Q: I’ve been seeing a therapist for the past month or so for anxiety and depression and am taking Seroquel and lithium and may possibly take an antidepressant in the future. My family has a history of Bipolar Disorder. My grandfather was institutionalized for it, and my brother and sister have both been diagnosed. My [...]

Q: My boyfriend has been describing to me a series of “episodes” he’s been having, that have been becoming more frequent lately. My boyfriend already has Bipolar Disorder and has a history of drug abuse. The episodes he describes to me start out with a sudden and unexpected wave of anxiety and fear, without warning. [...]

Q: I have been hearing voices for a while now. When my husband tries to talk to me, the voices talk over him. I have also been seeing ghosts. I’m about to go crazy just hearing the voices. Do I need to go check myself into a mental hospital in order to get help? A: [...]

Q: I have a girlfriend who has Bipolar Disorder. We were only four months into our relationship when she said we should get married soon. We loved each other so much, and we felt we couldn’t afford to lose each other, so we committed to be married this June and made all the plans to [...]

Q: My 16-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She has been in intensive therapy for years. She’s verbally abusive and threatens physical abuse. My daughter’s therapists and doctors are convinced she has a terrible home life. But the truth [...]

Q: I am from Delhi, India and I am a 22-year-old computer science college student. I have had symptoms of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) like hand-washing and performing rituals, etc. since childhood, as well as slight ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) symptoms like being unable to hold concentration on class lectures or a study task for too [...]

Q: My husband of four years and partner of 11 has told me he no longer trusts me, for absolutely no reason on my part. I am a devoted mom to 3 and have always been “a good girl,” never into partying and getting drunk. Four years ago, my husband and I went to Cuba [...]