Q: I am worried about a friend. She is a ‘carer’ for her partner who is said to suffer from Gulf War Illness, not recognised by our government in the UK. She is also a carer for her elderly parents and for her Grandson, who now lives with her and her partner, who supposedly suffers [...]

Q: Why am I only happy when things go my way?

Q: I just moved in with my elderly mother to take care of her. She has always been a very, very difficult person to deal with. She got forced into retirement 20 years ago and most people at her job couldn’t stand her. In speaking to them, I was told that she gave them minute, [...]

Q: A close friend of ours was recently in an ATV accident on our property. It was our ATV, and we feel responsible. He is in the hospital fighting for his life. He was drinking at the time of the accident. We have friends over all the time, and I feel that we are very [...]

Q: Doc, I find that I’m talking to myself a lot. My mouth is moving, but no sounds are coming out. My wife will tell me that when I’m outside working in the yard I’m, “going at it.” She’ll pick on me and say, “who are you talking to?” Needless to say I’m starting to [...]

We don’t usually publish the follow-up comments we sometimes receive after Dr Carver has replied to a question from a reader, but we’ve decided to make an exception.

Q: I have a peculiar problem. I asked a psychologist about it once before but not only did he not have an explanation for me, he said it was the weirdest thing he had ever heard. A psychologist said that. The problem is this. I write a little bit, but some days I will sit [...]