‘Panic’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

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 23 years old and I have had OCD for most of my life. I always think that I am going to die from everything and have horrible panic attacks. Recently I have got it into my head that I am going to go crazy and keep imagining this horrible scenario. The other [...]

Q: I’m a 28-year-old guy who still lives at home, has never had a steady job, with no car and no friends. Why? Because I can’t stand to be around people. I can barely go outside because all I can think about is that people are watching and judging me. I can’t have a conversation [...]

Q: I am a male in my early 20s, and get risperidone for Schizophrenia. Because of this medication, my psychiatrist has sometimes ordered me to have a blood test and EKG. The worst thing isn’t the blood test, but the EKG. For some unexplained reason, I feel it is a kind of sexual abuse when [...]

Q: When I was in college, I was in an emotionally abusive relationship with an alcoholic for about a year (the Stockholm Syndrome symptoms you described rang disturbingly true). I am now 26 and feel I have moved on for the most part — I am a successful graduate student, and I believe I have [...]