The following questions are related to ‘Social Skills’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have a question that I hope you can help me out with. I would like to know, from a psychologist’s point of view, if this is really normal: every time I laugh, it turns into crying, and then I get really sad and have to tell myself to stop crying. All the while, [...]
Q: I’m a 22-year-old male. I have been dating my girlfriend for over a year. I am very happy and completely in love with her. However, I have a problem where I still talk to other girls online. Sometimes, it’s just innocent flirting. But sometimes it’s inappropriate. I would never actually act upon some of [...]
Q: My entire life, I have had uncontrollable, unorganized, messy bedrooms. Most of the time, I am unable to reach my bed because of the clutter piled up on the floor. The mess rarely makes it outside of my room, but sometimes it does. Around my bed is usually empty food and drink containers, sometimes [...]
Q: I’m a 19-year-old male from Australia. I am pretty sure I’m suffering from anxiety. I even think I know the cause. Whenever I am unsure about something in my relationship with my girlfriend, I start to panic. I can’t help it. It isn’t a ‘conscious’ decision, it just happens. If the unsure feeling is [...]
Q: I have found that now that I am older (just turned 50), the men I attract are “lower quality” than the ones I used to attract. Just because I’m older, does it mean I have to settle for less?
I don’t mean to sound narcissistic, but I used to “turn heads” whenever I entered a [...]
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