Q: I love my sister very much but I think she is a control freak. She is married and has two grown daughters. Both children have college degrees. One daughter is 33, has been married twice, and has a child but does not care for the child, does not work, and lives with my sister [...]

Q: I would like to know more about the causes of animal abuse. What would make anyone want to hurt a poor, innocent animal? A: There several different reasons why some people abuse animals. Research conducted by various animal protection agencies and interest groups places abusers into one of three categories: Unwitting abusers don’t set [...]

Q: I’d like to know how I can overcome the PTSD of having dealt with a psychopath for the last 7 years. I am getting better after being away from him for about a year now and have been moved to another state. I’m much more aware of the kind of person he is and [...]

Q: My mother was raised poor and in an emotionally and physically abusive family. As a result, she has little real self-assurance, is quick to hostility, and is very, very manipulative. She married my father when she was 17 to escape her family situation. She had a difficult time adjusting to married life and often [...]

Q: I am now 40 years old and have a terrible habit of leaving jobs once I get discouraged by being bored with the work. I usually lie and say I got another job even though I’m also bad about finding other work. So by the time I realize I’ve made a mistake by leaving [...]

Q: I have been dating a guy for 4 years, but now I do not know if I should just break up with him for good or if I should give my relationship one more chance. I feel that I still love him. But the problem is that I feel he is not there for [...]

Q: I have a friend who has a 43-year old son, and I have just come to realize that she has manipulated him all his life. He is now in prison for the second time. I’m a minister and started writing and visiting him until she told him something about me and he quit making [...]