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Social Anxiety and Visiting Brothels Just to “Connect”

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 15 March 2010
Social Anxiety and Visiting Brothels Just to “Connect”
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Q: I’m a 25-year-old male originally from India but born and raised in Dubai.
I’ve always been kind of an introvert. I had a conservative Muslim upbringing and went to an all boys school and generally was and am very quiet and keep to myself. I’ve never felt comfortable socially.
About 4 years ago, a friend [...]

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Obsessions and Compulsions: Feeling Like I “Have” to Do Things

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 15 March 2010
Obsessions and Compulsions: Feeling Like I “Have” to Do Things
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Q: I am a 15-year-old male. I’ve just been thinking about some things I do and decided to ask somebody who knows about such things whether I have a problem or not.
Sometimes, I sort of scrape my index finger along the edge of something like a desk, and then I feel as if I must [...]

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Dad’s Passing Renewing Sibling Rivalry

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 12 March 2010
Dad’s Passing Renewing Sibling Rivalry
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Q: It appears as if my sister is trying to steal my inheritance. There are just two of us children. I am the younger sister and live in New York City. Five years ago my parents, who were in their 80s, moved down to Florida. I had offered to take care of my parents here [...]

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Paranoia and Fear of Being Alone Rising to the Surface at Night

By Dr Alisa Robinson, PhD | 11 March 2010
Paranoia and Fear of Being Alone Rising to the Surface at Night
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Q: For about two and a half years now I have been having some weird depression episodes. I haven’t found a disorder that has these specific symptoms, which is why I think it is weird. It doesn’t happen every day, and it usually only happens at night when I’m alone. The usual symptoms include: irrational [...]

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Married Young But Husband Still Acting Like a 16-Year-Old

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 11 March 2010
Married Young But Husband Still Acting Like a 16-Year-Old
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Q: I’m a 21-year-old female and have been with my husband ever since I was 16 going on 17. Ever since we got married in 2007 we have been living with my mother-in-law. Last year we briefly rented an apartment, but we had to move out because we were laid off, so now we are [...]

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