The following questions are related to ‘Self Awareness’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I am an openly gay male in my early twenties, and have been struggling with a regret for quite some time now. When I was a teenager, I babysat several children. When I babysat, I used to play games with the children where they would sit on my head or my hands, which they […]
Q: I am a 19-year-old girl from California and I am not sure if I have OCD, ADD or both, or if I am just overreacting. I have hypermobility in my fingers and thumbs and I always do that with my fingers and thumbs, most of the time without realizing it. I also have a […]
Q: I am a 24-year-old woman in a relationship with a 29-year-old man. We have been dating for over two years. I know he’s seeing other women behind my back but I don’t have the guts to confront him because, although he has never found out, I have cheated on him several times both physically […]
Q: I’m 18 and for a few years now I have built up what I can only describe as an addiction to rebelling. I haven’t grown up in some hood with abusive parents or anything; I have a loving family, a nice apartment, and good friends. I just love not living up to people’s expectations […]
Q: My boyfriend and I were together for two years. We always had a very close relationship. I left him about three months ago because I was afraid of settling, and scared of making a mistake. I just wanted a little space to breathe. Finally he gave me space and stopped calling, and I missed […]
Q: I am a 17-year-old boy and my mother says that I am obsessed with the fact that other people should be treated the same as me. She also says that I try to belittle people in an undertone and get satisfaction from it, in order to bring to light the fact that they should […]
Q: Why is it that, when I’m by myself and look in the mirror I feel a little pretty, but when I’m out in public or post my picture online, I feel ugly — so disgusting — and like a lot of people don’t like or care about me? I try, and sometimes I have […]
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