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I crave attention from people, and I self-harm. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I become attached to people more easily, and I crave attention from the people I do connect to. I find myself wanting to act out negatively to get this attention from them, such as by starving myself, so they notice I have lost weight, or by self-harming in prominent places instead of hidi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be suffering from an eating disorder associated with depressive features as well. You require antidepressants to combat this maladaptive behavior. Self-harming behavior can at times prove to be fatal. Hence, indulgence in such behavior is risky and wi... Read Full »
How to deal my daughter's aggressive behavior?
Query: Hello doctor, My 13 years old daughter is having some aggressive behavior. She often hurts herself cutting her hands with a razor. She also shows indifference towards any advice she gets. She only does what she wants despite talking to her multiple times. Her father had passed away six years ago. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think your daughter is struggling emotionally and is using self-harm as a maladaptive coping mechanism to deal with her difficult situation. You are reporting that her performance at school has deteriorated in the past two to three years, and she is not able to ta... Read Full »
How to overcome my depression and self-harming thoughts?
Query: Hello doctor, I am taking Wellbutrin for the first time and I have questions about the physical and mental side effects. Also, I have depression coupled with suicide and self-harming thoughts. In the past, I have been on Lexapro. I want to inquire if I am improperly diagnosed? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are suffering from depressive features and hence the low self-esteem and self-harming thoughts. I suggest you take Zosert (Sertraline) 50 mg twice daily along with tablet Lonazep (Clonazepam) 0.5 mg at night for a period of two weeks. Consult your specialist doctor... Read Full »
My introvert brother has been harming himself physically after a breakup. How do I help him?
Query: Hello doctor, My brother is harming himself and it has been noticed for the past six months. He is cutting his hands and pricking with sharp objects around him. We are not able to cope with this. He is an introvert from the beginning and now he is doing this and not talking with anyone. His relation... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. He may have a borderline personality disorder. He may have a chronic feeling of emptiness, emotional outbursts, self-harming behavior, and overwhelming behavior. He mostly feels that no one understands him. He may have dif... Read Full »
I am extremely happy at one time and sad at another. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I think I might have anger issues. Sometimes, I am extremely happy and then the anger just takes control. It is not always bad. Sometimes I get so happy and I have more energy to do things and I am more social than ever, which is weird because I am homeschooled because of my social anxiety... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.You may have a borderline personality disorder. It is a type of personality or nature. You may have a chronic feeling of emptiness, emotional outbursts, self-harming behavior, and overwhelming behavior. You mostly feel that no one understands you in this world. You may have... Read Full »
I was harsh on people and on me for a few days. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am an 18-year-old female and for the past few months, I have been very aggressive toward people I love, and super hard on myself. Three months back I went through some really tough family issues (I am an only child) and I could not see my parents for a month. I find myself getti... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand what you are feeling right now. Increased anger outbursts, irritability, and self-harm behavior is the indication of some psychiatric problems. Anger outbursts express in the form of aggressive behavior to mostly our loved ones because our mind knows t... Read Full »
I have anxiety and self-harming thoughts. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 20-year-old girl. I have been suffering from anxiety recently, especially in the morning, and I mostly feel sad and lonely. I am not able to fully concentrate on my studies. I have tried self-harming myself. I cry a lot almost every day. I feel scared too of upcoming CA exams... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You may have a borderline personality disorder with anxiety. You may have a chronic feeling of emptiness, emotional outbursts, self-harming behavior, and overwhelming behavior. You mostly feel that no one understands you in this world. You may have difficulty keeping... Read Full »
I have anger issues. Please suggest how to overcome this.
Query: Hello doctor, I have no medications. I knew there is something wrong with me. This incident happens too often for the same reason when my request is turned down or they do not obey. I get so mad and threatened, most often inflicting physical harm. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. You may have a borderline personality disorder. It is a type of personality nature. You may have a chronic feeling of emptiness, emotional outbursts, overwhelming behavior, and self-harming behavior. You mostly feel that... Read Full »
I am afraid of being happy for even half a day. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 19-year-old girl. In my first year in school, I feel helpless and depressed because I cannot make friends, more specifically they do not like spending time with me because I am serious most of the time. And my way of thinking is different also I cannot focus on studies. I do giv... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, you should stop hating yourself and stop blaming yourself for anything. The symptoms like helplessness, worthlessness (hating self), difficulty in making friends, weak confidence, lack of focus, indecisiveness, etc., are occurring most likely due to some ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I have been depressed and anxious for a few years and do not know what to do. Talk works cannot help me and I do not know how I am going to survive waiting five years for my local gender identity clinic. I have started self-harming recently and do not know how to help myself. I am on an... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have read your query and understand your concern. You may have a borderline personality disorder. It is a type of personality nature where you may have a chronic feeling of emptiness, emotional outbursts, overwhelming behavior, and self-harmful behavior. You mostly fee... Read Full »