Anger Management Articles

Husband is Abusive, Dislikes Signs of Affection

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, February 1st, 2013
For the last twelve years my husband has refused to kiss at all. He has always said he thinks kissing, breasts, etc. are disgusting. He is physically, emotionally and verbally abusive to me. Initially I thought he was just shy and inexperienced, when we first ...

Can’t Solve Disagreements Between Mom and Sister

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, January 31st, 2013
My mother and sister are in deep conflict currently, and have been for a little while. We are still young teenagers and I think my sister has reached that point in young life that I can't really explain(socially related). My sister feels she is being ...

[Video] Minor Events Causing Major Panic Attacks

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Saturday, January 26th, 2013
When something mildly bad or inconvenient happens, I have some sort of panic attack.  I've only been this way for about 5 years now, and I had no traumatic experience to trigger it.  The latest example: this morning I lost my bus pass and had ...

Am I a Sociopath?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, January 25th, 2013
I'm 16 and I just wanted to know what's wrong with me. I get really irritated at small issues. People seem to be dumb and inferior to me. I don't have emotions for people. I don't cry or feel bad for someone in pain. I ...

[Video] My Boyfriend Is Becoming Abusive

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 yrs and 4months. Dated for 1 yrs before we moved in together. In the beginning we had issues but we worked through them and things have been really great. But as of a few months ago ...

Mother-in-Law Wants Us to Provide Care

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
In May my mother-in-law had a stroke. She has been in a hospital or nursing home since the stroke. She has many serious health issues but she thinks that my husband and I should bring her home and care for her here. ...

Stealing, Bullying, Lying

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, December 31st, 2012
The past 2 months have not gone the way I thought my senior year would go at all, At the beginning of my senior year, on of my friends I had not seen in a about 4 months died of a failed liver. The following ...

Boyfriend Can’t Cope with My Past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, December 30th, 2012
I have currently been dating my boyfriend for a little less than a year. My boyfriend has several issues he is trying to work through and I want to know what can I or we do to help him overcome these issues. 1. I have had ...

Troublesome Child

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, December 27th, 2012
Hello, I have several phobias, and am slight OCD, Bi-Polar. My husband is loving but a militant parent. We try to parent as a single force, but my two kids know he's stricter. My son who is 7, and rebellious since 3, continues to ...

Wife Competes with Ex

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, December 21st, 2012
My new wife (10 months) is extremely jealous of my ex girlfriend of 4.5 years. This goes back to the fact that my wife and I met while I was still with my ex girlfriend and I stayed with my girlfriend. About a ...

Sociopath?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, December 13th, 2012
I was subjected to repeated abuse and trauma from age 2 until about 5. I've had several other traumatic experiences both physical and mental since then. In school I never fit in with others (fighting, manipulation, terrorize) finding them to be mindless robots that have ...

Controlling Husband

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, December 6th, 2012
My husband is upset with me because I am wanting to spend time with friends. I have been invited to a surprise birthday party in which I did ask him to go. When he proceeded to say NO I then stated, ok I will go ...