Ask the Psychologist, Page 315

What would a psychologist say? There's an easy way to find out: just ask! Get feedback directly from a Clinical Psychologist on issues ranging from relationships to depression and anxiety, trauma, and a whole bunch more. Please note that replies are provided for informational and educational purposes only.

A New Friend with A Spirit Living Inside Her

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 25 September 2007

Q: I just made friends with a really great girl at school. After three days of knowing her, I spend the night at her house with another friend. Then she dumps this situation on me: there’s another, for lack of a better word, ’spirit’ living inside of her. The spirit’s name is (confidential). At times [...]

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Asperger’s, Social Anxiety, OCD…?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 25 September 2007

Q: My 15-year-old son, other than being very shy, pretty much glided through life as normal. Even his shyness did not really interfere with his life, as other children always seemed happy to initiate the first contact; once past that he would be at total comfort.
Separation from me was never a problem, he was very [...]

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How Can I Help My Wife?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 24 September 2007

Q: I do not know how to start… I never thought that it would come to this, that I would need some counselling as far as my family was concerned. But I defnitely need some effective advice as to how I could improve my relationship with my depressed wife. She is constantly sucipicious of me [...]

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Yelling at My Flatmates; Depression?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 24 September 2007

Q: I have been feeling really irritable lately and have often found myself yelling at my flatmates and also have been feeling like my thoughts have been racing through my head a mile a minute. I can’t seem to stay focused on one thing for long and find myself constantly moving around and forgetting things. [...]

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Could I Have a Bipolar Disorder?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 24 September 2007

Q: I am very young to be having a bipolar dysfunction, but I have tried nearly all of the bipolar disorder tests and they have all been in the very high probability range. I feel that this is something that needs looking at, yet I’m not positive if it is just in my imagination or [...]

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