The following questions are related to ‘Sexuality’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have been in love with a man for the past 5 years, and we are going to get married next month. But there is one problem we have. He does not like the way I dress when I dress up. He is always saying things like I should not show my skin like [...]
Q: I’m 41 years old and have been struggling for several years with an obsession about my girlfriend’s past sexual relationships. We’ve been together for over 6 years, and I would say it is an otherwise excellent relationship. She is good to me, I enjoy being with her, and we share similar values and viewpoints [...]
Q: I am a 36-year-old married man. I have a problem that I want to get rid of: I often find that unwittingly my gaze goes toward men’s pants. I think this is because I have a complex that my penis is small in size. Please suggest to me how this can be cured.
A: First [...]
Q: I’m a 23-year-old male, and I’ve been suffering from something that sounds very much like HOCD (Homosexual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder).
I have had troubling thoughts ever since a “porn incident” when I was 17: I accidentally saw a gay porn picture and became intensely aroused by it. Following that episode, I had escalating fear and rumination [...]
Q: I’m a 22-year-old male. I have been dating my girlfriend for over a year. I am very happy and completely in love with her. However, I have a problem where I still talk to other girls online. Sometimes, it’s just innocent flirting. But sometimes it’s inappropriate. I would never actually act upon some of [...]
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