The following questions are related to ‘Anxiety and Stress’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I am a 20-year-old female. I have been in this state for a long time. I feel weird around people. I always think people close to me are looking at me. I feel nervous and sometimes have problems in swallowing saliva. I am scared and sometimes can’t look directly into someone’s eyes, especially when […]
Q: I’m a 20-year-old girl who’s suffering from paralysing social self-doubt and anxiety. I don’t know if I really have a medical condition, but your advice would help me a lot. I am a Chinese immigrant in Australia; I’ve been here for at least nine years now. From the outside I look like someone totally […]
Q: I frequently feel the need to force myself to feel emotional pain by imagining a distressing situation (e.g., imagining a painful breakup, imagining my last words when I die, etc.). I am not normally ‘satisfied’ until I cry uncontrollably to the point where I feel physical chest pains and fall asleep. I usually feel […]
Q: I’ve been having this problem with my mother all my life. She is the kind of person who likes to be in control of everything and everyone around her and most of all she likes controlling me. She’s always been that way — always imposing her rules and never allowing me much freedom. During […]
Q: My name is Nataly and I’m from the Ukraine. The problem is about my brother, who is 32. He used to be very healthy but a year and a half ago he had some problems at work and he has still not recovered. He gets terrible headaches, his heart beats very fast, and he […]
Q: I can’t finish anything. I am a writer and a university student. I have dozens of pieces and essays that are not finished. I will get three quarters of the way through and suddenly I will freeze. It almost feels like I am physically restrained from finishing. It’s crippling. I am a single mother, […]
Q: I’m 18 and I feel like my brain is deteriorating. I have a bad memory and I think it’s getting worse. I also think I may be dyslexic. I’ve had Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) for most of my life, and I think I may also have a rhythmic movement disorder. I want to know […]
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