Q: My 14-year-old son has been diagnosed with OCD and GAD along with some paranoia. He actually goes a week or two without any paranoid episodes. Is that common? It seems that if he was paranoid, he’d always be paranoid. A: Great question! In clinical practice we encounter various types of paranoia and at different [...]

Q: My brother has been using drugs and been an alcoholic since he was a teenager. He started selling drugs and did this for a couple of years after high school to support his habit. Our mom told him to stop and promised him a good paying job. So he quit selling about 6 years [...]

Q: Hello and thank you for your assistance. I am divorced with 3 beautiful children, and my girlfriend is also divorced with 2 beautiful children. We have been seeing each other for over 10 months. I have know her for over 20 years and we have had several relationships in the past, however we were [...]

Q: We work in a 911 Center with 10 employees. One employee will not say good morning to anybody but the boss. I work at a position other than that of a dispatcher so am here with all dispatchers as they rotate shifts and days. Since there is only one dispatcher on at a time [...]

Q: I am obsessed with fixing an old friend. I have known him for many years, since before high school even started. We dated briefly but maintained a friendship that grew very strong over time. I have since moved away, back into the area, and I have married. In this time he has had a [...]

Q: My friend is dating a guy who has been engaged twice. From the beginning he told her how great she was and immediately moved in with her after 2 weeks of dating. They have now purchased a home and have now been dating for a year. The problem is that the guy obsesses on [...]

Q: I am a lady, 51 years old. I have suffered from the following symptoms since 17 years old, but felt not able to share my symptoms with anyone as I thought I was going MAD. I experience a voice in my head saying that people don’t like me. This voice is very believable and [...]