The following questions are related to ‘Hallucinations’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My 14-year-old son has been diagnosed with OCD and GAD along with some paranoia. He actually goes a week or two without any paranoid episodes. Is that common? It seems that if he was paranoid, he’d always be paranoid. A: Great question! In clinical practice we encounter various types of paranoia and at different [...]
Q: I am a lady, 51 years old. I have suffered from the following symptoms since 17 years old, but felt not able to share my symptoms with anyone as I thought I was going MAD. I experience a voice in my head saying that people don’t like me. This voice is very believable and [...]
Q: I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder at a very early age. I have seen several psychologists about these problems but there is one that always seems to be drowned out. Whenever I see a psychologist they always want to focus on my depression and why I’m depressed, my childhood and what not. [...]
Q: I have my own internal voice plus another which is male, aggressive and rude. It can be like having running commentary, being verbally abused or having a conversation with another person, but all in my head. I suffer from it mainly when I feel under pressure or stressed. Does this mean I am ‘hearing [...]
Q: I’m wondering if you can help me understand a weird imagery problem I’m having with thoughts. The best way I can explain it is that when I’m doing something (like typing this email) in my mind I see another location than where I am. I will see flashes of streets where I’ve been driving, [...]
Q: I am a college student, and one of my friends has started to develop what I think may be symptoms of schizophrenia. He is in one of my morning classes, and he stopped showing up for class. I would joke with him about it but that’s because I thought he was just sleeping in. [...]
Q: My friend told me that I might be having a disorder of the mind called Schizophrenia or Dissociative Identity Disorder, but I’m not exactly sure if I do or not because I haven’t been to see a doctor about it. I experience hallucinations which do scare me sometimes, for example I’ve seen a car [...]
