‘Alcohol’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 4

Q: My brother has been using drugs and been an alcoholic since he was a teenager. He started selling drugs and did this for a couple of years after high school to support his habit. Our mom told him to stop and promised him a good paying job. So he quit selling about 6 years [...]

Q: My partner and I are absoulty sure he has Bipolar Disorder. He remembers feeling the way he is since about 9 years old, maybe always. I have done quite a lot of reserach this past week and a few quizzes. It would appear he has rapid cycles, going from one end of hyper happiness [...]

Q: My 28-year-old boyfriend is a binge drinker. He can go weeks or months without drinking, but when he does, he can’t stop at one or two. He has to get wasted. What’s more concerning is that his personality changes drastically. He is normally a very thoughtful, sensitive, and well grounded person. When he drinks [...]

Q: After a series of stressful events (family surgeries, putting a son in jail, discovering another child’s addiction to meth, the death of an employee’s child, etc.) I finally had to face the fact that I was severely depressed. I began seeing a wonderful psychiatrist who had treated me for a milder depression about 5 [...]

Q: My son is an alcoholic and currently under a doctor’s care for Bipolar Disorder. I have been told he is taking Paxil, Lamictal and Wellbutrin. He has started to drink again. He admits he will go to the hospital because the meds and alcohol are affecting him negatively. I am worried that this is [...]