Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I’m writing after reading several articles on your site that give me such solid explanations for what I have just been experiencing. My question is this:
If I have been a victim of an abusive relationship — my husband has a history of psychiatric issues, and I think it is Narcissistic Personality Disorder — is [...]
Q: How would you define the parameters of a healthy support group? For example, many so-called support groups have leaders with a certain agenda that may or may not be shared by the members. If questioned, egos and emotion get in the way of being supportive. I have seen it happen to every group from [...]
Q: About 3 years ago, I broke off a friendship with someone who was growing more and more demanding, thoughtless, and even mean to me. At the time of the breakup I began receiving posts from strangers whose messages are vaguely hostile, insulting and make uncanny references to details of my life and interests. After [...]
Q: Recently I have had a lot of thoughts about dying. It has never bothered me before, and nothing has happened recently to anyone close to me. I seem to get really worried and instantly start imagining something happening such as a car wreck or another horrific event. It happens multiple times a day, and [...]
Q: I was widowed after 43 years in mid-2007. Since this time I have found that I am bored, likely depressed, and feeling rather useless. My norm before this time was accomplishing things, and being busy.
I find that my motivation level is almost nil and that my desire to keep things up is really at [...]
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