Q: I am scared of being ill. Two years ago I suffered from Chlamydia pneumoniae and I spent six weeks at home. At that time I was attending high school, so my absence at school was not a big problem. According to a doctor I was healed properly and it was recommended that I have [...]

Q: I am a 19-year-old girl from California and I am not sure if I have OCD, ADD or both, or if I am just overreacting. I have hypermobility in my fingers and thumbs and I always do that with my fingers and thumbs, most of the time without realizing it. I also have a [...]

Q: I’m 24 years old. I have exceptionally bad anxiety. I don’t know what to do anymore and I’m miserable. I don’t want to say “can’t” because I feel like its admitting defeat but, I can’t be alone. I haven’t been alone in my home in about five years. I have terrible panic attacks when [...]

Q: I’m 46 and have six kids (ages 11 to 24) from my first marriage. My husband of seven years is 60 and has adult children. He is self-employed but contributes nothing financially. I’m self-employed (in a physically labor-intensive job) and I pay all the expenses by means of my income, child support and small [...]

Q: Recently I realized that I cry too often in inappropriate situations. Anything can trigger it, really — somebody scolds me, comments on my work, just frowns at me, or responds a bit harshly. The thing is, I know they mean no harm, I really do. I appreciate their pointing out my mistakes, and I [...]

Q: I have a brother who is five years older: I am 58 and he is 63. He is gay and has never had a relationship in the open. Now, I am disabled and live with him, but my duty is taking care of our 87-year-old mother, who has dementia and lives in the same [...]

Q: I was emotionally abused by a scary, violent alcoholic father as a child and even though I am 17, I am still not free from this. I also have three younger sisters and a mom who doesn’t care much so it is always my responsibility to take care of them. In my 11th grade [...]