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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.

What Defines an Alcohol Problem?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am a 39-year-old male who is confused as to what determines an alcoholic. I’ve taken a few of the tests available online, answering the questions as honestly as I can, and have been delivered a variety of conclusions. In a nutshell, I consider myself a social drinker, however, I have a brother who [...]

Don’t Know Who I Am…

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I’m a 47-year-old woman, and yet, I feel like I don’t know who I am. My question is this: Where does one begin when they have no clue as to what they want or where they belong? A: All of us have identifiers — age, marital status, employment, nationality, etc. We also define who [...]

Help for Son Trapped in Relationship

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Help — My 30-year-old son married a woman with four children (all boys) about 4 and a half years ago. A month after their marriage, she became pregnant and they had a son — thus today there are five children, ages 11-10-9-8 and 3. She was very sweet at first but that all changed. [...]

Help for My Boyfriend Who is Bipolar?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Hello. My boyfriend is bipolar. He refuses any clinical help because he feels that the medications make him worse when he goes off his euphoric high from the medicines. He just had a depressed state today when he called me and was crying hysterically. He was upset about all the wrong things that he [...]

Depression and Medications

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Hi, firstly let me just say how brilliant it is that you provide this facility and how informative your website is — thank you. My question: Last year I was diagnosed with major depression and given fluoxetine. Initially 20mg, then 40mg and after 3 months 60mg — the reason for the increase was the [...]

I Still Find it Tough on Mothers’ Day

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q. I am a 60-year-old male. My mother passed away when I was about 9 years old. I am married and have two grown daughters. I still have a tough time around Mothers’ Day. I would like to know what type of syndrome this may fall into so I may do some research for support [...]

Was it Child Molestation?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q. When I was about 3 years old, I was at a family friend’s house with my mom. Their 14-year-old son took me downstairs to his room to play. He then proceeded to take his penis out of his pants and stroke it. He looked over at me and told me it was a lollipop [...]

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