The following questions are related to ‘PTSD’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I’m wondering if you can help me understand a weird imagery problem I’m having with thoughts. The best way I can explain it is that when I’m doing something (like typing this email) in my mind I see another location than where I am. I will see flashes of streets where I’ve been driving, [...]
Q: I experienced trauma as a child (violent abuse, neglect, homelessness, and more). To survive emotionally, I have buried the past and divorced myself from reminders of it, including family. I tried twice in my 30s to revisit the old issues. Emotions took over both times and I started having flashbacks, terror, depression, and paranoia. [...]
Q: I suffer from Major Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My question is I often walk leaning to one side if I come under any kind of stress or within a foot of another individual. This happens even with people I really like and trust. In hallways [...]
Q: My best friend has recently told me that she was she was mentally, physically and sexually abused by her father as a child (her parents divorced when she was 13). As such, she suffers from PTSD and has flashbacks. She also is currently going through the legal systems in a case against her father [...]
Q: I am currently working on my associate’s degree in psychology with the intention of getting my master’s. I would like to make my concentration in PTSD. Could you give me some advice as to how to go about getting there? A: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a clinical diagnosis — not an area of [...]
Q: The supervisor of a MHMR clinic said they couldn’t treat me because of my issues. They diagnosed me as having PTSD, depressive disorder, and Personality Disorder NOS. I don’t understand the latter one, NOS. How do I figure this one out since it’s mixed with different symptoms. What do I have? JUST ME! A: [...]
Q: I’m 23 years old and have been suffering from this condition for about a year now. I cannot eat with people around on a table without feeling the urge to vomit. I’ve had similar symptoms in my earlier years but during the last several months it has become unbearable… First it was only when [...]
