The following questions are related to ‘OCD’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I am a first time mother of 5 month old twin boys. I felt a bit depressed after their birth but that has since gone away. I think that I am a good mother and I care for my children very well. However, I do have a few concerns and would like to know [...]
Q: I am a 24-year-old female. In March of this year I woke with a song stuck in my head (so I thought). I now have constant music playing in my head. When I hear a song on the radio, TV, etc. it stays in my head till I hear another. So I pretty much [...]
Q: Whenever I hear stories about young children being sexually abused, it enrages and saddens me so deeply, that I cannot stop the thoughts of how they suffered in my mind. No matter what I do to stop it they replay over and over. I feel like my mind just keeps racing, to the point [...]
Q: My son is one year four months old. I have noticed a new behavior in him. If he realizes that hitting himself with the swing is causing pain then he repeats hurting himself again and again till his attention towards it is changed or he gets distracted by seeing something else. I am slightly [...]
Q: I am sure this is different than what you usually get as questions, but I need it answered since I haven’t had any luck looking it up on Google or any other site. What I am wondering is:
Is there a specific psychological condition that causes me to want to hunt? I know this may [...]
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