The following questions are related to ‘Workplace’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: Since I was a teenager, I’ve have had the urge to punch someone in the face while I am talking to them. This doesn’t happen all the time by any means. I would say it happens about once every couple of months. I mentally think about doing it without wanting to and sometimes even [...]
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 [...]
Q: I’ve been suffering from anxiety and depression since 1993. It has costs me many jobs in my career and I just lost another one last week. I don’t know what to do. Since 2002 to present I have been taking Paxil and Klonopin. They seemed to work fine until 2006, but since then nothing [...]
Q: I am 26, and I realized that at this present moment I am not accomplished, and I am losing the possibility of becoming it. Furthermore, I realized this long ago, and I keep on “realizing” it, feeling bad about it, and I just seem not to have enough responsibility, dedication or force of will [...]
Q: My husband has been away from home on a military deployment. We have been apart for close to 6 months. This time apart has been very hard on me, simply because I have taken all the weight and responsibility of the house bills, school and our daughter, among other things. Now that he is [...]
Q: My fiancée is extremely jealous and I need some help. Both my fiancée and I work at the same place. When we decided to start dating I told her about my past relationships and what I have done wrong, which included being unfaithful in a prior relationship — which I now regret doing because [...]
Q: Today I found myself in a very tough, emotional situation with our key female employee. When I found her crying as she came out of the restroom, and asked what was wrong, she confided in me that last night her husband of 3 years admitted he had cheated on her last December. They have [...]
