The following questions are related to ‘Social Skills’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I have great insecurity when it comes to intimacy and dating. The idea of getting romantically intimate with anyone makes me want to flee. I haven’t dated in seven years. I don’t want to stay single forever. Please tell me what makes someone so insecure about intimacy, and how do I deal with it? [...]
Q: We work in a 911 Center with 10 employees. One employee will not say good morning to anybody but the boss. I work at a position other than that of a dispatcher so am here with all dispatchers as they rotate shifts and days. Since there is only one dispatcher on at a time [...]
Q: I am a lady, 51 years old. I have suffered from the following symptoms since 17 years old, but felt not able to share my symptoms with anyone as I thought I was going MAD. I experience a voice in my head saying that people don’t like me. This voice is very believable and [...]
Q: I’m about 20 years old and have problems forming relationships with the opposite sex. Up until I started uni, I had been studying in all-girls’ schools, and my primary contacts with men were with my father and brother. I fear my father may have a problem with containing aggression and dealing with stress as [...]
Q: My problem is that I have never been normal. I’ve always been an outsider with very few exceptions. I do have issues with bipolar, but even before I had a diagnosis I have never really known how to fit in with others. I’ve never been able to hold down a job for very long [...]
Q: I have been reading about people who believe they have Asperger’s and Borderline Personality Disorder intertwined. They all have different reasons for believing so; here is mine. I am unable to maintain eye contact without considerable effort — not because I am dishonest, but because it is just too intensely emotional. When forced to [...]
Q: I’ve recently noticed that I frequently cover my mouth and/or chin with my hands when speaking to people, especially when I’m nervous or with those I don’t feel comfortable with, like superiors at work. I don’t remember ever doing this when I was younger; I think I developed the habit sometime within the last [...]
