The following questions are related to ‘Responsibility’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have a situation in which I am uncertain what my responsibility might be.
I am presently separated and struggling through a divorce from a sociopathic man not formally diagnosed but whom I firmly believe is a sociopath. He is without empathy and without a conscience. His main drive is to out-game whoever he targets. [...]
Q: I am 23 years old and have been having some trouble. I realized about a year ago that my childhood was an abusive one. My father physically and verbally abused my brothers and me and is a pathological liar. He was abusive to my mother too, although I don’t recall it ever getting physical [...]
Q: I found this site when I was looking up information on blame and victim roles as well as on manipulation — because I have been very good at that in my life and have hurt a lot of people, including myself as a result. I now understand the things I did and the unhealthy [...]
Q: My next door neighbors have been driving us crazy with their horrendously irresponsible behavior. Here are some things they’ve done which are actually just the tip of the iceberg:
They’ve been cruel to animals by locking a young dog in a kitchen day after day with perpetual whining until its distress caused it to attempt [...]
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years. He has a 5-year-old son from a previous relationship.
My boyfriend has extreme anger issues. He also has zero patience. He can go from 0-60 in seconds over nothing. He is not physical with his anger, but he yells and curses a lot. It [...]
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