Q: I’m 24 years old, and I would like to be one of those people who are excited about their life or life in general. I personally find it very hard to look forward to anything. I can’t find any meaning in life. I don’t get it…I’m not suicidal or anywhere near that, it’s just [...]

Q: I have been dating a woman whom I knew in high school. We had crushes on each other back then, but I was moved away only a month after getting to know her. Ten years later as a single man, I still felt that I knew what I was signing up for when I [...]

Q: I am a very intelligent person. Most of the work I’m given in my highly respected course at college I could do easily. Despite this, I have this intense aversion to doing my academic tasks, particularly if there is a lot of work involved. Even if I know that if I sit down and [...]

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: My boyfriend’s divorce was finalized yesterday. He and his ex had been separated for almost two years, and we have been dating for nearly one year. I know that he loves me and is relieved that the ordeal of his divorce is finally over. However, he seems a little depressed and anxious now. I [...]

Q: I have rarely been able to defend myself verbally. As I approach 64 years of age I find it even more difficult to find the words I need, even when the words are quite ordinary. It’s not that I have a poor memory (I score 99+ percentile in memory), nor poor vocabulary (I score [...]

Q: Hey, I hope you can help. OK I’ll be blunt, because I believe all details are necessary. I’m a depressed third-year college student (I live at home and commute). I’m 20 years old, single, and I have never even kissed a girl let alone anything else! My mom died when I was 3 years [...]