The following questions are related to ‘Anxiety and Stress’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: About three months ago I had a baby boy. He’s great in every way to me. When he was about three weeks old, I had some strange sensations hit me. It was like I was living outside of myself and couldn’t get back in. That has actually gotten better, and I now don’t experience […]
Q: I am a 17-year-old male. I believe my problems involve several sexual addictions and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I am a Catholic, and I know masturbation is morally wrong according to my faith, but I always seem to go through this cycle where even though I stop, I always go back; I have no idea […]
Q: I have a problem. I over-analyze all the relationships I get into, constantly thinking that if I don’t hear from them, or they don’t respond to me the way they did at the very beginning of the relationship, they must be losing interest and don’t really see me as someone they could be with […]
Q: I am a 27-year-old man and for the last year I’ve been really depressed about a lot of things. I’m unhappy with my home life. I often break down into tears thinking about the future and dying alone. (I’ve been single for 5 years now.) I wanted to have kids by the time I […]
Q: I have been suffering from a very disturbing illness for over a decade. I’m 30 years old. The problem I have is that is I feel am going to faint in public places, especially somewhere where people know me. I feel like it’s going to be such embarrassment and fear that they are going […]
Q: I’ve had Schizoaffective Disorder since I was 13. I think I am in need of a new psychiatrist who can give me real help and finally make me feel better. I’ve had the same psychiatrist since I was 14, and I’m still feeling regularly depressed and exhausted and I’ve gained a lot of weight. […]
Q: I was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I have two children with ASD (one more seriously affected than the other) and I had suspected for awhile that I was also on the spectrum. However, I was really surprised after all the testing was done that I was also […]
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