The following questions are related to ‘Motivation’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: My first love and boyfriend broke up with me after two years because he had fallen out of love with me. We tried being just friends, but it didn’t work as he would insist on telling me about his sex life with his new love. When I told him I couldn’t handle this, he [...]
Q: I am 30 years old on Tuesday, and the last 15 years of my life have been obliterated by procrastination. It has affected every single aspect of my life. It took me 6 years to finish a 3-year college degree because I couldn’t be bothered to attend classes or study. At school I didn’t [...]
Q: My entire life, I have had uncontrollable, unorganized, messy bedrooms. Most of the time, I am unable to reach my bed because of the clutter piled up on the floor. The mess rarely makes it outside of my room, but sometimes it does. Around my bed is usually empty food and drink containers, sometimes [...]
Q: I’m 16, and I feel like I am always confused about everything. I constantly feel like I can’t make my own decisions. I also feel like I think way too much about things, to the point of being very stressed out about it. I feel happy sometimes, so I don’t think it is depression, [...]
Q: I am a married woman with three children who are aged 10 to 13. As a family we have been under a lot of stress lately due to illness, financial hardship, work-related stress, and relationship difficulties. Alcohol abuse has compounded the problem. My daughter is seeing a therapist at school. I suffered a depressive [...]
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