Hearing, Psychiatry FAQ - Page 2

Fear? Poor stress resilience? ... Emotional issues? Since I can remember, I have had an instinctive fear of certain things: 1. The images of invasive procedures (injections, blood draws, surgeries, injuries) evoke a subconscious fear, whether I am experiencing them myself, watchi...

No memory? Hello, doctor. I really don't know what to do. I have anxiety, and for some reason, about two weeks after starting Lexapro (which caused dry mouth, so I switched to Wellbutrin), one day I woke up and my mind felt strange. I lost my ability to think and analyze, wh...

Confusion Regarding Psychiatric Physicians Hello Dr. Li Guanying, I would like to ask you a question regarding an experience I had with a child and adolescent psychiatrist at your hospital. Perhaps you can provide some insight from a psychiatrist's perspective on why a profe...

After experiencing a traumatic relationship, symptoms such as palpitations, frequent nightmares, vomiting, and self-harm may occur? About six months ago, I started dating a man who initially seemed gentlemanly and polite. However, he gradually invaded my personal life, recording ...

Emotion, Adaptation, Psychology Hello, doctor. I apologize for sending such a long message to disturb you. During my school years, I was often bullied, which has led to severe social anxiety. I was diagnosed with depression in high school and experienced serious self-harm behavio...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, and intrusive thoughts? Hello, doctor. I used to be a very optimistic person, able to forget things by the next day. However, ever since an incident where someone honked at me unexpectedly on the road, I started to overthink. I began ...

Auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, and self-talk? Hello Dr. Wu: My daughter is 34 years old. In 2018, she believed that her family had transferred the family deities onto her and suspected that they intended to harm her, which led her to refuse contact with them. She...

I am experiencing auditory hallucinations, which I hear from a voice recorder. What could be the issue? Hello, I have recently been listening to recordings of the Bible, but sometimes there is a sudden interruption with a broadcasting sound that insults me, calling me an ugly wom...

Regarding issues of emotional instability? Hello Dr. Tsai, I feel a bit shy asking this for the first time here. Recently, my emotions have been quite volatile and extreme; I get easily irritated and cry often. I frequently feel down over trivial matters and have the urge to hit ...

Social Anxiety Disorder Hello Doctor, I have had social anxiety since childhood, and I often experience the following issues: 1. I hesitate to greet people or speak too softly, so others can't hear me, which makes me feel rude. 2. I dislike social settings, which make me ver...

Sleep disorders Hello Doctor: Since I was young, I have often talked in my sleep, and what I say is usually either cursing or crying out (my mom frequently comes to my room to check on me because of the volume of my sleep talking). Recently, since I started living with my boyfrie...

Is this a learning disability? Hello, could these conditions possibly indicate a learning disability? Is it more likely to be perceptual-motor in nature? The individual has mild visual impairment (one eye with low vision of 0.3 plus myopia, astigmatism, and nystagmus; the other e...

Schizophrenia and dementia? Hello Doctor, my relative is 50 years old and has had hearing impairment requiring a hearing aid, but it was not severe enough to be classified as hearing loss. Recently, she has been experiencing symptoms similar to auditory hallucinations, often hear...

Affective Psychosis Hello, doctor. I have affective psychosis and have been consistently taking medication and receiving treatment. Emotionally, I have primarily experienced depression, but recently I have shown symptoms that resemble a manic episode, such as feeling well-rested ...

Does this situation qualify as an illness? Hello, this situation has been occurring for a long time, but recently I have noticed some different circumstances and would like to understand if this indicates that I am unwell. Since childhood, I have often sat up in bed at night and ...

I have some concerns and would like to ask questions? A psychiatrist said, "Everything can be treated; accepting God's love is the only path to recovery." Does this imply that only by living according to Christian doctrine can one recover from mental illnesses? Hea...

I don't want to do this anymore? My sexual orientation changed when I was in the ninth grade. I had always liked boys until I developed feelings for my best friend during middle school. However, she is a heterosexual girl who likes boys. At that time, I was still young and d...

I am very afraid of the sound of vomiting? Hello, doctor. When I was a child, I was quite afraid of the sound of vomiting. There was an incident when my dad was vomiting, and I cried uncontrollably. Even now, when a friend says something like, "I think I'm going to thro...

Anxiety disorder issues? Hello, doctor. Previously, I was very afraid of heavy metal poisoning (because I read online that it could cause involuntary anxiety symptoms), which made me fearful of batteries. I once visited a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Afte...

Anxiety disorder issues Hello, doctor. Previously, I was afraid of heavy metal poisoning (because I read online that it can cause involuntary anxiety symptoms), so I was very scared of batteries. I had seen a psychiatrist once and was diagnosed with anxiety disorder. After contin...