‘Stockholm Syndrome’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: First of all, I’d like you to know that I have always been a student of psychology and have immense faith in counselling and therapy. I don’t find it embarrassing to ask for help because not all of us are equally equipped to tackle life and its challenges. Some people may see this as [...]

Q: My father abuses my mother and has for a long time. The problem is that she doesn’t want to see it. Every summer since I was 12 my father would get mad because of insignificant things, kick us out of the house, and then start berating my mother. His abuse is mostly verbal and [...]

Q: I read with much interest your article on the Stockholm Syndrome. I was married to a controlling and manipulative man for 17 years, during the last 7 of which he was openly cheating on me with his present wife. The divorce didn’t stop his interference and control in my life. His intrusiveness, either directly [...]

Q: Once someone who tends to see everyone as a sweet and loving persons gets completely enmeshed in an emotionally abusive relationship with a “covert-aggressive” Prince Charming, is there anything a family member can do to intervene or rescue the victim even though she might not think she is a victim?
We rescued our daughter two [...]

Q: When I was in college, I was in an emotionally abusive relationship with an alcoholic for about a year (the Stockholm Syndrome symptoms you described rang disturbingly true). I am now 26 and feel I have moved on for the most part — I am a successful graduate student, and I believe I have [...]