‘Anhedonia’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

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 [...]

Q: I am a 24-year-old female. In March of this year I woke with a song stuck in my head (so I thought). I now have constant music playing in my head. When I hear a song on the radio, TV, etc. it stays in my head till I hear another. So I pretty much [...]

Q: I am writing this to you as I feel I am in a dire need for psychiatric consultancy. I am a 24-year-old male, currently working for an Automotive major in Sales and Marketing. By July, I will be going to a Business School to pursue an MBA degree. My problem is this: Of late [...]

Q: I think I have anhedonia, meaning I can’t feel pleasure. Most pleasurable activities don’t feel any different from standing there and doing nothing. Yet, I am sure I do not have depression. I’m a high achiever, but I never feel good when I do something. It just happens and I don’t feel like I [...]