Q: I am wondering what I can expect from joint counseling sessions with my mother, who has a Cluster B Personality Disorder. Though I am comfortable with low to no contact (as are my children and my husband), I do sometimes long for a normal relationship with my mother and for her to have a [...]
‘Therapy’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 10
The following questions are related to ‘Therapy’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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What Can I Expect From Joint Counseling Sessions With My Mother?
I Would Give Anything to Feel Normal Again
Can Therapy Make it Worse?
Q: I’m debating whether or not I should seek help in therapy for my anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which have worsened recently. Although I would really like to do so, there are a couple of issues that are holding me back. I saw a psychologist a while ago and, strangely enough, my worst anxiety occurred during [...]
Psychiatrist’s Misdiagnosis or Just a Changed Diagnosis?
Q: In 2007, I was diagnosed with Bipolar I and PTSD from years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse in childhood and early adulthood. Today I saw a new psychiatrist and she added adult ADD/ADHD and dissociative disorder to my diagnoses. Is it possible or common for psychiatrists to miss or combine some diagnoses/symptoms in [...]
Treatment Resistant Depression and Severe Anxiety Disorder After Abuse
Q: I’m a 40-year-old male with TBI (traumatic brain injury) and have been diagnosed with treatment resistant depression and severe anxiety disorder. I am also an alcoholic, although I am proud to say I have only had two slips in 1 1/2 years. A few months ago, I lost my job, and three weeks ago I was [...]
