‘Workplace’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I am 32 years old and a single mother. I am from a very strict southern religious family. I’m from New Orleans, LA, and after Hurricane Katrina I took the opportunity to move to Philadelphia to attend graduate school. In Philadelphia, I lived without my daughter (who is now age 9) because my parents [...]

Q: A very bad situation exists at my job. There is a serial bully there who has two accomplices, and they rule the department I work in by manipulation, intimidation, harassment, and deceit. Confronting any one of them inevitably brings retribution from the other two. Management does nothing about these folks, and this inaction only [...]

Q: I’m 20 years old and for several years I’ve been asking myself the same question. I dropped out of high school just 3 credits away from graduating. I live with my sister and her husband, and I recently lost my job, which caused me to fall back on all my part of the bills, [...]

Q: A little over a year ago, because of my job I relocated from another state with my husband and two children. We found a great place to live, or so we thought. Our neighbors noticed that it was hard for my husband to find work, so one of them suggested their place of employment [...]

Q: How do I know if my stress is becoming a serious problem? I grew up in a very stressful home environment where all I remember is yelling and arguments between my mom and my step-dad. I am now 27 years old, and for the past 10+ years I have been on and off of [...]