Posts Tagged ‘OCD’

Q: I suffer from Major Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My question is I often walk leaning to one side if I come under any kind of stress or within a foot of another individual. This happens even with people I really like and trust. In hallways [...]

Q: Can you get earworms from having premenstrual dysphoric disorder? The reason I’m asking is that before I got the music (earworms) I do remember becoming depressed around that time of the month. So I was just wondering if that could have lead to the earworms. Thanks.

A: An “earworm” is a song or a part [...]

Q: My husband has tics of mostly squinting his eyes and clearing his throat. Our two boys (8 and 10) over the last couple of years have shown mild tics that seem to come and go. I am excited now to learn that there are certain things that can trigger a tic, so I will [...]

Q: I am hoping with your experience you can help me. I suffer with “obsessions”, one thought that will stay with me almost the entire time I am awake. They can go on for months, sometimes years. They can vary but usually don’t really involve something I am really worried about. I start out worried [...]

Q: I’m really in need of some help. In February 2007, I had a terrible reaction to some cannabis I had smoked to try and help me recover from a traumatic time I was having. I haven’t smoked since, and it wasn’t hard to give up as I wasn’t exactly a recreational user. I have [...]