“I’ve been with my partner for 6 years and I love him. For the past 2 years he has been abusing alcohol and for 3 years he hasn’t worked. I feel like I am left to do all the housework while also working my job. He plays Xbox, drinks and occasionally tells me stuff...
“I feel like I am always either keeping my mouth shut or not saying what I think just to keep the peace. With strangers it is easy for me to say what I think but not with family or my companion. I have a history of being an enabler.” Pat Thank you for your question...
There are a few theories of the stages of human development, but I have found Erik H. Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development one of the most helpful. He along with his wife Joan Erikson developed a model of psychosocial development. This included the eight...
Is it normal to hear a voice in your head? I hear a voice in my head that doesn’t sound like my voice. I can have a conversation with the voice and the voice replies. Sometimes I hear another voice and I think it is female. I am not sure and that voice is mean. I...
I had a great Ask a Psychologist question from Skyler regarding communicating with customers during COVID-19. After this question I started to look at the research around COVID-19 and mental health. There are multiple considerations for mental health with COVID-19...
