The following questions are related to ‘Emotional Memory’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My beautiful, smart, confident, and happy 19-year-old 2nd year college student is going thought a harrowing experience, and I hope you can shed some light and hope for her. Literally, as though a switch had been hit, she was at a party with her friends (New Year’s Eve) and prior to any drinking, started [...]
Q: I am a 26-year-old woman finishing a masters degree. Even though I am 26 years old, I have only a part-time job and receive a lot of financial help from my father. My problem is that he is my problem. He’s an extremely type-A, controlling, manipulative man. He always looked at me with this [...]
Q: I’m 35, have been divorced for a year, and have been in a relationship with a 35-year-old single mom for 3 months. Within a short span of time, we have felt a different love for each other; we even started talking about future plans and moving in/getting married. Around 3 weeks ago my girlfriend [...]
Q: I’m a 24-year-old woman, and I can’t seem to get rid of my toxic father. My parents divorced when I was a-year-old. I did not see my father until I was maybe eight years old. I was so excited to finally have a father in my life that I did everything in my power [...]
Q: What type of treatment would one expect when visiting a Ph.D. versus a M.D.? I am looking for a doctor who can help with Battle Fatigue/PTSD. Who and what kind of treatment would best help me? A: In mental health services in the US, a Ph.D. is typically a licensed Psychologist or Counselor who [...]
Q: How do you help people to acquire motivation? Years ago I read your article on Emotional Memory and found it extremely helpful — the suggested techniques really work. When I’ve passed the article on to others with this sort of problem, however, I’ve found that they often lack the motivation to “try” the techniques. [...]
Q: After 20 years of marriage that produced two daughters, now aged 18 and 16, I am a recently divorced husband and father. The reasons my ex-wife divorced me are not that complex but were reasons that tested her patience. However, I didn’t want and still don’t want the divorce. Early on I became aware [...]
