‘Stockholm Syndrome’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: I have a 30-year old daughter who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychotic features. She is a single gay parent. My granddaughter is 10 years old. I’m very concerned about the wellbeing of my granddaughter now and going forward.
For 15+ years, my daughter has had mental and drug problems. She is not [...]

Q: I have been concerned about my Mum’s mental health for years now. In the past I came to the conclusion that she had depression, as she was always so negative, never affectionate, angry and critical. But she was always able to put on an act for other people and could appear to be very [...]

Q: My brother and his new wife have been living alone in my house for over a year. They have been paying rent which amounts to a third of the cost of my mortgage. I felt it was a way I could help them out while they are finishing law school. I have been asking [...]

Q: How can I help my daughter recover from the effects of a year long emotionally abusive affair? She is a bright, intelligent, attractive 24-year-old girl, studying at university. Yet the affair has left her deeply depressed, and convinced that she cannot go on without this man, who has caused nothing but total misery. Things [...]

Q: Our daughter was recently diagnosed and hospitalized for a diagnosis of Schizophrenia. We have very little first-hand knowlegde as our son-in-law has distanced our relationship. We recently heard that she attempted suicide and it was very nearly successful. Our dauhter is 33 and has two young boys. She is educated. She resides in a [...]