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

Q: Four years ago, our 24-year-old daughter left the faith she was raised in and has been somewhat distanced from the family since that time. Recently, after an emotional exchange between her, myself and her sister, she sent an interesting text message. Basically, it said: “Not everyone who goes to church is good. There is [...]

Q: I’m a 14-year-old girl, and I think need some help.
I live with my mom, who is a house wife, and my dad, who owns a bakery. They don’t sleep together, but we live in one house. I have three brothers and one sister. My sister and one brother have their own families, but [...]

Q: I just read the question and answer about a mother enmeshed man. I was interested in your response here because I have been dating a man for almost 15 months that also lives with his mother. He has been divorced for almost three years. His mother is in fairly good health and does not [...]

Q: I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for about four years now. When we first started dating, he was fun and exciting and we did so much stuff together. I do love him a lot, to the fullest extent you possibly can care about someone. I have just noticed over the past [...]

Q: How would you define the parameters of a healthy support group? For example, many so-called support groups have leaders with a certain agenda that may or may not be shared by the members. If questioned, egos and emotion get in the way of being supportive. I have seen it happen to every group from [...]