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Depersonalization and Derealization After My Baby Was Born

By Dr Virginia S. Wood, PsyD |

Q: About three months ago I had a baby boy. He’s great in every way to me. When he was about three weeks old, I had some strange sensations hit me. It was like I was living outside of myself and couldn’t get back in. That has actually gotten better, and I now don’t experience [...]

Hearing a Voice: Am I Going Insane?

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: Some nights, when I’m just about to go to sleep, I might hear a voice. It is quite clear, and I can make out that it is my girlfriend who is speaking. Upon hearing this voice, even though I’m in a state of only half-consciousness, I try to stay awake by moving around and [...]

Afraid of the Dark, Trouble Sleeping, Nervous and Fearful of Everything

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I am a 22-year-old female, and I’m always nervous and fearful about everything around me. Car horns scare me. I jump every time someone calls me, and I’m always on my toes as if waiting for something to happen. I always worry in my mind what if this or that happens? I especially fear [...]

Noisy Neighbors: Can You Get “Conditioned” to Have Trouble Sleeping?

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: My friend and his wife live in a condo where they had the pleasure of living downstairs from a neighbor who screamed at people who weren’t really there and who played very loud music at 3:00 in the morning fairly regularly. This went on for several years. The neighbor finally moved on, but the [...]

Abruptly Stopping Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: Almost one year ago, I was diagnosed with cyclothymia, and then bipolar disorder. I was treated using medicine only, and I stopped using medicine suddenly after 2 months. Now, I have just moved to another country. Ever since I came, I can’t help but feel worried, exhausted, tired, and sleepy all the time. There [...]

Beyond Ambien: 5 Tips for Better Sleep

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I would like to hear your comments on things I can do to help me sleep. I was given Ambien for a sleep disorder and became hooked on it for years. I have finally gotten off the Ambien after a year of intensive therapy, but I am still struggling to sleep. At times I [...]

The ‘Meaning’ of Dreams About Sex

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I’m a 16-year-old studying in Kuwait. I’m Indian by nationality. I’ve been having dreams in which a man, whom I don’t know nor recognize, has been forcing me to get into physical relations with him. In the dream, I don’t want to be sexual with this person. Why is it that I get these [...]

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