Q: I am 16 and have been trying to recover from bulimia for two years. It all started after I went on a strict diet, where I restricted myself to eating only one meal of fruits and vegetables a day. I succeeded in losing weight, but my life turned out to be terrible following that. [...]

Q: My friend has a problem. She says she has a chemical imbalance in her brain, and from everything I’ve talked about with her, I don’t doubt it. She has extreme OCD and a pretty negative self-image, all of which gather together into a huge…something like a ball of stress and pain that is ruining [...]

Q: I’ve been having this problem with my mother all my life. She is the kind of person who likes to be in control of everything and everyone around her and most of all she likes controlling me. She’s always been that way — always imposing her rules and never allowing me much freedom. During [...]

Q: I am 35 years old. My mother is an alcoholic who only drinks at night. She was always loving and caring to me and my sisters, but would become a horrible person at night. I remember her saying awful things to us and her trying to make us hug her. I also remember her [...]

Q: Is my child a genius? This is a question I’ve pondered for a while now. He actually gave me the idea that he might be a genius. He’s never done any sort of IQ test but is seemingly smarter than others: He spoke his first word at 6 months. He was reciting nursery rhymes [...]

Q: I am noticing trouble with my four-year-old niece, that reminds me of childhood epilepsy. For a while now I have noticed that she sometimes stares blankly. At first, I thought she did it because she was daydreaming, or listening and taking it all in. There is never a loss of consciousness and she picks [...]

Q: I am 22 years old, and I recently moved back home for the summer. I live 30 minutes away during the school year, and at home with my single mom during the summer. She’s had a hard childhood and marriage — both her father and husband were mentally and physically abusive. She says that [...]