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Answered by Dr. Arooj Najamussaqib

I had a serious breakup with my girlfriend. I feel lonely. What do I do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Relationship issues need to be settled down before it starts disturbing you. You have to fully understand what it will lead to and how it will affect your life in the long run. When you get into any relationship for more than a year, you start associating and sharing your feelings with that person, which is quite obvious. In any breakup, the reason for the breakup is very important to deal with.

May 6, 2025

I cry almost every night and I am paranoid. Is there any chance that I have depression?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned that you are experiencing low mood, crying spells, and paranoid thoughts. You are not in a depression. Teenagers might experience certain mood swings due to hormonal changes in the body. You are going through the same.

May 6, 2025

Baby passes stool only after two days. Is it normal?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If your baby is breastfed, it is perfectly normal to pass stool less often. On the other hand, it does not seem normal for such a young kid. If it continues for more than two weeks, get him checked by a pediatrician. Consult a paediatrician online to know the management of constipation in children.

May 6, 2025

My brother's illness bothers me a lot. I am deprived of sleep. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The pain of near ones makes you feel helpless. This weakens your strength somehow. Symptoms like lack of sleep, disturbance, and tension occur when you feel stressed for any reason. But you have to be strong for your brother.

May 5, 2025

Suffering from OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Taking medicines, but I do not feel completely good. Please help.

Hi, Thanks for writing to us. Your answer is as follows: OCD is manageable with the help of regular psychiatric and therapeutic work. Only medicines can never treat OCD, neither managed completely. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is paired with medical treatment to deal with obsessions and compulsions simultaneously. Medications are only used to decrease the extreme symptoms of anxiety (because of obsessions); and once they are controlled, CBT has to be immediately started for the person. CBT is mainly used to teach the skills to the person and guide him/her to control his/her obsessions and manage compulsions (behaviors) linked with thoughts.

April 9, 2025

How to manage claustrophobia and breathing issues?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you are experiencing panic-related symptoms under anxiety issues. As you have shared of phobia. It requires adequate counseling and brief psychotherapy to deal with anxiety problems. The symptoms you are experiencing are part of panic attack.

July 17, 2024

What are the ways to live productively after depression?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I am sorry to hear about what you have gone through during your early life. Indeed it is a challenge to deal with daily life and try to act like everything is normal, especially with such hardship and limited exposure in life. The good thing is that you realize this freedom and look forward to stepping into a productive life and living it to the fullest.

July 11, 2024

Why I get sexually attracted to other girls?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Getting attracted sexually to the opposite gender is quite common. In general, men get easily attracted to sex appeal and they get involved in it. But women do not get easily attracted physically to men. For men, it is difficult to control their need to be attracted to other women.

July 9, 2024

What causes memory to degrade suddenly in a 18-year-old?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I appreciate that you approached for counseling. I am not sure whether you are diagnosed with ADHD or not. Also please do mention medicines you are taking. Based on given information, it seems that you are experiencing attention problems due to stressful events and preoccupations in your daily work.

July 4, 2024

Chest tightness, loss of appetite- what does it indicate?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Since you have mentioned that you had problems regarding your mental health, though you did not clarify or shared any related symptoms that what kind of questions you experience. Also, self-harm is an extreme reaction of emotions that resulted due to either depressive state, anger, loss of control, or pleasure. In any case, it is not considered normal. Over some time, it might give you relaxation, but the underlying issues have left unexplored.

June 25, 2024

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