Dr. Timothy Re
Clinical Psychology
Crystal Lake, IL
33 years experience male
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Schaumburg, IL
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
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Crystal Lake, IL
Personal Growth
Crystal Lake, IL
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Clinical psychologist with 30 years experience treating wide variety of conditions. Father of six kids.
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Clinical Psychology
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English
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177 Answers
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Very Possible: Insomnia is caused by many many things. Thinking about biological and psychological interventions is often helpful. Anxiety meds are helpful in the s... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Not usually: Ocd is thought to be naturally waxing and waning.Many do experience lessening of symptoms with different life circumstances but probably not simply ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Not usualy: We really don't think of OCD as contagious in any sense. However because it can be very intense and powerful to be around someone with OCD it can seem... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Many possibilities: Numerous physical and psychological factors can cause early morning anxiety. Please get a physical exam to rule out medical reasons. Then try to exami... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Observe: Perhaps one of the simplest defintions that can be readily observed by a partner is--does the persons drinking cause problems in their life and yet de... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Meds and CBT: A combined approach using behavioral therapy and medication has been shown to be most effective. Start with your pcp or consult a experienced mental h... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Meds and CBT: Ocd stems from and causes a great deal of anxiety. Often direct attempts to control anxiety is what worsens ocd. You should treat the OCD in a compreh... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Psychotherapy : There are many treatment options for anxiety that have been developed. Many of these have been well researched and have shown good results. Check out ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Severe Anxiety: This could be derealization which is a symptom of anxiety. This makes people feel like things aren't real or have a weird separateness from experience... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Related: Anxiety responses cause a wide range of physical symptoms directly and indirectly. We evolved to be sensitive and reactive to perceived threat so our ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Complicated: Marijuana is a very complex drug that has many active metabolites and complex interactions with your nervous system, so its hard to say definitively. ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Physical exam : First obtain a physical exam of this is disturbing you enough to be a concern. Next consider it as a possible symptom of anxiety . Many people report ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Severe Anxiety: Obsessions are thoughts and images which produce anxiety . Compulsions are behaviors which respond to this and attempt to reduce or avoid anxiety. It... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Not usualy: We really don't think of OCD as contagious in any sense. However because it can be very intense and powerful to be around someone with OCD it can seem... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Meds and CBT: Nocturnal ocd like nocturnal panic attacks can be especially tricky because you don't have any way to see it coming. Make we have it correctly identif... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Coexisting: Ocd and addiction are frequently coexisting and overlap so it can be hard to tell which is primary. Ocd and other anxiety can lead to addiction but t... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Behavioral Therapy: Behavioral therapy methods are most useful. There are several that have shown good results. Make sure a good differential diagnosis work up is done a... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Possible: Body focused repetitive behaviors like these are related to anxiety and can be treated with similar therapies. These are related to other bfrds like ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Somewhat alike: Worry and OCD are both qualitatively and quantitatively different. Ocd is more unwanted, repetitive, and about types of harm that are very specific... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Variations: Diurnal variations are common with both depression and anxiety. If it is pronounced i think about biological influences and this should be ruled out ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Many: Anxiety is a poser. It can effect any body system and can mimic many physical disorders. Always get checked out and make sure not medical issue. Keep ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Any: All alcohol use actually can damage your liver. It depends on how healthy your liver is so it can detox the alcohol. However bingeing on large quantit... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Good health: Anything that increases your overall health, like diet, exercise, sleep, can influence libido. Removing things that negatively impact your health lik... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Face it: Feel your fear and face it .Most neurotic fears can be overcome with cognitive behavioral therapy. This involves understanding and confronting your fe... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
