‘Maturity’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: I’m a freshman, and there’s just so much depression surrounding me. You see, my best friend used to cut her wrists, and I fear she’s reverted back to old habits. She refuses to talk to me about it, and I get that it might be a tough subject, but she shuts me out completely. [...]

Q: After a five-year marriage and a string of de facto relationships, I’ve decided I’m not marriage material. I’ve actually been explicitly told so — more than once! I’m simply not cut out for it, at least not in the sense of “happily ever after” stories. It is not the challenge of cohabiting with another, [...]

Q: I’m a 19-year-old girl, and I often find myself attracted to people who are in positions of authority — like teachers or bosses, often older men around the age of 30. Is there something wrong with me? What is the psychology behind this?

A: The psychology behind “attraction” has produced thousands of articles and books [...]

Q: I’ve been in a relationship with a 58-year-old man for two years now. He still has his teddy bears from his childhood, and they all have names. He talks to them, and he makes them answer back. He says it’s them talking. He brings them on our trips and outings…treats them like children.
I don’t [...]

Q: I am in a very serious relationship and engaged. It it is very difficult for me to just walk away from the relationship. The problem is that my fiancé looks at and uses porn at least once a day. This is happening despite the fact that I am willing to have sex with him [...]