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

Q: My husband is so sweet and loving but has some severe issues with paranoia. He was raped by his teenage brother for a year when he was 5; the abuse involved bullying, lying and demands of secrets and constant threats. Even worse, when my husband was in his 20s he actually worked in the [...]

Q: I am being stalked on the internet by a loser. I own a turn base game site with a forum, and kicked this loser out of it for attacking other players verbally and being verbally abusive and threatening to me after I repeatedly warned him to stop. He then joined a site group at [...]

Q: I know it is common for people not to get on with their Mother-in-Law, but I believe mine to be a spiteful, hate-filled, manipulative, evil bully of a woman, but to my wife, she makes out to be a victim, with the world against her and my wife is so under the thumb, that [...]

Q: How do I respond to a sister who has a different view of our parents, and our adulthood interactions with each other? We are 4 sisters, and I feel we are far too old to be squabbling about the past. She is the eldest of us and insists that we see it all her [...]

Q: What steps does a counsellor use in getting to the bottom of a child being bullied? How do you go about getting the child to open up to you?

A: Counsellors first establish a relationship that includes support, understanding, and above all — safety. Children who are being bullied are not only frightened of the [...]