Q: Sometimes I don’t think I have a conscience. It’s only after I do something wrong and I’m told by someone else that it was wrong, do I get concerned. And, I only pretend to feel remorse. This happens automatically. I also struggle to feel any real emotion. My boyfriend says I have sociopathic tendencies. [...]
‘Psychology Profession’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5
The following questions are related to ‘Psychology Profession’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Am I a Sociopath?
Terrible Home Life? Who’s Responsible?
Q: My 16-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She has been in intensive therapy for years. She’s verbally abusive and threatens physical abuse. My daughter’s therapists and doctors are convinced she has a terrible home life. But the truth [...]
How Can I Break Down Her Defensive Walls?
Q: I am an 18-year-old boy from Norway and an aspiring psychologist. I have many unanswered questions about the things people do, and I need help with one particular question. My question is about barriers. The barriers I’m talking about are the shields people put up in their minds as the result of unpleasant experiences [...]
My Psychologist Just Stares at Me for Minutes on End
Q: I’m having problems with my current psychologist. I’ve had a history of abuse, so I’ve needed counseling. But I have never really felt comfortable talking to psychologists. I met the one I see now about five months ago. I really liked him at first, way more than my other ones. He’s got great credentials, [...]
Seven Years of Treatment for Panic Attacks and Still No Results
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 [...]
Irritated By Noises and By the Fee Psychologists Charge to Fix the Problem
Q: I experience a really bad nervous association with or reaction to noises. Loud noises such as airplanes or dogs drive me insane. But small noises are a really big problem also, especially pen clicking, various popping noises, people snorting their nose, tapping, squeaky chairs, etc. This has been going on for decades, and it [...]
