‘Therapy’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 73

Q: Can you help me please? Growing up as a child from the age of 10 onwards, I was told on a regular basis that I was useless, worthless, fat, and disgusting. I was also told that I was breathing air that I didn’t deserve. No matter what I tried to do — whether it [...]

Q: Seven months ago my husband and I miscarried an unplanned pregnancy. It was a life-changing experience for me in that I really found out what it was I wanted to do with my life. I want to be a mom again. My husband doesn’t feel that way. I am 42, and I feel stuck. [...]

Q: I’m going to make this short. I have this problem. Five months ago my girlfriend and I broke up. It wasn’t anything that hasn’t happened to a person before, but every girlfriend I had has left me for my friend. It doesn’t really effect me, but it’s getting really annoying because this is the [...]

Q: The other day a friend of mine brought up that he thought I was a sociopath. Is he right? I am charming in an attempt to win people over, so they will trust me. I’ve never really seen others as people, even as a child. I think I even described them as robots — [...]

Q: Okay, history: Depression since teen years, untreated for a long time, now on meds (20 mg), which have helped. Situation now:

Sent ADHD and verbally abusive/destructive son to live with his dad, but it didn’t work out, so he is now moving back with me.
Work is horrible. I forget things that I am supposed to [...]