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; [...]

Q: I am from India. I have a friend who has been married for 10 years. She has one child nearly 3 years old. Her family runs a business, and they are well-to-do people. The problem is that my friend’s husband mentally abuses her. He will use coarse language when talking to her; and despite [...]

Q: I have been married 2 1/2 years to a man who was charming when we courted but is dominating now, and verbally abusive. His wife of 25 years committed suicide 6 years ago. (He taunted her she would never do it, but she indeed did do it.) His 30-year-old daughter has been assessed as [...]

Q: I’ve been a bit confused lately and am seeking some clarification. I’m 17 years old and have a 19-year-old boyfriend. Recently, I’ve heard some things about mental/emotional abuse and started wondering if my relationship sounds emotionally abusive. We started dating about a year and a half ago, and it was all good for the [...]

Q: I have just gotten out of a relationship with someone who I think is a sociopath. His main characteristics were pathological lying, charm, manipulation, egotism, a lack of empathy and a lack of a conscience. I’m having a hard time dealing with the emotional abuse, lies, and manipulation he put me through. It’s hard [...]

Q: I’ll do my best to make a long story short. During a period of time when I was emotionally shattered by the financial abuse of several friends and family members whom I had involved in my once-successful business, and due to the physical abuse of a former partner who was desperate for me to [...]

Q: I have been married almost 22 years and have 3 children. I really think I need to leave my husband, but I don’t know how. He’s a functional alcoholic. He goes to work to work everyday but is intoxicated by the time he arrives home. He is not physically abusive. But he does thing [...]