‘Psychiatry’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I need help for my family member. She has begun thinking that people around her are trying to hurt her. She believes that a certain person that she knew and did not get along with in the past is keeping a watch on her and trying to destroy her life. The situation is starting [...]

Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost 5 years, but our relationship has been rocky because of his brother, who has some serious mental issues.
I actually met my boyfriend’s brother, who we will call “Bill”, while working in a bar. He became a regular customer, and I knew that he wanted more [...]

Q: My 12-year-old son began having panic attacks about eight weeks ago. He said he could not breath, so we took him to a pediatrician who checked out his breathing and said that he felt that he was having anxiety and put him on 25 mg of Zoloft. A few weeks went by, and he [...]

Q: I was reading up on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) because my mother thinks I might have it. I don’t think I have ADD, but I did come across something that caught my attention and described me to an extent. The issue I stumbled across is called “hyperfocus.” I am able to focus very intently [...]

Q: My mother is 61 years old, and I consider her to be a hypochondriac. She is completely focused on mysterious health problems and sees numerous specialists for complaints that most of us believe don’t really exist. As a result, she takes a number of medications, including some very strong pain meds. My sister and [...]