Q: My husband drives me crazy (and scares me sometimes) with his outbursts. My previous marriage was an abusive one, both physically and emotionally. My current husband doesn’t scream at ME, but instead at silly things, like sports on television, etc. He will jump up suddenly, slam things, and scream obscenities, and it embarrasses me. [...]

Q: I was sexually abused when I was about six by my uncle. Although it only happened a few times, what happened has left a scar on me that just won’t heal. I am overweight, I have trouble finding a boyfriend, I am insecure about myself, and I have the lowest self-esteem possible. I am [...]

Q: My friend’s husband has done some things which I find concerning, but I am not sure whether I am overreacting. Although my friend works, her husband makes her account for how she spends her money. She gets in trouble if she is not home by a specific time, even if she is only five [...]

Q: My husband is usually a very calm and quiet guy. He has gotten drunk lately and gets violent toward himself: he repeatedly punches himself in the face and punches the concrete. He sobs and has also said a few times that “it would be better if just killed myself”. He comes from a good [...]

Q: How do I know if my memory loss of a car crash is caused by repression or by trauma? I was in a car crash about four years ago and think that I may be suffering from PTSD; I seem to have most of the symptoms common with it. However, I know that the [...]

Q: I suffered abuse at the hands of my brother, including a three-year period of sexual abuse from the age of about six to age nine. All other abuse was verbal, emotional and physical, which lasted until he moved out of the house. I am 34 now and he is 40. We do not live [...]

Q: I am 40, married with a school-aged child, and unable to make real friendships. I had been abused as a child, have been to counseling for several years twice in my life, and have moved across country. I am obese now and socially awkward. Still, when I make a friend, I either get tired [...]