Michael Wiederman, PhD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: Every time I leave someplace I feel like I have dropped or lost something important. I will worry myself to death until I finally go back and retrace my steps to check and see if I did indeed drop something, even though I know that I didn’t. It has gotten so bad lately that […]
Q: I believe my father is delusional or has some kind of disorder. He’s 48 years old and this past month he has been doing stuff that doesn’t make sense. He thinks that there are cameras in the house to spy on him (he has searched the house for them), and he ripped his jacket […]
Q: I am a teenager with many obsessions, the most prominent being adults’ ages. Every time I see a new adult, I want to know his or her age. I’ve done stupid things because of this, including anonymously e-mailing my teacher who was lying about her age to tell her I knew the truth and […]
Q: I recently reunited with a man I dated a year ago and for whom I developed strong feelings over the course of several months. I still love him but we went through a lot with his depression, suicide attempts, and multiple personality, and we decided it was best to stay apart until he was […]
Q: I’m 19, in college, and have been depressed silently for almost all this year. I saw a counsellor twice in mid-year, mainly due to concerns about my academic progress. Then as the second semester started I had more trouble and felt myself falling apart. So I went and saw another counsellor and she has […]
Q: Growing up I had a childhood friend for whom I would be there whenever she broke up with a boyfriend or needed someone to talk to, but who would otherwise ditch me. One-on-one she was nice, but she made fun of me when others were around. She would only hang out with me if […]
Q: I am a 20-year-old woman with a 4-month-old son, and I have had severe anxiety problems for months now. I tried paroxetine and sertraline, and both made me act and feel very sick, confused and scared. I cannot take antidepressant medications without feeling not myself or “lost.” This anxiety problem is affecting my everyday […]
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