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How to be motivated to achieve our goal?
Query: Hi doctor, I decided to change myself because I was a bad student. I struggle with getting things done. I plan to do stuff things beforehand. At first, I was able to do things and I felt excited while doing it. But when the time comes to do the tasks that I planned, I lack the motivation to do thin... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I congratulate you on your effort. Motivation is a tricky thing but can be learned. There are two types of motivation such as extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is when we are motivated to do something because of external influences. We try to do t... Read Full »
I am a 19-year-old introvert, and I like a girl that I cannot talk to. Please help.
Query: Hello, I am a 19-year-old boy, and I have a very difficult question. I like a girl of the same age, and I feel like she likes me too, but we do not communicate with each other much as we are in different schools. Also, considering that my family's economic status is not as good as hers, we do not k... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Sometimes life is not the way we want it to be. But that does not mean that you have to be stuck. I suggest you work on yourself, find activities that excite you and do more things that you enjoy so that you feel good about y... Read Full »
I am scared that my family might learn about my bad past. How do I overcome this fear?
Query: Hello doctor, I had done some bad things when I was 18 years old. Now, it is haunting me. I fear that all that will be leaked on the internet, and my husband and family will come to know about it. I want to delete it from my brain and not think about it anymore. How? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I can understand what you are going through. When you are trying to forget something undesirable from the past, the first thing you need to do is vent it out. Either talk about it to someone you can trust, or you can write it on paper and then burn it, or maybe... Read Full »
How do I overcome difficulty in sleeping, appetite loss, and trust issues?
Query: Hello doctor, I have difficulty in sleeping and have also lost my appetite. I am afraid to socialize and just want to stay in my room all the time. I also thought of ending my life many times. It all started when my partner started to lie. Now, I have trust issues and fear that everyone will hurt m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would be happy to help. I cannot suggest much as you have not mentioned what exactly is going on in your life. However, you can meet a psychiatrist to get evaluated for depression. The doctor may start medications that can help you feel... Read Full »
I feel sad and hopeless with loss of appetite. What is wrong with me?
Query: Hello doctor,I have felt very sad a lot of the time for the past year and a half. This has been accompanied by feeling hopeless, having very low self-esteem, feeling unloved and like a burden, occasional mild suicidal thoughts (although I would never act on them), being very sensitive to rejection, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The negative thoughts which are making you feel this way are due to depression. They are not valid thoughts, they occur due to a chemical imbalance in the brain called serotonin. This is how depression works. I would suggest you meet a psychiatrist as soon as possible a... Read Full »
Why do my social movements got reduced after joining professional course?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 19-year-old female doing MBBS. Everything is really good in my life, but I certainly do not understand the chit chat going on in my mind all the time. I do not feel going when I meet people, I do not like noise, parties and going out. But this was not the case earlier, I like dre... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am sorry to hear about your situation, I can see that you are under a lot of stress. what you are describing looks more like anxiety disorder, it is possible that because you have been under a lot of stress for a long time. MBBS is a very tough field and even thoug... Read Full »
I am stressed due to marriage talks and financial debt. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My father has debt. I am upset severely by that and I am 26 years now, all are asking marriage questions. Believe me my ambition is to get into the politics or to do social service, the relatives laugh if I tell this. And I do not want to get into relationship. I hate marriage and com... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can see that you are under a lot of stress. To start with the debt, I do not know the financial details and your social economic position so cannot comment on how you can come out of it but to start with you have to understand that this is your reality. Instead of ge... Read Full »
Does my behavior resemble high-functioning sociopath?
Query: Hello doctor,I am almost completely certain I am a high-functioning sociopath. I have had many people tell me this over the years, looked at dozens of websites and online tests that point towards it, and I have reflected on myself many times and come to the same conclusion. I took an IQ test a few y... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A very interesting portrayal of yourself, I must say. A sociopath might be a judgement, you definitely have signs of cluster B personality traits, anti-social personality disorder. Such people have these characteristics of apathy, higher sense of self, no remorse, e... Read Full »