The following questions are related to ‘Anxiety and Stress’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I need to know if I’m experiencing normal anxiety, an anxiety attack or an anxiety disorder. I’ve been experiencing the following symptoms for the past 2 weeks: Woke up from a dream (once) and I was feeling nervous and my heart was racing. Shortness of breath sometimes. I went to the hospital the first […]
Q: I am a teen and last year I got pregnant. I had an abortion and have been taking birth control pills ever since. The problem is that I have been having less sex because of the fear of falling pregnant again. With every little stomach pain I get paranoid and take a pregnancy test. […]
Q: For as long as I can remember I have had depression due to being born with only one arm. Everywhere I went I felt like every single person had to stare at me. I got embarrassed and frustrated, and I started to go out of the house on my own less and less. About […]
Q: I am a junior in high school painfully living with social anxiety. I spend every day by myself. It’s like I am physically unable to talk to people. I get shaky, my heart beats rapidly, I turn bright red, and I am at a loss for words. I wish so badly to make friends […]
Q: Over the past few years, I have lost a lot of weight and have gained many friends. However, I realized that I cannot receive compliments about my new physical self. When someone gives me even one nice compliment, it freaks me out. I know I should love hearing these, but every time I do, […]
Q: I have a question regarding stress and embarrassment. For a long time, I’ve had a difficult time talking to people like adults, or even my classmates, and the reason is this. If I am talking to someone like a teacher, and they began to yell at me for not having finished an assignment, or […]
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 […]
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