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Tormented by Complex Scientific Concepts: OCD or Something Else?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I have a really nasty problem. I’m unable to handle complex ideas. For example: I can’t handle the fact that the Universe might be infinite, never ending. When I think about it for some reason I can’t accept it and it usually results in a panic attack. Or I will try to think of [...]

School Trip, LSD Trip, and Now Possible Depression

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I’m a 17-year-old male. I recently went on a month-long school excursion to Vietnam in early January. I had so much fun, it was the best month of my life. Almost as I soon as I returned I felt different. Symptoms: Detached from my surroundings. Things kind of looked different — very difficult to [...]

What Causes Inappropriate Laughing After Every Sentence?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I would like to ask if there is a disorder for laughing after every clause or words. If so, would you mind telling me what is the proper name for the disorder? I am trying to find a way to deal with an issue like this in my office. It bothers my colleagues and [...]

Have Sexual Fantasies Corrupted My Eyes and Body?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am suffering from serious problems. Mainly initially it used to be in sexual fantasies. Now I am feeling my eyes have become corrupt as some bad thing filled my eyes and my whole body is intoxicated (may be due to bad hormone levels) and I am frequently having bad thoughts. For some time [...]

Constipation as a Side Effect of a Medication that Works

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I’m a 28-year-old female and have been suffering with depression for over 15 years. I had very severe O.C.D and an eating disorder for 12 years. I was put on Luvox for about two years and it hardly helped, so my doctor put me on Anafranil. It worked and cured me for many years [...]

Uncomfortable Intrusive Thoughts

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am not certain if this is a concern or not. I noticed many times that my mind wanders and has really bad thoughts that come to mind and I need to immediately rebuke these thoughts. Such as…thinking of hitting someone in the face while talking to them (and it isn’t that I have [...]

Treating OCD Symptoms in a Limited Community

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I’m 33 years old. I have a fear of seeing certain people. When I do I have to wash everything that was in physical contact with me before washing myself, e.g. my clothes, things that I was carrying, the floor, etc. I do not know why and how I choose the people. I had [...]

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