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I’m Afraid of Anything to do With Death

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am a 27-year-old female with OCD. My biggest problem is fear of anything to do with death: cemeteries, funeral homes, etc. It has gotten to the point where I get stressed out leaving the house and I won’t go to people’s homes for fear of them having an urn. I moved last year [...]

Guilty Feelings About Awakening Sexual Interest

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I’m a guy aged 28 yrs about to marry a girl aged 25 yrs (arranged marriage). She has completed her B.Tech recently but is looking for job now. A few days back I explained to her the relationship of husband and wife in all manners — i.e., both mental relation and the sexual relation. [...]

Panic Attacks: I Can’t Go Out Alone

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Something very strange started happening to me about 2 years ago. I couldn’t and still can’t go out alone. Whenever I am trying to walk or go out alone, I start feeling dizziness, I feel panic. Sometimes it is because of my low blood pressure, but I think most of the times it is [...]

Panic Attacks and Adrenaline Rushes

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Hello, I hope you can help me answer this question. I have suffered from anxiety since I was 16. I had mononucleosis that was left untreated due to a mix-up at the Doctor’s office and 3 months after testing positive I had surgery for a possible malignant tumour on my collar bone. When all [...]

Social Sensitivity: Narcissism or Social Anxiety?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Hello, I have a question regarding differential diagnosis specifically with respect to Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder. My question is this, both illnesses hold to the criteria of “being hyper sensitive to criticism”. For someone who is sensitive to criticism how do you differentiate between this symptom being Narcissistic or Social phobic? [...]

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