Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My question is regarding having no memory of certain things that I have said or done in my past. First of all, it has nothing to do with any ongoing alcohol or drug use. When I’m with friends they’ll ask if I remember this or that happening and at times I have absolutely no [...]
Q: I want to get my best point across to you in hopes that it will help with the best progress toward recovery. First let me start with I’m 23 and have been though a lot in my short life, too much to recall on paper but let me give you a short overview. At [...]
Q: How long can I expect Sertraline withdrawal symptoms to last? A: Withdrawal syndromes are typically related to the length of time on the medication and the strength of the dosage. Sertraline 25 mg (Zoloft) is a very low dose and shouldn’t have much in the way of significant withdrawal symptoms. The most common withdrawal [...]
Q: I have divorced my husband after 25 years of marriage. My ex-husband fits all the criteria of a psychopath. My son (20) is very attached to the country house we lived in and decided to stay there with his father. From brief conversations with my ex-husband I sense that emotional abuse continues. My son [...]
Q: I am in my early thirties, married, with a 1-year-old daughter. I feel I was raised in a family where the mother and the father always blamed each other for things. I thought that by being married myself, I would get out of their cycle of blame. Not. A simple incident a couple of [...]
Q: Is it normal for an adult to play “doctor” with a child? The woman (grandmother type/self-appointed “Nana”) likes to take two little girls to play at her home on a regular basis (maybe once or twice a month). Nana plays doctor with them each time they go. When the younger girl was asked how [...]
Q: So lately I’ve been really paranoid over a demon. I’ve had dreams where my body has been taken over and the demon has told me that it controls my body now. I’m married and I’m scared to sleep alone. I think that something is going to come through the door or grab me when [...]
