Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: Hello: I wrote to Dr. Carver some time ago about how to handle the loser in my life, and I have finally realized that I must get rid of him! My question is should I answer his calls and be boring or not answer them? He calls a lot, and I used to answer [...]
Q: I am a 39-year-old male who is confused as to what determines an alcoholic. I’ve taken a few of the tests available online, answering the questions as honestly as I can, and have been delivered a variety of conclusions.
In a nutshell, I consider myself a social drinker, however, I have a brother who [...]
Q: I’m a 47-year-old woman, and yet, I feel like I don’t know who I am. My question is this: Where does one begin when they have no clue as to what they want or where they belong?
A: All of us have identifiers — age, marital status, employment, nationality, etc. We also define who we [...]
Q: Help — My 30-year-old son married a woman with four children (all boys) about 4 and a half years ago. A month after their marriage, she became pregnant and they had a son — thus today there are five children, ages 11-10-9-8 and 3. She was very sweet at first but that all changed.
She [...]
Q: Hello. My boyfriend is bipolar. He refuses any clinical help because he feels that the medications make him worse when he goes off his euphoric high from the medicines. He just had a depressed state today when he called me and was crying hysterically. He was upset about all the wrong things that he [...]
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