‘Anhedonia’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I’ve been with my husband for ten years. I’m quite sure he has some kind of disorder, but I’m not sure what it is. I am hoping you can help me put a name to it so I can do further research about it.
For years, I have tried to get my husband interested in [...]

Q: I have been depressed since I was 13 years old and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder three years ago at age 16. I moved away from home to Albuquerque at 17 to live with my boyfriend. We were evicted a month later because he stopped paying rent. A year ago I left him because [...]

Q: I was widowed after 43 years in mid-2007. Since this time I have found that I am bored, likely depressed, and feeling rather useless. My norm before this time was accomplishing things, and being busy.
I find that my motivation level is almost nil and that my desire to keep things up is really at [...]

Q: I have been reading about people who believe they have Asperger’s and Borderline Personality Disorder intertwined. They all have different reasons for believing so; here is mine.
I am unable to maintain eye contact without considerable effort — not because I am dishonest, but because it is just too intensely emotional. When forced to be [...]

Q: What do you do if everything in this life feels pointless becuase of your inevitable death? Nothing seems worth doing, no goal worth accomplishing. I just feel like nothing I can do in this life will hold any significance past this life.
This feeling robs me of my movitvation, desire, and willpower. I’m 27 years [...]