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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.

Can A Friend Become Ticklish Again?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My question is: can someone that isn’t ticklish become ticklish again? I know it’s how your nerves work and your senses, but what if a person ignores pain? Pain and tickling is the same thing basically, so if he ignores pain he isn’t ticklish. But is it possible to make him ticklish? When he [...]

Daughter Trapped in Relationship with a Loser

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My 27-year old daughter, who is a double lung transplant recipient, has been in a two-year relationship with someone whom my husband and I consider a “loser.” He is 18 years her senior, divorced, unemployed, hooked on pain medication, oral methadone, soma, and medicinal marijuana. He’s convinced her that his I.Q. is “off the [...]

Trust Issues in a Marriage

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: There is a trust issue I have with my husband because he lied to me on more than one occasion. We had decided that when I am feeling insecure or unsure of his truthfulness I would ask him directly about what I was feeling uncomfortable or doubtful about and we would discuss the issue [...]

Violent Dogs Increasing Her Stress

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I feel as if I am on the edge of part of my sanity. In the past 6 months these things have happened to me or around me: May: My mother had cancer surgery and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. May: The day I returned from trip to visit mom in hospital, I had to [...]

Verbally Abusive Husband Wants a Divorce

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My husband drinks a lot and is verbally abusive. He has now decided after 6 and three quarters years of marriage that he wants a divorce and doesn’t want any contact with me, my grown children from another marriage, and not even our grandchildren (there are three 4-year-olds and one 6 month old). He [...]

Parent Preoccupied with Daughter’s Eating

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am the mother of a 17-year-old girl, the last child left at home. I recognize that I have a problem trying to control her eating patterns. She is a little bit overweight. On the surface I would say “I only have her best interests at heart” but inside I know it’s fear that [...]

Narcissism and Successful People

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Hi, Thanks for taking my questions. I was curious about personality disorders (PD) and have a query. It seems PDs have a personality which is dyfunctional to themselves and others, and this personality should have developed by adolescence. We know that people with Narcissistic personalities exist in medical and science fields. How come these [...]

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