The following questions are related to ‘OCD’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My husband had a “nervous breakdown” a few months ago. It started with his becoming withdrawn and suspicious about what others were saying about him. At the time, he was finishing up his degree and trying to get a job. In the end, however, he couldn’t find work. He has always been quiet and [...]
Q: I’ve been suffering from intrusive, obsessive thoughts for about 5 months now. Some of the thoughts involve images of stabbing and thoughts such as turning into oncoming traffic when driving. I’m 100% sure that I do not want to act on these thoughts, yet they still occur almost 24/7. As you can imagine, these [...]
Q: The relationship I was in before my marriage was a very unhealthy one. There were uncountable cheating episodes (on both sides), and there was constant heartache. I am now in a healthy relationship with my husband, but I can’t help not constantly worrying that he is either cheating on me or thinking about cheating [...]
Q: I’m a 39-year-old male who recently ended a 3.5 year relationship with a woman who was 25. For two years this woman struggled to get into nursing school, which I supported to my own detriment. Once she got in, however, she quit before completing a semester. She had severe ulcerative colitis, and was permitted [...]
Q: I’m a 25-year-old Dutch female, and I’ve been suffering with what my psychiatrist called Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Hypochondriasis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic attacks, and mild Depression for over a year now. I obsess over all of the symptoms that I have (along with many other things, like my love life, what the future [...]
Q: I have been diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The biggest obsessive thoughts I have involve a particular girl. I met her in 8th grade, and I became somewhat obsessed with her then (but never did anything because the thoughts I had I didn’t agree with). Now I’m going to be entering 11th grade, and [...]
Q: I have always known that I was different but haven’t been able to figure out exactly why. When I was in kindergarten, I wasn’t interested in other children. And even during the times I was interested, I didn’t know how to play with them. I also had some motor skills problems, so I wasn’t [...]
