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I Keep Replaying Conversations with My Therapist in My Head

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Would you be able to tell me if I have OCD or another problem and what I should do? I find this very tormenting but I don’t know who to ask. I had been seeing a therapist for help with some depression over a year ago, but I stopped once the depression seemed to [...]

I’m Preoccupied with Lines

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD
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Q: I am an 18-year-old male college student. Whenever I walk around, I make myself not step on the lines (cracks in the sidewalk). These lines can also be imaginary. I always extend lines from corners of walls, legs of a chair, basically anything that touches the ground or is close to the ground (closet [...]

I Group Everything in 3s…What is That?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am a 24-year-old female and for as long as I can remember I have grouped things into 3s. I do it with letters in words, words in sentences — even in conversations with people I will mentally pause them after 3 words, then play, then pause. I do this with billboards as I [...]

Girlfriend Doesn’t See That She’s Lost Weight

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Hi, my name is Daniel and after trying to do some research by myself I have come up with nothing so I was wondering if you could help me. I would like to know if there is a theory or a word for not noticing how your body changes because you see it every [...]

Boyfriend Troubled by Obsessive Guilt

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Is it possible to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder if there are only obsessions and no compulsions? My boyfriend has suffered since childhood with obsessive thoughts of guilt, such as ‘I am responsible for the upcoming death of my classmate’, ‘I robbed the priest’s car’, ‘I have killed certain people’ etc. — which have [...]

Adolescent Son’s Fear of Underwear

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My son has this irritating issue with bras and underwear. He is 15 and has an absolute fit if he has to touch bras or underwear even to help fold clothes. It drives me crazy. Can you provide me with some insight into this issue? Can you tell me what would cause such an [...]

Can’t Stop Writing About a Break-Up

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: After I broke up with my boyfriend, I started writing in a diary to make myself feel better, at least I guess that’s why I did. I would just write about what I was feeling and how it was impacting me. At first it was just a little writing in the diary and then [...]

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