend, but I have noticed some things [...]
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