‘Relationships’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 146

The following questions are related to ‘Relationships’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.

Just Married and His Ex Wants Us to Take His Three Children

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 6 December 2007

Q: I am a 34-year-old woman who just got married for the first time a few months ago. I met this guy I work with seven years ago. We have lived together and finally just got married. We just went and did it. No family or anything. We’ve now been married 2 months. His ex-wife [...]

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Fourteen and Having Trouble with Friends

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 6 December 2007

Q: I’m a 14-year-old girl and really I’m just stuck in the past. I can’t get over the fact that me and my old best friend are not friends anymore and now I’m so shy I never talk to anyone I used to talk to all the time. It’s like when I look at myself [...]

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Brother Has Stockholm Syndrome in his Marriage

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 4 December 2007

Q: I am more than ever convinced that my brother is Stockholmed from his narcissist wife of 20+ years. He is not the person I used to know at all. She is a narcissist for certain, very evil and destructive…she isolates him, manipulates him, has caused his financial ruin, and keeps the children away from [...]

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Parents Oppose Romance Due to Age Difference

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 4 December 2007

Q: I’ve known a girl now for 2 years. We started dating when she was 17, and her parents found out about it and they separated us for 3 months. Now she’s 18 and she is allowed to see me, but they often tell her that she needs to end this relationship and they know [...]

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How Can I Help My Sister’s Daughter?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 3 December 2007

Q: My sister’s 11 yr old daughter is a tomboy and has been so ever since I can remember. She has a very low self esteem and although I’ve never seen her with any friends, she talks about playing soccer with boys at her school. She refuses to wear any girls’ clothing and cuts her [...]

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