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

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Love Addiction? Why Won’t Ex-Boyfriend Connect With Me?

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 4 March 2010
Love Addiction? Why Won’t Ex-Boyfriend Connect With Me?
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Q: I am a 30-year-old woman who had to break up with my 38-year-old ex because of his depression. I’m almost certain he had almost all the symptoms of depression, but I am not sure if he had a confirmed professional diagnosis.
We began dating after chatting for two weeks on the internet. His depression symptoms [...]

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Disorganized Thoughts: Difficulty Coping with Schizoaffective Disorder

By Dr Alisa Robinson, PhD | 4 March 2010
Disorganized Thoughts: Difficulty Coping with Schizoaffective Disorder
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Q: I have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depressive Type, and my hallucinations have been significantly reduced purely through psychotherapy (no meds). However, my thoughts and speech are still very much disorganized. Being a student, this becomes an issue not only in class (I cope by recording lectures), but more so in group assignments. [...]

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Memory Problems: Forgetting What Others Tell Me

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 2 March 2010
Memory Problems: Forgetting What Others Tell Me
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Q: I’m a 26-year-old male, and I now know I have a problem.
About a year ago, I started becoming aware that I have difficulty remembering things that people tell me. I am married now, and because of this problem my wife gets really angry with me at times.
I don’t know what’s wrong with [...]

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Medical Student Feeling Sad

By Dr Alisa Robinson, PhD | 1 March 2010
Medical Student Feeling Sad
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Q: I am 21 years old and in my 5th year of medical school. I’ve been experiencing some symptoms, and I need your help to sort this out. It started about 6 months ago when I used to like a girl and it didn’t work out well. I was hurt when the relationship didn’t work [...]

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Gay, Straight, or HOCD?

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 17 February 2010
Gay, Straight, or HOCD?
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Q: I’m a 23-year-old male, and I’ve been suffering from something that sounds very much like HOCD (Homosexual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder).
I have had troubling thoughts ever since a “porn incident” when I was 17: I accidentally saw a gay porn picture and became intensely aroused by it. Following that episode, I had escalating fear and rumination [...]

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