‘Anxiety and Stress’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I am a single dad with two children. It wasn’t always that way, but their mother simply can’t deal with them. She only has them 4 days per month but still seems to have difficulty handling them because they stress her out so much.
I started seeing the children’s mother 12 years ago. We had [...]

Q: I have been been dealing with high levels of anxiety and multiple irrational thoughts surrounding a recent act of infidelity on my part. Although I am engaged to be married, about a month ago I had a physical encounter with another woman. I have been having a very difficult time coping with my mistake [...]

Q: I am a 22-year-old heterosexual male. I am also a virgin. I have never kissed, held hands (in a romantic way), or been in a relationship with a woman. This is not by choice. I have gone through all my schooling (high school and university) without coming close to entering a romantic relationship with [...]

Q: I’ve been dealing with mild anxiety my whole life. I’ve had a couple major panic attacks, one when I was 12 and the other at age 23. I was able to overcome those, but for some reason I’m experiencing some anxiety lately that feels very different. I’ve had to deal with numerous stressful issues [...]

Q: I am 16 years old. I’ve always dealt with some level of anxiety, but it used to manageable. Then some time around Christmas last year, I experienced the symptom of depersonalization for the first time. I felt very out of it for a long time after that. I thought I was literally going crazy, [...]