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

Q: I am the oldest girl out of four children, two boys and two girls. We are all very close in age (31, 30, 29, 27). My father is a manipulative, abusive, and controlling but “functioning” alcoholic. He has always held a job, but he is incredibly lazy at home and very old fashioned about [...]

Q: I have been with my boyfriend now for just over a year. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs in our relationship, but I really do care for him. During the summer, I went on holiday with a friend, leaving the relationship on slightly rocky grounds. When I came back, my boyfriend confessed [...]

Q: I am in desperate need of some professional advice. I have been dating my boyfriend for a year. We have had many arguments. He has made me suffer many times. He is 30 years old. His parents divorced when he was 18, and his brother has looked after him since the the divorce.
Would like [...]

Q: After high school, my son got an Associate’s Degree at a community college but never did anything with it. He’s now 32, and I have been trying to motivate him to find a better job or career so that he can support himself and become independent. Instead, he has been living in the “rental” [...]

Q: I really need some advice before I end up making the wrong choice, so please help!
I think that I’m still in love with my ex-boyfriend. We had some issues but nothing that big. Still, I met someone else while I was with my old boyfriend and after a while I moved in with [...]