‘Guilt’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I am suffering from a problem I will call a “bad habit.” Whenever I go to a shopping mall, I try to steal something. I have actually stolen some things. I know this is wrong, but I cannot seem to control myself. It’s a real problem, and I don’t like it. So please tell [...]

Q: I have been been dealing with high levels of anxiety and multiple irrational thoughts surrounding a recent act of infidelity on my part. Although I am engaged to be married, about a month ago I had a physical encounter with another woman. I have been having a very difficult time coping with my mistake [...]

Q: I raised my children as a single mom. I did the best I could, but I’m sure I made a lot of mistakes. I feel I have made up for those mistakes in the past several years. I am always there for my children.
My daughter is now 30 years old with two kids. She [...]

Q: All my life my mother has been abusive to me both physically and emotionally. When my father was away in the military, she once stripped me naked and left me out in the cold while I screamed outside the door which she locked. I was humiliated and freezing. Neighbors saw and heard me but [...]

Q: I’ve recently had a flood of repressed memories gush forth about my abusive childhood. I now realize after a lot of research that both my parents are most likely sociopaths. My father was sexually, emotionally and physically abusive toward me. My mother married several times during my childhood, and I’ve been sexually abused [...]