Dr. Ding Shuyan reply Psychiatry Question - Page 9

My family cannot accept that I have social anxiety and even treats me with ridicule and mockery? I have experienced social anxiety since childhood, and recently I have been regularly seeing a psychiatrist and undergoing medication treatment. However, when I mentioned this to my f...

Thought problems? Is there really someone in the world who is very positive, cute, and kind? I often have negative thoughts but do not express them. I may hate someone but act normally. I once shared my true thoughts with a close friend, and he said I was scary. Am I abnormal?

Easily feels anxious and uncomfortable? Hello doctor, since I started university, I'm not sure if it's due to the pressure, but I find it difficult to engage with others like I used to. I easily get nervous in class, and I have a problem with shoulder and neck pain. Whe...

I'm not sure what to do? In the morning, I often wake up feeling heavy-hearted, and even if I wake up a little earlier, I find myself frequently checking the time and noticing that an hour has passed. It seems like there’s nothing interesting happening in my life, and I feel...

What type of medical care is needed? I often have paranoid thoughts and worry that I might be stabbed while eating or drinking hot soup. Today, while trying to eat, these paranoid images appeared. I continued to eat and drink, and later realized that looking upward helped, so I c...

Anxiety and the desire to change doctors? Hello Dr. Ding! (The content may be a bit long, as I want to provide detailed information for you to better understand my situation. Thank you for your patience!) Previously, while working and preparing for the national postal service exa...

How to deal with anxiety disorders? Hello Dr. Ding: My father has been suffering from anxiety for over two years. He used to go to the emergency room 2-3 times a week, but there was a period when it was under control. However, this week he went to the emergency room once and expe...

Gender identity disorder - Can seeing a psychiatrist help me adjust better? Hello, Doctor: I am very aware that I have gender identity disorder. I have never served in the military, and life feels to me like acting while wearing a mask. My appearance is indistinguishable from tha...

Fear of wanting a relationship? Hello, doctor! I have seen a psychiatrist before; I visited a few times in middle school but stopped later because both my family and I learned that taking medication wasn't effective. At that time, I would ask strange questions, like whether ...

Sleep issues Recently, I've been waking up after only a few hours of sleep. I go to bed around 11 or 12, but I wake up for the first time around two or three in the morning. After that, I wake up approximately every hour—around four, five, and six in the morning. Even when I...

What are the consequences of patients with schizophrenia discontinuing their medication? How should one respond to the auditory hallucinations and delusions experienced by a loved one with schizophrenia? Hello Director Ding. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions am...

Selective Mutism I am John from last time. I feel that everyone is very friendly, but I am still very scared. Is this social anxiety disorder? I don't mind what the staff say, but when I am at a breakfast shop with a lot of people, I take a long time to mentally prepare and ...

The issue of future employment? Hello, doctor. I am currently a senior high school student facing issues related to further education. Since I was young, I have dreamed of becoming a police officer or a pharmacist, but my family opposes me pursuing these careers. Later, I told th...

Social Anxiety Disorder When I enter a new class, if I have a friend from the beginning, I can interact with the whole class and make some friends. However, if I don't have anyone, I tend to be very quiet, and when others talk to me, my mind goes blank, and I can only respon...

How to become happy? I often feel like I'm not really happy, even though I do smile. I think I'm not living a joyful life. Sometimes I feel that not pretending to understand everything might make things easier. It's okay to let others share their thoughts too. My h...

Feeling a lot of distress? Recently, I received my high school admission notice, and I barely made it into my first-choice school. Initially, I felt a bit of pressure worrying about keeping up with the pace, but after performing poorly on an exam at my tutoring center, the teache...

Insomnia issues Hello, doctor. Recently, I've been experiencing difficulty sleeping at night. For some reason, whenever I close my eyes, my mind keeps racing with thoughts, and I feel very restless. Despite my efforts to fall asleep, I end up tossing and turning for 3 to 4 h...

Friend's difficulties Due to the murder case on the Taipei Metro a year ago, the prison escape incident, and the recent random stabbing case, my friend has been unable to sleep at night. She says she unconsciously feels like she is in a very dangerous place and could get hur...

Does the performance change completely? My father, who is 55 years old, has always had a suspicious and controlling personality. As the head of a company, he frequently calls to check on each employee's status every five minutes and has installed security cameras at every en...

What type of medical care is needed? I usually have short conversations with people, and throughout the day, I interact with very few individuals. I see others engaging in face-to-face conversations that can last for hours, sometimes two to three hours, but I have never had such ...