‘Panic’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 6

Q: What is an unprecedented mental urgency to leave immediately? I don’t get it! And now I am fired from a job I loved.
I was at work, minding my business, working alone; I did have a lot of personally stressing relationship issues on my mind that day, so that might have something to do [...]

Q: When I was a kid I went through a lot of trauma. I was diagnosed with depression until I was about 18 or so. I was on Effexor for the longest time and I seemed to be doing well on it. Then I took myself off it because I was tired of taking pills. [...]

Q: I experienced trauma as a child (violent abuse, neglect, homelessness, and more). To survive emotionally, I have buried the past and divorced myself from reminders of it, including family.
I tried twice in my 30s to revisit the old issues. Emotions took over both times and I started having flashbacks, terror, depression, and paranoia. [...]

Q: I suffer from Major Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My question is I often walk leaning to one side if I come under any kind of stress or within a foot of another individual. This happens even with people I really like and trust. In hallways [...]

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 [...]