Q: My question is very short. Is there a disorder that can make a woman view her older son as if he were her deceased husband? If there is, what is it called, and where can I find some information about it? A: Your question, although simple and straightforward, cannot be answered very simply. There [...]

Q: I am the youngest of three daughters. Our father was terminally ill with a rare cancer 10 years ago and didn’t tell us he was dying until weeks before the end. Three years later, my mother was diagnosed with a rare cancer as well. After a valiant 4-year fight, she also passed away. All [...]

Q: It appears as if my sister is trying to steal my inheritance. There are just two of us children. I am the younger sister and live in New York City. Five years ago my parents, who were in their 80s, moved down to Florida. I had offered to take care of my parents here [...]

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 40 years old and have a mother who is controlling and verbally abusive. This has gone on my whole life. When I was 9, my sister hung herself due to abuse we both endured. We were both being molested as well, and the abuse went on for years even after my sister’s [...]

Q: I will get straight to the point. I am only 22 years old, but I have already moved to 3 different countries and have had to deal with my mother’s sickness from cancer for several years when I was a child, her eventual death, and a father whom I only met when I was [...]

Q: My ex-boyfriend recently lost his stepmom unexpectedly while his dad was in intensive care for two strokes. Two weeks after his stepmom died, his dad died too. When his stepmom died he broke up with me, then called me the next day and said that he was sorry and wanted to take it all [...]