Q: I experience a really bad nervous association with or reaction to noises. Loud noises such as airplanes or dogs drive me insane. But small noises are a really big problem also, especially pen clicking, various popping noises, people snorting their nose, tapping, squeaky chairs, etc. This has been going on for decades, and it [...]

Q: First, thanks for being here and answering questions. I am trying to withdraw from Klonopin. But I don’t understand: why would a doctor have you come off this medication if you have depression, anxiety and a personality disorder? I don’t understand this. A lot of my borderline symptoms have come back with a vengeance [...]

Q: I’ve come to the conclusion after a decade of not being able to sleep that the reason for it is that my mind constantly thinks about eternity. I’m an atheist, so I believe when we die, that’s it. The rest is an eternity of absolutely nothing. I believe anything that lasts for an eternity [...]

Q: I am 21 years old and in my 5th year of medical school. I’ve been experiencing some symptoms, and I need your help to sort this out. It started about 6 months ago when I used to like a girl and it didn’t work out well. I was hurt when the relationship didn’t work [...]

Q: I am a 36-year-old married man. I have a problem that I want to get rid of: I often find that unwittingly my gaze goes toward men’s pants. I think this is because I have a complex that my penis is small in size. Please suggest to me how this can be cured. A: [...]

Q: I’m a 23-year-old male, and I’ve been suffering from something that sounds very much like HOCD (Homosexual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). I have had troubling thoughts ever since a “porn incident” when I was 17: I accidentally saw a gay porn picture and became intensely aroused by it. Following that episode, I had escalating fear and [...]

Q: I am 17 years old and have been having some problems. Ever since I was in 4th grade, I have had trouble with hair pulling. When I was around 11, I pulled out all my eyelashes and patches of my eyebrows. I also used to pull out my hair. To try and get over [...]