‘CBT’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 11

Q: I was diagnosed with depression when I was 16, and now 7 years later have been diagnosed more specifically as Melancholic Depressive and Borderline Personality Disorder. I would say I have been suicidal for most of my life, with urges and intent increasing and decreasing. More recently I have been overwhelmed with hopelessness and [...]

Q: I’m generally pretty mature for my age, but I’ve been dealing with anger issues all my life. Recently, they’ve started to affect my relationships with my bosses and co-workers. I’ve made improvements, but I feel so drained every time I manage to stop myself from having an outburst and usually can’t keep from having [...]

Q: I’m a 28-year-old guy who still lives at home, has never had a steady job, with no car and no friends. Why? Because I can’t stand to be around people. I can barely go outside because all I can think about is that people are watching and judging me. I can’t have a conversation [...]

Q: I cannot stand to eat around other people because I cannot stand the noise. The sound of other people’s chewing, biting, smacking just drives me nuts! I try to tune it out but end up focusing on the noise. Can you help me put a label on this condition? I have other symptoms of [...]

Q: I recently found that I have mostly likely been dealing with the effects of Asperger’s Syndrome for the last 20 years or so. Not knowing exactly what it was until within the last year, I have learned to adapt to and deal with most of the negative side effects. While I have for the [...]