Q: I have rarely been able to defend myself verbally. As I approach 64 years of age I find it even more difficult to find the words I need, even when the words are quite ordinary. It’s not that I have a poor memory (I score 99+ percentile in memory), nor poor vocabulary (I score [...]
Dr Alisa Robinson, PhD’s Replies at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist
Dr Alisa Robinson, PhD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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At a Loss For Words
Online Relationships and Coping with Depression and Loneliness
Paranoia and Fear of Being Alone Rising to the Surface at Night
Q: For about two and a half years now I have been having some weird depression episodes. I haven’t found a disorder that has these specific symptoms, which is why I think it is weird. It doesn’t happen every day, and it usually only happens at night when I’m alone. The usual symptoms include: irrational [...]
Disorganized Thoughts: Difficulty Coping with Schizoaffective Disorder
Q: I have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depressive Type, and my hallucinations have been significantly reduced purely through psychotherapy (no meds). However, my thoughts and speech are still very much disorganized. Being a student, this becomes an issue not only in class (I cope by recording lectures), but more so in group assignments. [...]
