The following questions are related to ‘Suicide’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I would like to see a physician for a check-up and even to begin therapy, but I’m afraid that because of scars I have from when I was much younger, I might end up being forced into drug treatment or some other type of psychiatric care I don’t want.
During my late teens to very [...]
Q: I have a friend who says he plans to overdose on Valium and Seroquel. Can someone use these drugs to take their own life? What should I do?
A: Valium is the trade name diazepam and belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. It has muscle-relaxant properties as well as anti-anxiety properties. It also [...]
Q: My youngest daughter is emotionally estranged from me. Her father killed himself many years ago after physically abusing me to the point that I ultimately left him. My daughter was just 5 years old at the time. Her father worked at alienating her emotionally from me until he died, and I suspect the seeds [...]
Q: I’m a freshman, and there’s just so much depression surrounding me. You see, my best friend used to cut her wrists, and I fear she’s reverted back to old habits. She refuses to talk to me about it, and I get that it might be a tough subject, but she shuts me out completely. [...]
Q: What’s wrong with me? I can make friends in an instant, and I am smart funny and could have or do anything I set my mind to. So what’s my problem? I recently went back to school to get my masters (in something). The thing is that I must upgrade my marks first. Because [...]
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