‘Drug Abuse’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: I’m an almost 18-year-old male. I’m terribly depressed and have been for a few years, and I also have a lot of anxiety problems. I’ve been smoking marijuana and drinking since I was fifteen. I recreationally tried Xanax for the first time when I was 16 with some friends, and I’ve been through heroin [...]

Q: I am married to a man who 5 years ago at the age of 35 decided to try methamphetamine (”Meth”) for the first time. Over his 4-month addiction, he used nearly $10K in meth alone. It was horrifying. During that time, I became the center of his focus. According to him I was having [...]

Q: I’m 15 years old and just recently tried marijuana. I absolutely hated my experience because it made me feel “panicky” and like things were “vague.” I’m still not feeling myself, even after 2 weeks. I feel like everything I do is sort of like a dream that I can control. I have never experienced [...]

Q: I was widowed after 43 years in mid-2007. Since this time I have found that I am bored, likely depressed, and feeling rather useless. My norm before this time was accomplishing things, and being busy.
I find that my motivation level is almost nil and that my desire to keep things up is really at [...]

Q: I’ve been married for 4 years. I’m in my 50’s, and my husband is almost 50. My husband has a masters degree in biology and is very smart, but he prefers to work as a “chef”. He usually brings home about $20,000 per year, but this year he has made about $12,000. This is [...]