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: I was widowed after 43 years in mid-2007. Since this time I have found that I am bored, likely depressed, and feeling rather useless. My norm before this time was accomplishing things, and being busy. I find that my motivation level is almost nil and that my desire to keep things up is really [...]
Q: I find flaws with people, and once this happens I do not like being around them, and they irritate me. I am not sure I like people that much. I do not get it, though — because I have a lot of friends and am an extrovert. Why is it that once I find [...]
Q: I have a friend, who I really want to believe, but I am a little unsure. About two years ago, she was sexually assaulted at knife point. She was forced to perform a sexual act. In January of this year, a man whom she had recently dated but was in the process of breaking [...]
Q: I am a 28-year-old male with a successful career and plenty of relationship experience, but I have recently become plagued by thoughts about my girlfriend that I realize are juvenile and wrong. I learned too much information about a previous sexual relationship she had with some guy who “didn’t mean much” to her. She [...]
Q: I am a male in my early 20s, and get risperidone for Schizophrenia. Because of this medication, my psychiatrist has sometimes ordered me to have a blood test and EKG. The worst thing isn’t the blood test, but the EKG. For some unexplained reason, I feel it is a kind of sexual abuse when [...]
Q: I’m a 19-year-old girl, and I often find myself attracted to people who are in positions of authority — like teachers or bosses, often older men around the age of 30. Is there something wrong with me? What is the psychology behind this? A: The psychology behind “attraction” has produced thousands of articles and [...]
Q: I have a question please. If a close friend is not getting along with her husband and she is dating another guy behind her husband’s back — but she keeps on insisting he is a friend — is this considered cheating? Thank you for your reply. A: Yes! She’s a married individual who is [...]
