‘Stockholm Syndrome’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

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 [...]

Q: I am a 26-year-old woman finishing a masters degree. Even though I am 26 years old, I have only a part-time job and receive a lot of financial help from my father. My problem is that he is my problem. He’s an extremely type-A, controlling, manipulative man. He always looked at me with this [...]

Q: The more I read about cluster “B” personality disorders, the more I realize I dated a cluster “B” personality disorder. She is in total denial and will try to justify and/or completely reason out the why of what act or lie she did or said with more lies, distortions and/or excuses. For me, far [...]

Q: I’m a 24-year-old woman, and I can’t seem to get rid of my toxic father. My parents divorced when I was a-year-old. I did not see my father until I was maybe eight years old. I was so excited to finally have a father in my life that I did everything in my power [...]