‘Maturity’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

Q: I just started dating a younger man. I’m 39 and very successful. He’s 23 and is quite mature for his age. We’ve been dating for 3 weeks, and things are going great. We’re both very attracted to one another. Here’s the question: What are the chances a relationship like this, with a 15+ age-year [...]

Q: I’m the mother of a 16-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with “traits of BPD” (Borderline Personality Disorder). My daughter was once a very smart, outgoing, intelligent girl. I worked very hard teaching and nurturing her, helping her build self-confidence and exposing her to as many things in life as I could. She was [...]

Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. I can’t say we haven’t had our bad days, but we’ve always found a way to resolve any problems in our relationship. I’m writing because we broke up a few days ago and because of that I just can’t get back to normal life. [...]

Q: My boyfriend and I chatted online for a full year before we started dating. He knew that I had a daughter from a prior relationship and seemed okay with it. Now a month into dating, he says he has a hard time accepting my daughter. He also hates my ex and can’t even stand [...]

Q: I have come to believe that I suffer from some kind of disorder. I’ve thought it might be Asperger’s Disorder or perhaps Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
I recently saw the film The Assassination of Richard Nixon, with Sean Penn. The film is about an unlucky, divorced man who gets obsessed with how rotten society is and [...]