The following questions are related to ‘Self Awareness’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I have a real problem with getting ‘personal’ with people. The best way I can describe it is that I’m afraid of making myself vulnerable. I am very distant from even my best friends who I’ve had for years. It’s unbearable to show interest in any way, even if it’s just “how are you”. […]
Q: I had my first “OCD” attack when I was 10 or 11 years old. I had the constant fear that I might be, or might in the future turn into, a lesbian. I was terrified by the idea, and I desperately wanted to continue liking males (as far as this goes when you’re 11). […]
Q: I have been experiencing a lot of problems with my moods within the past five years. At times I can go from being happy and laughing to crying about me dropping my phone. Usually within 20 minutes my mood totally switches. The other day something was said that didn’t bother me at the time, […]
Q: My ex-boyfriend and I dated for three years. We were like best friends, and I love being around him. We broke up because we fought all the time, and I got jealous way too easily. I’m with another boy now and he makes me happy, but it’s not the same as it was with […]
Q: I am a second-year psychology student from Australia and I have some questions about a friend of mine. For over four years now, she has had issues with self-harm and depression-like symptoms. She had a very destructive relationship when she was 16, after which she became impulsive and unstable. She would have episodes where […]
Q: I’m caught in a cycle of manipulative behavior with my mother and my brother, and I don’t know how to break it. They live close to each other. I live 1500 miles from them. Mom: “When is your vacation time this year?” (Warning lights, but I can’t find a way not to talk about […]
Q: Someone I was in love with for over a year visited me yesterday. I had long given up hope, but last night we kissed. I don’t recall ever feeling so happy, not necessarily because I still had feelings for him, but because something I had wanted for such a long time had finally happened. […]
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