The following questions are related to ‘Hallucinations’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I’m too embarrassed to tell anyone I know about what I’m going through but I think I should get help. About a year ago I started seeing things that other people couldn’t see, I had no idea what was going on and it was scary. Now I don’t think of them as scary really […]
Q: I think my mother is displaying some symptoms that could be related to schizophrenia. This started a few years ago, and the symptoms have gotten worse over time. She has a feeling that the superintendent from our building is going to kill her. She hears his voice in her head, threatening her, and she […]
Q: I am 16 years old and I guess I have some problems. They were recently brought to my attention by a friend and by my mother. They have existed in my life for about two years, some longer than that, since the time I found my kitten dead in our dryer — that actually […]
Q: Can people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) have visual hallucinations of their alternate personalities? A: What an interesting question. Although formally recognized as a mental health disorder and valid diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder) is the subject of debate in […]
Q: My boyfriend is 32 years old and I have known him for one year. I suspect that he may have a mental illness, however he completely refuses to check with a medical professional or even consider that he may have a problem. We have been thinking of a future together, but I’m worried since I […]
Ever since I was 13 I have been in the mental health system. It’s hard to explain, but I met this girl at school when I was 14 and she had Borderline Personality Disorder. She was not yet diagnosed but was at 18, so I didn’t know that at the time. We went through a […]
Q: I need help with my mother. She is 54 years old and lives alone. My father passed away a few years ago, and since then she has basically lived the same isolated life. But for a few years now she has been increasingly paranoid about where she lives. She constantly moves from apartment to […]
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