The following questions are related to ‘Anxiety and Stress’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I am a 20-year-old male and I believe I have Borderline Personality Disorder. My first doctor just prescribed me Prozac for four weeks. It didn’t help at all. Then Anafranil (because I also have OCD) was prescribed, along with some anxiolytics. Still, there were no good results. I thought the Anafranil might help me […]
Q: I am a guy in his early 30s, and I have had problems with low self-esteem, anxiety, and mild depression in the past. My issue is this: For the last 8 months I have been seeing a psychologist once a week for a one-hour session. She is a really beautiful woman in her early […]
Q: I’m from Pretoria, South Africa and I have been diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder, Dysthymia, Major Depression, and recently OCD. Quite a list. I have a rather strange situation. My OCD manifested itself in my constantly thinking I should break up with my girlfriend, even though I love her. Then I got obsessed with […]
Q: I am a 22-year-old female, and I’m always nervous and fearful about everything around me. Car horns scare me. I jump every time someone calls me, and I’m always on my toes as if waiting for something to happen. I always worry in my mind what if this or that happens? I especially fear […]
Q: My symptoms all began one day when I was in the third grade. Since then I have had periodic incidents of what I can only describe as feeling “like I’m in a dream” or feeling as though the world is not real or that you don’t belong where you currently are and everyone and […]
Q: I’m a 20-year-old male in college. I have horribly low social self-confidence. I can never relax in social settings. I get nervous, anxious, and self-conscious. I have low self-esteem and doubt my ability to be natural and to be accepted. One of the things I’m always self-conscious about is my voice. It’s kind of […]
Q: My boyfriend has been describing to me a series of “episodes” he’s been having, that have been becoming more frequent lately. My boyfriend already has Bipolar Disorder and has a history of drug abuse. The episodes he describes to me start out with a sudden and unexpected wave of anxiety and fear, without warning. […]
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