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Depression

Depression is a mental illness which results in feeling sad, loss of interest in daily activities, irritability, mood swings, and sleepiness. It is a state of mind which develops over a period of time due to various reasons. A depressed person might have difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, and might get suicidal thoughts.

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I often experience depression. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor,I am a 30-year-old male who obtained a bachelor's degree in software engineering. My issue is that I often experience depression. Even minor failures trigger feelings of depression, and I am overly sensitive to small events. I perceive myself as having fewer mental skills than others. I...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I completely understand that you feel concerned about your lack of skills, which makes you disturbed and vulnerable to the fear of failure. The probable causes may be depressive symptoms stemming from past negative experiences in life. I suggest you undergo IQ (inte...  Read Full »

I am suffering from depression and anxiety. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I have depression, social anxiety, anger issues, and insomnia and from last month I do not feel very hungry. I always forget to eat and I do not even feel like eating. I do not know if this is important or not, but my hands and legs shake like crazy sometimes and it is happening for t...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I completely understand that you are concerned about your symptoms of social anxiety, panic, and depression. All of the signs you mentioned are clearly indicative of a psychological disturbance that is affecting your current life functioning. Generally, there are...  Read Full »

Will cystic acne indirectly exacerbate anxiety and depression?

Query: Hello doctor, I would like to know the connection between cystic acne and mental health conditions, specifically the ways acne can indirectly exacerbate anxiety and depression. How often these issues occur together? What are the current theories for why they occur together so often? How are they t...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As far as the connection between acne and mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression is concerned, definitely we as a psychologist come across such cases of young girls who develop an inferiority complex and doubt over their self-image due to the perceived...  Read Full »

How to handle long-distance relationships?

Query: Hi doctor,I am in a relationship for the past four years and my boyfriend has now moved to another city. We were in the same college and I used to hang out with him daily. But, now things have changed. He is busy there with his life. We are talking so less and so I cry some days. I am not even able ...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I completely understand that you feel disturbed as your boyfriend moved to another city. It is a natural human reaction to feel sorrow, low, or depressed after a loss or failure. We call this grief. Although he is still in your life and sometimes you talk to him, this can...  Read Full »

Please help me get over my breakup.

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 25-year-old male and my problem is that I loved a girl and now she moved away from me. She rejected my proposal. Now, I am getting suicide ideas. Please help me to come out of this.  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your feelings after losing your loved one. This is a natural human reaction to feeling depressed and low after a loss. We call this grief. You need grief management instantly or else your feelings can become intense and after two months of a similar con...  Read Full »

I have been under depression for the past eight months due to a recent breakup. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I have been depressed for about eight months, I loved a girl who was very close to me, she left me for some of my mistakes. All faults were mine, and she found a new boy as an alternative and left me. I tried to get her back but failed. I still love her so much. I can not live without ...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to the icliniq.com I understand that you feel disturbed after losing your loved one. You need "Grief Management" to recover the feelings of loss/failure/regret. Some tips for you: 1. Share your feelings with someone close to you, suppose a family member or a friend. Be around people,...  Read Full »

I am diagnosed with depression and anxiety following a traumatic event. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor, Two years ago, I was one of the top students I had unexpected traumatic events with my study at university. After that, I had a tough time struggling with my life. I feel hopeless and helpless, worthless, and I want to withdraw myself from life, but I do not know how? Please help a mo...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I completely understand that you feel depressed and anxious due to past experiences in life. As you have mentioned about your current state of depression and anxiety and the use of medicines has not been proven effective for you, it clearly indicates the need for psy...  Read Full »

I live with the guilty of ejaculation done while sleeping with my mother. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 55-year-old male, and I have been suffering from depression due to extreme guilt for 22 years. I have been taking allopathic medicines, but my depression bounces back. Actually, my childhood, teenage, and adolescence were disturbing. My father always abused me, and my parents q...  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I completely understand that you feel depressed and guilty due to past negative experiences in life. Multiple depressive episodes despite taking medication can be due to unresolved conflicts of childhood, which may reside in the unconscious mind. Guilt is one of ...  Read Full »

What are the symptoms of inferiority complex?

Query: Hello doctor, What are the signs of having an inferiority complex? What is it? Why do some people have it? What are some signs someone may have an inferiority complex?  Read Full »


Mehwish Mursaleen

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Inferiority or superiority complex is a term derived from a psychoanalytic perspective in psychology. It is an underlying feeling in a person that one is inferior to others and is inadequate to flourish in life areas. Inferiority complex is developed in people who h...  Read Full »

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