Q: I have been an anxiety sufferer for five years. It all started when I rushed myself to the hospital for palpitations after a bout of heavy drinking. My doctors conducted an extensive check up and they found nothing. All of the results were normal. Still, I was not convinced and consulted other doctors (cardiologist, [...]

Q: I am a mother of a 15-year-old teenager who has been suffering from anorexia for two years. She also has obsessions about eating the same type of food (e.g., she eats only food which is white in colour — such as bread pasta, fresh cream, and rice, and avoids food which is dark in [...]

Q: I am a 17-year-old male. I believe my problems involve several sexual addictions and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I am a Catholic, and I know masturbation is morally wrong according to my faith, but I always seem to go through this cycle where even though I stop, I always go back; I have no idea [...]

Q: I am a 27-year-old man and for the last year I’ve been really depressed about a lot of things. I’m unhappy with my home life. I often break down into tears thinking about the future and dying alone. (I’ve been single for 5 years now.) I wanted to have kids by the time I [...]

Q: I have been suffering from a very disturbing illness for over a decade. I’m 30 years old. The problem I have is that is I feel am going to faint in public places, especially somewhere where people know me. I feel like it’s going to be such embarrassment and fear that they are going [...]

Q: I don’t know what to do. I’ve been feeling consistently low for quite a few months now. I have spoken a couple of times to a counselor about this and have also tried to talk to my mum. But it seems that nothing is working. I’m not sure where this hollow feeling I possess [...]

Q: I am sorry if this letter seems scattered, but I am confused and in a real bind and don’t know what to do. I was with a narcissistic girlfriend for 15 months in a five-bedroom rooming house. Her behavior eventually chased all of the other tenants away. She has her own room, and I [...]