‘Siblings’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 4

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

I Have an Extremely Controlling Sister-in-Law

Last updated 3rd October 2008

Q: I have an extremely controlling sister-in-law, and now my brother does not seem to want to know me. I think this is because after 9 years I have finally put a boundary around what is and is not acceptable, such as my sister-in-law turning up on my doorstep expecting tea and sympathy whenever she [...]

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Brother with Bipolar Disorder is Assaulting My Parents

Last updated 1st October 2008

Q: My question is about my 34-year-old brother. Since the age of 3, he has dealt with being type 1 diabetic. Just recently, in the past few years he has been diagnosed with having epilepsy, and he is bipolar. It has been very difficult for my Father and Mother considering for years they have been [...]

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Brother Goes from College Student to Severely Withdrawn

Last updated 23rd September 2008

Q: I desperately need advice on what the next step is to take for my youngest brother. This all began with his lying about graduating from college, were he was 2 classes shy. He lived with my parents for a year with no job and isolated himself in his room.
He ended up stealing money [...]

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My Son Hates My Daughter…Or is This Something Else?

Last updated 18th September 2008

Q: My son is 33 and my daughter is 31. About once every three months my son calls her and leaves horrible, vulgar messages on her cell phone. He calls her names and tells her how much he hates her. Then he calls me and says he has hated her since the day she came [...]

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Can Using a Webcam Cause Distress in a 30-month Old?

Last updated 11th September 2008

Q: My 2 1/2-year-old son has three half-siblings (8, 11 and 13) who live out of state. His siblings’ mother is pressuring us into setting up a webcam so that his siblings can “see him”. While this may make the three older half-siblings feel better about missing their half-brother, might it cause distress for the [...]

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