Q: I am a 51-year-old woman and I have lost all my family! I feel lonely, but the worst feelings I have are those of having a serious disease. I have a lesion on my hand which I was afraid of but dermatologists say that it’s only a wart. I feel very bad just looking [...]

Q: I’m 20 years old. I worry a lot about my friendships and I constantly have the feeling of being alone. I look for new friendships and I’m always looking to get into a relationship (although I haven’t had one yet) because I think it’s the only way to overcome this feeling of loneliness. However, [...]

Q: My partner recently admitted to me that he suffers from depression. I’ve done some reading and although he doesn’t have many of the classic symptoms (loss of sex drive, trouble sleeping) I do see that he has some symptoms. He has told me he is seeing a counselor. He says his biggest problem is [...]

Q: My husband cheated on me four times during the course of our 20-year marriage and after all these, I retaliated once by having a one-night stand. I went to counseling and was diagnosed as being in an emotionally abusive relationship. Now I cannot stand disappointment, anything negative, or fighting. I am trying to trust [...]

Q: I have an online friend who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a while ago, and I’m becoming increasingly concerned about her. She is quite fascinated by the Columbine shooting, watching and reading everything she can about it. She expressed to me that she has a crush on one of the shooters and that she [...]

Q: When my husband and I first met, our relationship started as a way for us to satisfy a sexual fantasy we both had, namely “daddy/daughter” role-play. I usually posed as an under-aged girl, which I was not, and he always posed as a daddy figure. Sometimes, I’d even pose as a mother to a [...]

Q: From what I understand, hearing words in the background, or a flash of a visual image while watching something, is registered by the subconscious. This seems somewhat believable to me. What I do not understand or believe is that if someone talks normally, and it’s heard in reverse to say something different, that our [...]