3 Major spheres: The major symptoms of anxiety cluster in 3 areas. Biological symptoms which are felt in your body and can effect many systems. Psychological /cognitiv... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Absolutely: There are several withdrawal symptoms that are associated with marijuana withdrawal. Most notably, irritability, mood labilty,tension ,and others. Las... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Absolutely: Avoidant personality causes stress and frustrations which can lead to depression and both can be comorbid. Different than schiziod which is similar b... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Come clean: Disclose fully the nature and extent of your anxiety issues and how they are impacting on the relationship. Then ask for support and hope they will st... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Chronic issues: :personality disorder is defined as a chronic maladaptive adjustment to the world. Experience doesn't alter it and problems persist despite negative ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Emotional support: Provide emotional support without over accommodation or enabling. Read the broken mirror by phillips as excellent resource. Support professional ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Behavioral Therapy: Behavioral therapy has been shown to be very effective especially exposure and response prevention. Look to the oc foundation website for providers o... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Behavior Therapy: Bt and meds together are used to treat this. Fears of germs and or becoming sick are very common types of ocd. You start with deciding if your fears a... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Possible: Absolutely possible because anxiety has strong effects on our muscles and systems. Weakness can be prevalent which chronic stress and anxiety. Howeve... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Absolutely: Exercise often is very helpful for anxiety on multiple levels and the fact that it can cause similar symptoms is actually used as a basis of a type o... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Depends: Many people, including teenagers, are moody or have mood issues. This becomes a clinical issue when it impacts functioning . Maybe further assessment ... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Terminal Insomnia: Many many people have trouble staying asleep and have disrupted sleep. Unfortunate that a lot of things we do and meds we take to get to sleep can con... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Contribution: We think most mental illness is caused by both biological vulnerability and environmental factors. Trauma and your reactions to it are certainly part ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Somewhat alike: Both types of thoughts can feel repetitive and intrusive. Both can also result in anxiety. However thematically very different. Obsession's are mor... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Somewhat alike: Neurosis is an older term which describes a broad spectrum of problems due to maladaptive defenses, poor coping and overwhelming demands. Generalized ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Manage: Anxiety is a natural emotion. It is our body's alarm system and its very difficult to "lessen".However it can be managed through various coping skill... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
No: In my experience st. Johns wort hasn't helped any of my OCD clients although many have tried. I wish it would be but ive not seen it.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Not technically: Addictive personality is not officially a clinical term but has been used anecdotally for years. It perhaps describes the extremely high comorbidity ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Possible: Goosebumps can be caused by anxiety and fear. May be related to biological effect of puffing hair out when an animal is threatened to make it look big... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Probably: There is much interest in this question and it is being researched. The field of psychoneuroimmunology is largely devoted to trying to understand the ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Not usually: Having very different parents by itself is not a risk factor and can even be considered positive.However its all in the delivery. The match between th... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Ocd treatment: Religious compulsions can be a subtype of obsessive compulsive disorder and indeed be a focus of treatment. Scrupulosity is a tricky form of ocd that ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
No shortcuts: Pathological lying has many factors which contribute to it. There are reasons but you have to face them. Looking for a quick fix or medication is pro... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Anxiety: Many people have anxiety about medications, even ones they have previously taken. You are correct in your labeling the issue is not the medication. Ma... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Good Question: Bdd often effects relationships in several ways and can be very difficult for some subtypes. Always remember the person is not the disorder. Try not ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Timothy Reanswered
Clinical Psychology 33 years experience
Cognitive-Behavior : This is a very common thought associated with anxiety and is very disturbing to most people. Frequently this is part of a core fear that leads to esca... Read More
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I recommend Dr. Re, He is providing an excellent service to the public via healthtap. He is clearly a very knowledgeable clinical psychologist. His responses are accurate, interesting and understandab...Read More
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Dr. Re is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Blood tests were done and doc said I was emotionally fragile and something about my nerve endings.
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This made me feel good. Thanks! So I imagine it affects my hormones in some bad way and makes me fee, depressed... thanks :)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! You gave more description than others. I really appreciate that.
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Forest Institute
Graduated 1990MD
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Top Doctor, Third Place, Elgin, IL - Winter
2013
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2013
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2013
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