The following questions are related to ‘School and Studies’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I have been in a long-distance relationship for the past two years. In the first year and a half our relationship was great, despite the distance. I was truly in love for the first time and couldn’t wait to start my life with this person. Since we were both in college, we couldn’t move [...]
Q: I’m an 18-year-old female, and I’ve been in a serious relationship with my boyfriend who is 20 for almost two years now. We’re very happy and deeply in love. The problem is that I’m going to be going out of town to school quite a distance from here, and my boyfriend wants to spend [...]
Q: I have an issue with learning, memorization, and listening. Sometimes when I am trying to learn something, or listen to someone, my brain seems to go into this “blank state” (not to be confused with “going blank” as in forgetting something for a moment). Most times I can literally feel my mind slip into [...]
Q: I’m a 19-year-old college student who is currently studying film at a private arts school. Although I love to learn, learning has never come very easily for me. In high school I always had to study three times as hard as my friends, and even then I would only come out with Bs, a [...]
Q: My son was on Reglan for 13 months as an infant. Has seen two counselors. One counselor says he is definitely not ADD/ADHD, and the other counselor says he definitely has ADHD. I’m aware that a possible side effect of long-term Reglan use may be akathisia. Could this be confused with ADHD? My son [...]
Q: I have been secretly dating my boyfriend for three years. My boyfriend is black and I am white. My parents told me that I could not date a black guy. They gave me a hateful lecture about it a few years ago, and I cried and have since lost some respect for them. I [...]
Q: I’m a 24-year-old female from Iran, and I need some help. I’ve had a boyfriend for about 1 year and 4 months now, but he went to Malaysia 6 months ago to continue his education. Although his being away is really hard for me, I am happy to wait for him to finish his [...]
