The following questions are related to ‘Anhedonia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I came out of a severe depression about two years ago. But for about a year after the depression, I still felt emotionally numb. I noticed that situations which would have typically evoked some emotion in me (both positive and negative) just didn’t evoke anything at all. I felt numb. It was very strange [...]
Q: A friend was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) years ago. The psychiatrist treating her prescribed Zoloft. After that, she got very hyperactive, couldn’t eat or sleep, and lost TONS of weight in a short time. She also TALKED a mile a minute. She had to come off the Zoloft because her symptoms were [...]
Q: These past few months have been hard on me and have left me feeling alienated from my peers at school. The pressure of doing well at school is overwhelming. As a result, I’ve retreated to my own little world and have started to ignore everybody around me. I have even lost interest in things [...]
Q: I think I have a severe issue with procrastination. I have a habit of not completing or sticking with tasks or holding down jobs. Basically, I was a very good student when I as young. But after my parents divorced I stopped bothering with school. My mum actually suffers with me. She always believed [...]
Q: I have a couple of questions concerning job related burn-out and emotional detachment. My wife recently completed an extremely demanding project that lasted 3-1/2 years. This project kept her away from home for several weeks at a time, particularly over the last year. For the last 2 years, she has had shown various signs [...]
Q: I’ve been with my husband for ten years. I’m quite sure he has some kind of disorder, but I’m not sure what it is. I am hoping you can help me put a name to it so I can do further research about it. For years, I have tried to get my husband interested [...]
