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Query: Hi doctor, It has been a week now and yet I feel like I do not get enough sleep. I would sleep from 1 AM onwards but tend to wake up every hour and my sleep feels like it is not in deep sleep. I could get a deep sleep only aound morning 5-6 AM and woke up at 10-11 AM. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, this pandemic is causing a lot of stress in everybody is mind. We all processing information at the conscious subconscious and unconscious level of our brain. Sometimes that is to this kind of disturbance in biological rhythms. Along with that at times people s... Read Full »
My penis becomes small while trying penetration. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 29 years old, and my partner is 22 years old. We started our life with unpleasant moments after marriage. After a year, we started our sexual life. We are trying for a baby for the past few months. I have a habit of masturbating regularly. Recently, my sperm count and motility got r... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have a problem with erection. It occurs due to the stress of having a baby. Regarding masturbation and a decrease in motility of sperm and their count, there is no absolute relationship between these two things. Masturbation is a healthy and safe practice. It is bet... Read Full »
I am unable to concentrate, which makes me frustrated. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I am not able to concentrate on anything for the past six months and so I am getting more and more frustrated day by day.Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. There can be various reasons for the inability to focus or decreased motivation. One of the most common reasons is stress at work, in a relationship, or in any other chronic physical or environmental issues. At ti... Read Full »
How to prepare myself to attend a social anxiety program?
Query: Hi doctor,I have stress, and I cannot make up my mind. And I want to solve my social anxiety. I am anxious to go through this program. If I am in a situation of seeing new people, I tend to skip them. I want to drop out, and I have no one there, and I have to stick there for 12 months. I do not want... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. There are two things in your problem. First, if you have social anxiety, then we need to treat and focus on your anxiety rather than quitting the program. For example, if you have a fear of drowning, then you... Read Full »
I crave to eat dry cement and chalk. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I crave dry cement all the time. I used to eat a lot of chalk, paper, cement, and dust when I was 13 to 14 years old until my mother found out, and I stopped doing it out of embarrassment. But for the past 2 to 3 months, I have had really bad cravings and ended up giving them. I know it i... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Some people do crave non-eatable substances. The craving has been linked over the years to some nutritional deficiencies, but now it is regarded as a behavioral problem rather than a nutritional deficiency. This behavioral problem is a type of... Read Full »
I cannot stop imagining myself in different scenarios, acting like that. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 29 years old, and I cannot stop imagining myself in different scenarios, acting in such scenarios, and conversing with people who are not there. It is not as if I hallucinate and see people. I pose as all the characters and speak all their dialogues. These characters are mostly fr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. As you said, it gives you freedom. Every one of us imagines things and creates a virtual world in our imagination. Doing so gives us some sort of relief from the day-to-day hassles and stress of real life. We can mol... Read Full »
Does economic stress affect health?
Query: Hello doctor, Does economic stress affect a person's health? Is there a link between financial stress, poverty and poor overall health? Do people who worry about their financial status have higher risk levels for certain types of diseases or illnesses? Can lowering stress levels improve overall phy... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, financial stress, poverty, and poor overall health are all linked. Because financial stress and poverty lead to deficient nutritional status hence affect physical health, worry about it lead to impaired mental health. Poverty is seen in researches that poverty lea... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,Can you please tell me if there are examples of patients in the books of psychiatry that suffered only with one acute brief psychotic episode (F23) and were completely cured. And never relapsed during their lifetime or if there is a survey over that and a percentage. I had one back befo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You had acute transient psychosis versus acute stress reaction with psychotic symptoms. We all break down under unusual stresses. In all individuals, this threshold may be different. Some shows very profound breakdown like psychotic symptom... Read Full »