‘Psychiatry’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

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 [...]

Q: I am a 50-year-old male. I lost most of my vision about 11 years ago from a virus and am now legally blind. I was also diagnosed with depression 2 years ago by my doctor, and he put me on 20 mg of paroxetine per day. I have always been an “antisocial” person, but [...]

Q: I’m a 25-year-old Dutch female, and I’ve been suffering with what my psychiatrist called Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Hypochondriasis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic attacks, and mild Depression for over a year now. I obsess over all of the symptoms that I have (along with many other things, like my love life, what the future [...]

Q: I am 21, and for the past two weeks I’ve been feeling I’m going crazy. I’ve been having extreme racing thoughts, disturbed sleeping patterns, bouts of repeatedly screaming at the top of my lungs, hitting things when something insignificant sets me off, fast talking, pounding my thighs with my fists, rapid mood changes, and [...]