Q: I’m a 32-year-old male, and I’ve been battling anxiety for about 10 years. When I first got help I was put on Celexa and talked to a therapist. With time, I felt a lot better. I went many years feeling good until about three years ago when I started having obsessive thoughts that really [...]

Q: I wonder if you can give me some sense of direction about a problem I’m having. I am in a fairly stable relationship. We have been together for 18 months. I say fairly stable because, like many, we argue about issues both big and small. The most common re-occurring issue we argue about is [...]

Q: I make up illnesses for sympathy. I pretend to have sprained my arm, or to have gotten stitches. I might just go and buy ace bandages or gauze and pretend that something’s wrong. If anybody asks to see my fake wounds, I come up with an excuse. I have no idea why I do [...]

Q: Lately, I have gotten to the point where nothing seems to affect me. I feel just completely “numb” to any kind of affection or advances from others. I will admit that I’ve been hurt in many previous relationships, which I’m sure is a factor in my problems. But lately, I’ve become extremely edgy. I [...]

Q: My daughter is extremely intellectual and an overachiever. She’s always been rather high-strung. Although she is able to speak or perform on stage in front of large groups of people with slightly less than normal nervousness, she has abnormal trouble being among the masses. She can’t stand social situations that have her butted up [...]

Q: I am 43 years old and was first diagnosed with Panic and Anxiety 18 years ago. I’ve been on Cipram 20 mg for three years now for Panic and Anxiety disorder. My doctor reduced my medication 10 days ago to 10 mg and plans to eventually stop it altogether within four to six weeks. [...]

Q: I have taken the test for Adult ADHD and scored 87. I have thought that I have ADHD for a long time. I have discussed this with psychologists in the past, but they haven’t given me much help other than to tell me to make lists and try to be more organized. I have [...]