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Roger Gould, M.D.  
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Specialties: Mental Health, Wellness

some questions
Dec 06, 2009 04:06PM in the Mental Health Expert Forum
You have an incorrect view of what psychotherapy is..it is not a confessional, and it is not a judgement about you, it is a way that the therapist can help you understand your own mind, and why you are so unnecessarily guilty about so many things...it will relieve you greatly, and help you flourish with friends, and concentrate at school. You should see a t...
fear of anxiety and panic on an airplane
Dec 06, 2009 04:02PM in the Mental Health Expert Forum
Your doctor is right...if you don't have a middle ear problem, the airplane ride will have no effect on your ears....but you need to be in therapy to get your life going on a better track in order to face your anxieties, rather than be defeated by them.
severe family issue
Dec 06, 2009 03:58PM in the Mental Health Expert Forum
The best thing you do for yourself is to do battle with your phobias and begin to find a life of independence. You must get help to challenge these fears and find a way to leave the house and find work...independence is precious, and give you new options...get the help you need and keep your focus there instead of on your grandmother.
Depersonalization, help me someone!
Dec 06, 2009 03:53PM in the Mental Health Expert Forum
You should see a psychiatrist to find the origin of your anxiety...depersonalization is a symptom of anxiety, and there is a source, and you will be better off knowing that source than trying to just damp it down with medications alone.
Anti-depresssant and weight loss medication
Dec 04, 2009 07:28PM in the Emotional Eating Expert Forum
Jaquta has given you some fine advice..I would only add that diet pills might actually be dangerous for you with those other medications...they are all stimulants of one kind or another.
staring
Dec 04, 2009 07:23PM in the Mental Health Expert Forum
It is a very common thing to size up the other person by this automatic looking at genitals, but it seems to be exaggerated in your case at this time. It means something to you, and you should see it as something you are trying to work on in your mind about sexuality, and not something you have to be ashamed of...there are many different explanations to thi...