Q: I am 21 years old and in my 5th year of medical school. I’ve been experiencing some symptoms, and I need your help to sort this out. It started about 6 months ago when I used to like a girl and it didn’t work out well. I was hurt when the relationship didn’t work [...]

Q: I’m a 23-year-old male, and I’ve been suffering from something that sounds very much like HOCD (Homosexual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). I have had troubling thoughts ever since a “porn incident” when I was 17: I accidentally saw a gay porn picture and became intensely aroused by it. Following that episode, I had escalating fear and [...]

Q: I am 17 years old and have been having some problems. Ever since I was in 4th grade, I have had trouble with hair pulling. When I was around 11, I pulled out all my eyelashes and patches of my eyebrows. I also used to pull out my hair. To try and get over [...]

Q: I am 30 years old on Tuesday, and the last 15 years of my life have been obliterated by procrastination. It has affected every single aspect of my life. It took me 6 years to finish a 3-year college degree because I couldn’t be bothered to attend classes or study. At school I didn’t [...]

Q: I am hoping I can get a fresh opinion about my unusual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Five years ago, a relative of mine died in a car crash. After that tragedy, I started thinking that everyone believed I was dying. So, I have been living with a constant fear of dying since I was 13; [...]

Q: I am 30 years old, and my life is a complete mess. I am constantly anxious and worried that something bad will happen to me or my family, and I bitterly regret that I haven’t achieved anything. I sometimes feel depressed for weeks at a time, crying myself to sleep. I procrastinate in every [...]

Q: I think I have a severe issue with procrastination. I have a habit of not completing or sticking with tasks or holding down jobs. Basically, I was a very good student when I as young. But after my parents divorced I stopped bothering with school. My mum actually suffers with me. She always believed [...]