Roots of Jealousy and Mistrust
I’m 63 year old male. I was abused physically and emotionally from a very young age by my father. He often whipped me with a thin pigskin belt as hard as he could while he screamed at me. When I
Category: Parenting & Children
Back to the Ask the Therapist homepage or ask a question now.
Am I Depressed?
From a teen in the U.S.: I’ve been feeling what I believe to be depressed lately. The feeling I get isn’t new or anything just it’s been a reoccurring issue. I have issues with my mother where I find myself
How Should I Tell People if I Think I Might Have Depression?
If I’ve been fake for a long time, how should I tell people if I think i might have depression? So, pretty much I show a lot of signs of depression and have taken a bunch of online quizzes that
My Mother Acts Like a Child and Treats Me Like One
When I was really, really, young, I used to think I had the best mother in the world because she was really funny and kind, although she was quite strict on me about my studies. However, as I grew older
Whether or Not/How to Reestablish Relationship with Children After Parental Alienation
After being denied contact with my 2 children for the past 8 years, I had all my parental rights, I recently found my now 21 yr old daughter on Instagram. Upon receiving a reply from her..I found out that her
Lost in Life
Hi there, small summary of my life: I graduated college at 22 and that’s when my mom got really sick. While I wanted to be there for her, I was also ready to start my own life. Unfortunately she decided
I Hate My Stepdaughter
From the U.S.: I’m 20. I just got married but i hate my husbands daughter (4 years old). She is very spoiled and has a horrible attitude. She has extreme tantrums, doesnt listen, everytime we ask her to do something
Boyfriend Sleeping in Same Bed with His 5-Year-Old Daughter and No Room for Me
My boyfriend sleeps in the same bed as his 5 year old daughter. He puts her in her bed every night (after an hour battle) but every single night she gets up and comes into his bed. When i sleep
How Do I Begin to Get Over My Child’s Father While He’s Still in the Picture?
I’m 25 weeks pregnant with my first child, his second, and I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing. Before I got pregnant we were into alcohol and weed and clubs and we lived the fast paced city lifestyle.
I Struggle with My Weakness of Failing at Being a Perfect Daughter
My dad treats me like utter trash. It has gotten to the point that I can’t be around them without feeling a panic attack coming on or feeling like I don’t belong. My dad just doesn’t care about me he
Where Do I Start to Get Help?
After 4 years of suffering from depression I am finally at the point where it’s affecting my motivation and ability to work too much, and I need to be on antidepressants. However, I have kept this from my parents all
Is This Child Abuse?
From a young man in the U.S.: Is convincing a child that every man her mother is with is her father considered mental abuse also the original father is alienated from child A: It may be. I don’t have enough