Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

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.

I’m Starting to See Why Nobody Can Live With My Roommate

Last updated 30th April 2008

Q: I have a question about a roommate situation. I recently let my best friend move in with me because she had been moving from house to house, nothing was working out and the last one was a very crazy guy, who actually made both her and I feel scared and threatened to be around. […]

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How Can I Get Help If I’m Traumatized by Past Treatment?

Last updated 30th April 2008

Q: I found your information about emotional memory while trying to understand why I weep uncontrollably when I talk to a mental health practitioner. I spent my entire life, from age four, in therapy (and having behaviors pathologized by my family — behaviors I now realize were normal childhood behaviors). I believe I have been […]

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Why Call a Person ‘Mentally Ill’ if They Are Happy?

Last updated 29th April 2008

Q: I’ve always been curious about the classification of mental “illnesses.” I can understand why a condition would be termed an illness if it makes someone unstable enough to commit murder or cause other types of pain, but what about those situations of “abnormality” where the individual is happy? I was reading about “abnormal” personalities […]

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Almost Constant Thoughts of Ripping My Eyes Out

Last updated 29th April 2008

Q: I am a 17 year old boy with OCD. I am in my junior year of high school and lately I have been experiencing almost constant intrusive thoughts about ripping my eyes out. Please help me. I feel slightly compelled to carry this action out even though it terrifies me and I don’t want […]

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Sleepless Without Serzone

Last updated 28th April 2008

Q: I was taking 200mg of Serzone at bedtime for 12 years. My doctors have recently taken me off and will no longer prescribe. I have tried many antidepressants and this was the only medication that seemed to agree with me, my main problems being anxiety and insomnia. Please recommend a medication that is similiar […]

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