The following questions are related to ‘Anhedonia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I think I have a severe issue with procrastination. I have a habit of not completing or sticking with tasks or holding down jobs.
Basically, I was a very good student when I as young. But after my parents divorced I stopped bothering with school. My mum actually suffers with me. She always believed me [...]
Q: I have a couple of questions concerning job related burn-out and emotional detachment.
My wife recently completed an extremely demanding project that lasted 3-1/2 years. This project kept her away from home for several weeks at a time, particularly over the last year. For the last 2 years, she has had shown various signs of [...]
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 [...]
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