‘Maturity’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

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 [...]

Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. When we first got together, I had just left a relationship so abusive I had to place a restraining order on my ex. I know I should have taken time to heal and not jumped into a relationship with my current boyfriend so quickly [...]

Q: My husband was recently diagnosed with sexual anorexic addiction. His unusual sexual interests were not disclosed all at once but rather information dribbled out slowly. I have learned that a major part of his addiction involves using porn. Recently it came out that he was into “barely legal teen” porn. It has become obvious [...]