‘Depression’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 80

Q: I’m a married man, 48 years old, working as an engineer. My primary passion is to become a freelance writer. Even after trying a lot I can hardly write anything. I went through a lot of manuals, books, and internet information on the subject. As I am growing older I feel I cannot fulfil [...]

Q: I hope you can help me or direct me in the right direction. My husband has been seeing a therapist for a year now, who has started him on Paxil. But it seems this is just a drug and nothing to diagnose his problem. He has been depressed, yes. But that is only one [...]

Q: My sister has had weird symptoms in the last week. All of a sudden out of nowhere she can’t stop crying and she has no idea why. She has been crying on and off everyday and she isn’t upset, she just cries. She also has been extremely nauseous everytime she tries to eat. It’s [...]

Q: A girlfriend of mine has an obsession with her ex boyfriend. It’s been going on for about a year now and it started with just obsessive calling… Then into full blown stalking… And just recently she has made a suicide attempt in order to get his attention.
She is a great person, she’s just a [...]

Q: My mom is experiencing great depression. It seems like she’s getting worse. What should I do?

A: First, be supportive. Talk to her, express your support, and let her know that you can tell she is not feeling well. Many people don’t feel they are depressed as they are more worried about the physical [...]