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What would a psychologist say? There’s an easy way to find out: just ask! Get feedback directly from a Clinical Psychologist on issues ranging from relationships to depression and anxiety, trauma, and a whole bunch more. Please note that replies are provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Recovering From Dissociative Identity Disorder

By Dr Misty Hook, PhD |

Q: Can you ever recover from DID by yourself? Why are there so few people who even know what it is? We don’t have a therapist right now and there’s no one within at least four hours of where we live who specializes in dissociation stuff. If we’re keeping ourselves relatively stable, then does it [...]

My Wife Runs Away When Another Woman is Around

By Dr Misty Hook, PhD |

Q: My wife has difficulty being around men who have a girlfriend or wife. For example, we ran into some old friends at the store whom I hadn’t seen in a year or so. I turned to introduce them to my wife and she was running out the door. My dad and his wife of [...]

I Am Suicidal and Therapy is Not Working

By Dr Shailagh Clarke, PhD |

Q: I am 56 years old with a diagnosis of borderline personality with severe MDD. I have attempted suicide 12 times since 2005. It seems like I have a 90% or higher chance of being successful considering the number of attempts and the fact that I am chronically suicidal. I live alone, have nothing to [...]

I Can’t Do Anything

By Dr Shailagh Clarke, PhD |

Q: Well, I have a lot of troubles. I feel overwhelmed; somehow I think that solving a part will start solving everything else. I know they are not a big deal but I feel so frustrated. I just finalized my career, I have a so-so job, and I am waiting for a bigger one. I [...]

How Can I Get Happy Again?

By Dr Misty Hook, PhD |

Q: I’ve never felt so sad and lonely. I want to be the happy, outgoing and optimistic person I used to be. It’s been two years since I felt like that. It all began when I started hanging out with this depressed girl and everyone I knew started coming to me for advice. It’s been [...]

Hyperfocus: ADHD?

By Dr Susan Berel, PhD |

Q: I feel like I have no control when I get involved in an interesting or fun task. For example, I play video games for hours, feeling unable to leave the computer. I may work twelve hours at a time developing computer software and feel unable to stop reading if a book is really interesting. [...]

Coming Out of the Closet

By Dr Jennifer Taub, PhD |

Q: I’m a 22-year-old gay man living in California, but originally from the Midwest. I grew up completely closeted in a very religious Baptist household where homosexuality was considered one of the worst things possible. Only recently did I accept myself and break free. I’ve been ‘out’ for only about a year and I still [...]

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