The following questions are related to ‘School and Studies’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: My mother has liked to control everything I’ve ever done since I started high school, and I was OK with this because she was paying for it. Now I’m in college, and she doesn’t pay for anything (it comes from me), yet she still tries to control me. Ever since I started going out [...]
Q: I am a teenager, and I have a small crush on a teacher at my school. This teacher is probably about 25 years my senior. Actually, I’ve never had this man as a teacher for any of my classes. I haven’t even spoken to him for that matter. I guess you could call it [...]
Q: I am a 38-year-old woman finding it hard to move ahead in my life.
I spent my 20s studying, traveling and started a career that I really enjoyed. I had some good relationships but always ended them because at that time I didn’t want to settle down. I also suffered from severe depression which took [...]
Q: I’ve been a bit confused lately and am seeking some clarification. I’m 17 years old and have a 19-year-old boyfriend. Recently, I’ve heard some things about mental/emotional abuse and started wondering if my relationship sounds emotionally abusive.
We started dating about a year and a half ago, and it was all good for the first [...]
Q: I make up people and various scenes and “play them out” in my head. It’s like having a soap opera in my mind. I usually do this while listening to music and pacing. I have done this since I was a child. I don’t hear voices or anything like that. I just visualize people [...]
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