Q: I’ve been in a relationship with my girlfriend for a little over three years. Over the last year or two, things have been getting more and more strained between us. Recently, my job was cut short, and I have been having trouble finding another one to pay the bills. Last night my girlfriend and [...]

Q: My mother has been urging me to see a doctor for quite some time now, saying that I must have a problem brainwise. I’m a smart guy, I’m just sort of bored with life, and I don’t think that warrants seeing a doctor. Here goes anyways. I’m 20 years old and find myself nowhere [...]

Q: I’m a 26-year-old male, and I know that I am EXTREMELY lazy. At the same time, it bothers me DEEPLY that I’m so lazy. I can remember being about 8 years old and even looking up information on how not to be lazy and getting VERY frustrated to the point of tears that no [...]

Q: I would like to know more about kleptomania — the early signs someone has it, the behaviors that characterize it, when it starts, and how it affects a child who continues with it through adulthood. Do kleptomaniacs believe that stealing is wrong? How can it be treated? A: It’s important to make a distinction. [...]

Q: I am a 38-year-old female from India. I have never had any specific aim in my life. Whatever comes my way, I just accept it. Sometimes this feels bad, but sometimes it’s okay. For much of my life, I just wanted to get married and live happily. But after I got married, I lost [...]

Q: I’m in high school and would consider myself to have above average intellect. Still, I’m getting Ds and Es in school. I seem to do well on all of the tests, but when I get home from school and I have to do my homework, I just can’t make myself do it. My teachers [...]

Q: I’m 17 and I live in a small country in Europe. I don’t know what to do. I’m experiencing a sort of paradox. I want to do so much that I can’t decide what exactly I want to do. I just sit day after day and do whatever comes to mind. I also think [...]