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Individual Psychotherapy~Marriage
& Family Counseling~Group Therapy
Cogmed
Working Memory Training~Career
Counseling~Business Coaching~Business Consultation
A
seasoned and
intuitive licensed psychologist can help you deal with depression,
anxiety and fears that keep you from
getting the most out of life.
Dr. Carolbeth Shansky specializes in self-concept, relationship
transitions, career decisions, memory problems, mid-life choice and
adult
ADHD (ADD).
151
N Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois 60601
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IS THIS YOU? (Is
therapy for me??)
{ No,
you don't
have to
read all of them. Just scroll to the bottom to find more
fascinating and educational pages }
I
have
trouble making
decisions.
I
obsess over whether I said and did the right thing.
I often
feel like crying.
My
moods are unpredictable.
I don't
like myself but I don't know how to change.
I feel
worried, guilty or discouraged.
My
relationships feel frustrating and unsatisfying.
I need
everyone's approval.
I rely
on others too much.
I don't
think people listen when I speak.
It
seems like people don't value my opinions.
I feel
that life is passing me by.
I have
a hard time accepting a compliment.
People
give me compliments to make me feel better.
I have
a hard time expressing my thoughts and feelings.
Saying
"No" is difficult for me.
I think
people view me negatively.
I have
a difficult time asking for what I want.
I have
a hard time knowing what I want.
I would
rather please or be nice to people than upset them.
I feel
lonely and isolated.
I
imagine those I love will leave me.
I
procrastinate or avoid things I must get done.
{ You
really can scroll to the bottom }
I avoid
relationships because I fear rejection.
I'm
so fearful of getting hurt in a relationship that I run
away before
it gets started.
I
don't stand
up for myself
because I fear retaliation.
I'm
controlled by my fears.
I
ruminate about bad things that could happen in the future.
I can't
stop thinking that life is unfair.
I don't
deserve the good things that come my way.
All the
"family" guys are taken.
I buy
my wedding dress on the first date.
I
always end up with the wrong guy.
Girls
don't like me because I'm not funny.
I don't know why girls decline a second date with me.
Everyday routine tasks are boring, so the mail sits in piles,
and the room
remains a disorganized mess.
I keep saying that I’ll do it later.
I do things more slowly than most people.
Its hard to
finish the final details of a project.
I make careless mistakes.
I'm easily distracted.
I talk too much.
My mind wanders off a topic being discussed so I miss parts
of what is
being said.
My memory is awful.
I have a hard time waiting my turn in line.
I'm more often than not, late.
When I read, I frequently drift off the material and I have to
re-read
it.
I jump from one topic or task to another and then back.
I'm easily bored.
Its hard to stay quietly seated in a meeting.
I
interrupt others alot.
I
finish other people's sentences.
I have
difficulty concentrating.
I am soooo disorganized.
I'm distracted by background noise.
I space out alot.
I
think I have ADHD.
I know
I have ADHD. |
I
want a permanent relationship
but it doesn't happen.
I
feel bored or empty when I'm not in a relationship.
I
would like to be with my partner all the time.
I am fearful my partner will leave me.
I get jealous easily although my partner has never cheated on me.
If I can't go out with my partner, I'd rather not go out at all.
I can't stand being alone.
I'm
tense in any group setting.
I
don't have many friends.
Nobody
knows me very well.
I
have a spending problem.
My spouse thinks I have a spending problem.
My spouse has no regard for money.
I'm
having
an
affair.
I want
to have an affair.
My
spouse if having an affair and its certainly not with me.
I'm
frightened of my husband.
I'm
frightened of my wife.
My
spouse has a need to control everything.
My kids
have a problem with me.
I want
a child but my spouse doesn't.
My
spouse wants a child but I don't.
I can't
set limits and my kids are out of control.
I can't
decide whether to stay or leave my marriage.
My
worries distract me from play.
I'm a
perfectionist and its driving me crazy.
I'm a
perfectionist and can't make a decision.
I tend
to think of things in black and white.
I need
everything to be "just so".
Any
change upsets me.
I have
to nail down future plans or I can't proceed.
If I don't know what the future holds, I'm very anxious.
I'm the
only one in my family holding things together.
My
friends would be shocked to find out I'm a wreck
inside.
People
say I have everything but I don't feel happy.
My
parents are suffocating me.
I don't
think my parents know me.
I don't
think my parents love me.
My
parents want me to check in all the time and I do.
I work
for my father and can't leave.
I'm
not as successful as I want to be.
I feel
as though I entered the wrong career.
{ Its
really OK to go to the other pages at this point }
Its
hard for me to stop working once I start.
The
only time I feel OK is at work.
I can't
seem to delegate tasks.
I try
to make things turn out differently but the outcome
remains the same.
I have
certain attributes that are just permanent
weaknesses.
I don't
excel at anything so why bother.
I don't
feel confident.
I don't
feel competent.
I'm not
competent.
I
hate
my job.
I hate
my boss.
I hate my life.
I
probably need a life coach.
I feel
helpless and hopeless.
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The "Stigma" of Outside
Help How Psychotherapy Works
How
Long Therapy
Takes
Isn't Therapy for Crazy People?
Group
Therapy
Types
of Therapy
Cogmed
Working Memory
Training
Fancy
Downtown Office & Links
Carolbeth Shansky PhD
151 North
Michigan Avenue
Suite 814
Chicago,
Illinois 60601-7538
312 616 0006
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