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I am a 18-year-old girl who feels melancholy and hopeless. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 18-year-old girl who is concerned about my mental health. I feel melancholy and hopeless about the future most of the time. I can get distracted, but if it is a bad day, I cannot smile without forcing it out of politeness. I might be talking to my friends and suddenly feel like ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I understand what you go through every day. However, thoughts of self-harm and death indicate a serious problem. You seem to be suffering from chronic depression. Your description suggests there was no reason around you, and you started hav... Read Full »
I have lost interest and feel hopeless after retirement. What can be done?
Query: Hello doctor, I find this difficult to explain. I wake from sleep and have to work to get back. I have lost interest in all activities, feel hopeless and empty. I can do things around the house and drive but these take a lot of effort. I just do not feel myself. I at 63, have just retired and I jus... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand. You are just retired and that could be the basic problem. Just retired simply means being detached from whatever the circumstances enjoyed before the retirement. Friends, office, responsibility, etc. Suddenly you feel empty and start feeling old. There... Read Full »
I am going through a lot of mental problems. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am going through a lot of mental health problems. Symptoms are depression, slow thinking, processing speed, hopelessness, avoiding people, dullness, problems coping with new situations, loss of spontaneity, fear of new things and marriage, difficulty thinking and understanding, menta... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be suffering from depression with an intensity between moderate to severe. A proper clinical assessment is essential. Is this the first time you had symptoms like this? Is there a family history of depression or any other illness? Start regular exercise, wr... Read Full »
How do I make my family support my career change?
Query: Hi doctor, I am an engineering graduate. I am unemployed and fed up with everybody's reaction regarding my career. So, I avoid family gathering or party. I did not get a job yet, and it makes me frustrated. I am not able to find a right path and feel like crying. I am not happy with this situation. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please do not feel bad about yourself. For a hard working person, any degree is good. Engineering is not a bad profession, just do not lose hope. Continue to do hard work and prove your worth. Please take the job even if the company does not pay much. It will help in f... Read Full »
My mother is so clueless about what she is doing. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother is 50 years old. Sometimes, she is so clueless about how to talk, what to talk and when to talk. As a result she always gets hatred from the people around her. She fights with everyone and always complains about each and everything happening. We used to think all these where ho... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly answer me few questions. Has it started suddenly or gradually. How was she a year back? Was she completely normal or had some behavioral problems? For last one year, is she performing her duty like job or kitchen work? Is she caring and responsible in her family no... Read Full »