Q: I have this guy I really like; he’s my ex, and we went out twice. We broke up both times because of the distance and we didn’t see each other. I’ve been thinking about getting back with him, but a friend’s mother said that I should run far far away from the situation. (She [...]

Q: My boyfriend has been describing to me a series of “episodes” he’s been having, that have been becoming more frequent lately. My boyfriend already has Bipolar Disorder and has a history of drug abuse. The episodes he describes to me start out with a sudden and unexpected wave of anxiety and fear, without warning. [...]

Q: I am a 23-year-old female, and I have been dating my boyfriend for a year. When we first met, he was abusing alcohol and drugs, which I thought led to his lack of motivation to get a job or finish school. I told him if he could finish school, get help with his abuse [...]

Q: I am in love with someone who is incredibly amazing. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but they are everything I could ask for and, of course, in my eyes they are perfect. But I’m having this horrible trouble reconciling some things. I am someone who is powerfully against any form of drug use [...]

Q: My next door neighbors have been driving us crazy with their horrendously irresponsible behavior. Here are some things they’ve done which are actually just the tip of the iceberg: They’ve been cruel to animals by locking a young dog in a kitchen day after day with perpetual whining until its distress caused it to [...]

Q: The 37-year-old daughter of some friends of mine was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder a year ago. She was given this diagnosis following an episode of prolonged, severely abusive behavior toward her parents and some physical destruction of their home. The episode was set off by a recent break-up with a boyfriend, and most of [...]

Q: I have been in an on-again, off-again relationship with a man for over 4 years. When we first started seeing each other, we both drank heavily. Unknown to me, he was also addicted to crack cocaine. During the course of our relationship, we always had great sex, but we also always had sex under [...]