‘Social Skills’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

Q: I have found your website is to be unique source of wisdom on the blight of manipulative people. But there is a potential manipulator’s “defense” that has had me confused for some time.
In any relationship, particularly a partnership, if one party does something the other finds completely unacceptable (overstepping their personal boundaries or violating [...]

Q: I am a 22-year-old heterosexual male. I am also a virgin. I have never kissed, held hands (in a romantic way), or been in a relationship with a woman. This is not by choice. I have gone through all my schooling (high school and university) without coming close to entering a romantic relationship with [...]

Q: After searching the web for hours and finding only one blog on the topic, I am writing for help about an issue that obviously has been understudied.
My husband and I are very social. He is somewhat more reserved, whereas I am very outgoing. We have been involved in many volunteer organizations, belong to a [...]

Q: I was reading up on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) because my mother thinks I might have it. I don’t think I have ADD, but I did come across something that caught my attention and described me to an extent. The issue I stumbled across is called “hyperfocus.” I am able to focus very intently [...]

Q: I really need some advice before I end up making the wrong choice, so please help!
I think that I’m still in love with my ex-boyfriend. We had some issues but nothing that big. Still, I met someone else while I was with my old boyfriend and after a while I moved in with [...]