‘CBT’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

Q: Is there a mental disorder that resembles anything close to a “Head In the Sand” condition? For about the last 10 years, something like that has been going on with me. I seem to avoid almost everything. I can’t seem to handle any kind of conflict. I’m afraid to get my own mail, won’t [...]

Q: I’m a 25-year-old Dutch female, and I’ve been suffering with what my psychiatrist called Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Hypochondriasis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic attacks, and mild Depression for over a year now. I obsess over all of the symptoms that I have (along with many other things, like my love life, what the future [...]

Q: I am a 24-year-old male in the USA. I went to a psychiatrist for about a year about two years ago. I was treated for anxiety and PTSD. I was put on a small dosage of Lexapro (10 mg per day). I went off of it after about 9 months. I don’t know if [...]

Q: Several years ago, my primary care doctor diagnosed me with an anxiety disorder and prescribed me Paxil. I took the medication for a while, but never felt it was truly helping. I have also taken several other anxiety medications throughout the years. I still got very anxious at job interviews, doctor appointments, and when [...]

Q: I was pretty outgoing when I was really young, but after moving around a whole bunch and never getting to feel comfortable around one group of people (my father was in the military and later my parents divorced and my single mother moved around with us kids), I found myself becoming increasingly withdrawn and [...]