Q: When I was a kid I went through a lot of trauma. I was diagnosed with depression until I was about 18 or so. I was on Effexor for the longest time and I seemed to be doing well on it. Then I took myself off it because I was tired of taking pills. [...]

Q: I have been reading about people who believe they have Asperger’s and Borderline Personality Disorder intertwined. They all have different reasons for believing so; here is mine. I am unable to maintain eye contact without considerable effort — not because I am dishonest, but because it is just too intensely emotional. When forced to [...]

Q: At the age of 18, I met and eventually was engaged to a man 5 years older than me. We lived together for over a year. He was amazing, as was our relationship. We were deeply in love, the kind that comes only once in a lifetime. We really were “soul-mates”, I truly believe. [...]

Q: Thank you for taking the time to answer or give me peace of mind. I am 21 years old and have had a relationship for 5 years with a man who is also 21. I have grown up with this man, and he is a part of my family (who loves him) — he [...]

Q: I have a situation. I just had my first baby 66 days ago. It was a normal birth and the experience was quite scary for me, with 1) the contraction pain 2) the unhealed stitches after 2 weeks. My dilemma now is that I’m sort of losing desire for sex. I am scared of [...]

Q: I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for over a year now. Things are going well, with the exception of her sex drive becoming non-existent about 3 months ago. I confronted her about it and she claimed the reason is because she wasn’t “as close or exposed” to me as she is [...]

Q: I am at a complete stop in my marriage, and I am unsure about what to do. I have been married for six years. I am twenty-four with two young children. My marriage has constantly been ups and downs. There has been verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and some physical abuse (pushing, shoving) in the [...]