Q: Is it possible to uncover repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse without some kind of therapy work? I’m a 21-year-old woman, and my mom has told me that when I was 11 years old I was sexually abused by my babysitter’s son; but she didn’t tell me details. I don’t remember the event, so [...]

Q: I was in a relationship that was physically, mentally, verbally, and emotionally abusive. Yet, for some strange reason, I find myself missing the relationship. I also don’t understand why I tolerated it for 18 months. The jerk also had the nerve to hang up on me and not answer my calls, like I it [...]

Q: Over the course of eight months, we have gradually learned that our 25-year-old daughter was molested by a 14- or 15-year-old cousin when she was 9 years old. The information we have has been slow coming out. She has now told us some of the details, like where she was when she was molested [...]

Q: I am 23 years old and have been having some trouble. I realized about a year ago that my childhood was an abusive one. My father physically and verbally abused my brothers and me and is a pathological liar. He was abusive to my mother too, although I don’t recall it ever getting physical [...]

Q: I think my brother might have Bipolar Disorder. He is married, 34, with one child. For the past 15 years he has been in the habit of abusing his parents. Now, he is abusing his wife, and he seems to dislike everyone around him. His abuse gets bad about once or twice a month. [...]

Q: I was in a relationship with a bipolar girl for two years. She was on lithium and told me that it made her almost normal except that she was still more sensitive than the average person and easily overreacted to things. I have since realized that I’m pretty neurotic. As such, I wanted to [...]

Q: I am hoping I can get a fresh opinion about my unusual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Five years ago, a relative of mine died in a car crash. After that tragedy, I started thinking that everyone believed I was dying. So, I have been living with a constant fear of dying since I was 13; [...]