Q: These past few months have been hard on me and have left me feeling alienated from my peers at school. The pressure of doing well at school is overwhelming. As a result, I’ve retreated to my own little world and have started to ignore everybody around me. I have even lost interest in things [...]
‘School and Studies’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 9
The following questions are related to ‘School and Studies’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Too Much School Pressure
Cannot Talk to Parents, Mother Just Tells Me to Shut Up
Feeling Anxious and Socially Unskilled
Q: I’m a 19-year-old female college student from south Florida. I’ve never been to a psychologist. I’ve always had problems talking to people. I have difficulty making eye contact, biting my nails, being fidgety, making decisions, worrying too much, and being nervous. I also always randomly get up and kind of start acting like I’m [...]
Cannot Concentrate, Cannot Sit Still — ADHD?
High-Strung Daughter Needs Therapy But Won’t Seek Help
Q: My daughter is extremely intellectual and an overachiever. She’s always been rather high-strung. Although she is able to speak or perform on stage in front of large groups of people with slightly less than normal nervousness, she has abnormal trouble being among the masses. She can’t stand social situations that have her butted up [...]
