The following questions are related to ‘Miscellaneous’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: Why do I feel bad when I win? Even if it’s an enemy; I often feel sorry for people when I excel. I want to be able to live at my full potential without the guilt of showing others up. A: Guilt is often a reaction to a behavior or attitude that is considered [...]
Q: My name is David, and I’m 16 years old. I’m sending this e-mail to know what kind of mental illness or disorder(s) I have. These are my symptoms: I’m disconnected from my emotions; I don’t feel many, but I’m bored by everything around me; I feel like I’m somehow better than the others, especially [...]
Q: A friend of mine, 55 years old, does not abuse alcohol or any other substance, and has always been gentle and polite — but he has suddenly started behaving abnormally. About 5 days ago he was found in the lounge, semi-conscious and making indiscernible sounds and bizarre uncoordinated body movements. There was associated urinary [...]
Q: I have elderly parents who are in their 80′s. My father is being taken in by scammers and has given them lots of money. My brother discovered this recently. We believe it has been going on in some form of scams or risky investments for decades. Dad told my brother that he was not [...]
Q: My mother has an anxiety issue and it sounds to me like “low serotonin syndrome”. Now she’s on antidepressants but I don’t think it’s the way for her. Do you think there is a dietary or herbal form of supplementation we can get for her? A: I do not recommend using dietary or herbal [...]
Q: How do I get over being extremely shy? I’m 18 years old and I’m an extremely shy person. It’s hard for me to meet new people, and I’m so shy to the point where I have to depend on my family to do things for me in public or making doctor or dentist appointments [...]
Q: When I experience anxiety or stress, its like a switch turns and my left eye will begin experiencing the following symptoms. It can last for hours and essentially, it gives me a headache: My eyes will glaze up. They become irritated by a thick scratchy liquid of some sort. The corner of my left [...]
