The following questions are related to ‘Eating Disorders’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
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: My wife has had an eating disorder for all of our 25-year marriage. She was a “functional” exercise bulimic for the first 20 years, but the condition has spun out of control in the last 5 years and now has serious self-harm implications. The apparently insoluble self-harm has been devastating to our marriage, and […]
Q: I’ve been trying to look for information regarding eating disorders, but more specifically, I have a friend who I think has anorexia. She’s usually depressed but she covers it up with happiness in public. My friend skips meals and drinks lots of water. She hasn’t gotten to the point of skin and bone but […]
Q: I am the worried mother of a five-year-old boy who is a very picky eater. Why are some children picky eaters? How can I help my son to be more open-minded when it comes to food? A: Picky eaters, yes! As a mother I can commiserate about how bothersome this can be. The short […]
Q: My husband cheated on me four times during the course of our 20-year marriage and after all these, I retaliated once by having a one-night stand. I went to counseling and was diagnosed as being in an emotionally abusive relationship. Now I cannot stand disappointment, anything negative, or fighting. I am trying to trust […]
Q: I am an eighteen-year-old female. I fear that I have psychological issues and have had them since the age of fifteen but I am afraid to open up or seek help. My questions are: whether or not I should seek help and if so, how to go about it. I currently have major issues […]
Q: I think that maybe I have dissociative identity disorder. I know for a fact that I am clinically depressed. I was diagnosed with depression about five years ago, and it hasn’t gotten any easier. This was the first red flag for me. My personality shifts rapidly… sometimes. I never know when I’m going to […]
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