The following questions are related to ‘Divorce’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have a situation in which I am uncertain what my responsibility might be.
I am presently separated and struggling through a divorce from a sociopathic man not formally diagnosed but whom I firmly believe is a sociopath. He is without empathy and without a conscience. His main drive is to out-game whoever he targets. [...]
Q: I am from India. I have a friend who has been married for 10 years. She has one child nearly 3 years old. Her family runs a business, and they are well-to-do people.
The problem is that my friend’s husband mentally abuses her. He will use coarse language when talking to her; and despite the [...]
Q: I think I have a severe issue with procrastination. I have a habit of not completing or sticking with tasks or holding down jobs.
Basically, I was a very good student when I as young. But after my parents divorced I stopped bothering with school. My mum actually suffers with me. She always believed me [...]
Q: My wife and I dated for about a year and a half before we got married. After we got married, things changed. Within 4 months, we separated. If you ask her, I was too jealous and insecure. If you ask me, I didn’t like her spending time with her guy friends who were single [...]
Q: In August 2004, my wife of then 31 years filed for divorce. A month before our court date, she withdrew her petition. Just after she filed, she was hostile, angry, cocky, and arrogant. But after I met and started dating another woman, she became much more friendly and cooperative. While she never suggested reconciling, [...]
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