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Seven Years of Treatment for Panic Attacks and Still No Results

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: My partner suffers from panic attacks and anxiety. He has been seeing the same therapist now for the last 7 years, but it seems he hasn’t moved forward with his problems. Although I am sympathetic to his problems, I feel (as does he) that his therapy has stalled and the counselor he’s been seeing [...]

Safe, Effective Ways to Combat Anxiety Without Medicine

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I have been diagnosed with a Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. I have been dealing with these disorders, I think, pretty well. I have been researching my conditions and educating myself on effective coping methods. I’ve also been seeing a therapist once a week. I am very against medication, and [...]

Laughing Turns Into Crying: Tears of Joy or Sadness?

By Dr Alisa Robinson, PhD |

Q: I have a question that I hope you can help me out with. I would like to know, from a psychologist’s point of view, if this is really normal: every time I laugh, it turns into crying, and then I get really sad and have to tell myself to stop crying. All the while, [...]

My Husband is a Wreck After Taking Cymbalta as a Pain Treatment

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: My husband was put on Cymbalta last February by a pain doctor. He started at 30 mg, but by April he was up to 120 mg. Nine days later, he had seizures. The psychiatrist on rotation whom they then had him see had him back off the dose to 60 mg for a week, [...]

Anxiety, Panic and Neediness in My Relationship

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I’m a 19-year-old male from Australia. I am pretty sure I’m suffering from anxiety. I even think I know the cause. Whenever I am unsure about something in my relationship with my girlfriend, I start to panic. I can’t help it. It isn’t a ‘conscious’ decision, it just happens. If the unsure feeling is [...]

Between My Girlfriend and My Ex, It’s Too Much Pressure!

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I have a problem. I currently live with my ex-girlfriend whom I broke up with about a year ago. We have since moved on to committed relationships, and we remain best friends. However, my current girlfriend seems to resent the fact that we still hang out on occasion, and my ex gets annoyed with [...]

Should I Apologize to Those I Hurt?

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I have suffered from depression and anxiety for most of my life. I was on medication for several years in my early 20′s. Unfortunately, I experienced a bad reaction to the medication (Prozac) that I was given at the time and tried to hurt myself, so I was taken off of it and then [...]

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