Q: I have constantly had low self-esteem since a young age and have been an emotional wreck in terms of my maturity my whole life. I have had very little quality in my friendships but never really questioned why, so I lived my life in self-sabotage, acting like a clown to get attention, not trying [...]

Q: I have been with my wife for 18 years, ever since I was 15. We have been married for 10 years. Just two weeks ago, I learned she had an affair with one of my good friends. She has told me that the affair went on for almost a year and that she and [...]

Q: I am a 15-year-old boy who came to the U.S. about 3 years ago. When I first came here, I was one of the students who participated the most. I would talk, share, and not care too much what anyone thought about me. However, when I started 9th grade, I was thrown into classes [...]

Q: I have a real dilemma. I have a big problem talking to people in my workplace or neighborhood. I feel very very shy and feel like what I might have to say would not interest them. I have left three jobs because I have felt stressed at work and didn’t talk to people at [...]

Q: I have been living with a hoarder for several years. Every room in our apartment is constantly cluttered. Sometimes there will be frenzied cleaning periods and the a room or two will look good for awhile, but for the most part our place is a mess. I have told my partner to get rid [...]

Q: I really want and need help for my problem with negativity. I always think the worst of people and situations. If there’s someone having a conversation a mile away and that person glances at me and then back to their conversation, I think they are talking bad about me. When I hear someone laughing, [...]

Q: First, let me thank you for reviewing and (hopefully) answering my question. Let me just get right down to it: from the ages of 13 to 15 I suffered from an intense, crippling battle with OCD. I actually can remember having obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions since I was very young. Most of the [...]