Q: My co-worker, a 47-year-old woman, seemed very nice at first. But as time went by things got bad. The first issue involved a phone call. I answered the office phone, as this lazy woman was on the other line. The caller was the woman’s son. I said “your mom’s on the other line; I’m [...]

Q: I believe I have a serious inability to form romantic relationships. I am 20 years old and have not had a romantic relationship in several years. When I was a toddler, I was psychologically traumatized by other infants at my nursery school. I was also bullied quite badly throughout my school years and have [...]

Q: My father is controlling and opinionated and I was raised without much freedom. My mother was withdrawn and didn’t show love. I have a hard time feeling ANY love toward either of them. My mother is 72 and my father is 75. Father still tries to control me and I can’t say or do [...]

Q: My partner’s paternal grandfather sexually abused her as a child. For years she was the only granddaughter and kept this a secret, but when her aunt had a little girl, she didn’t want it to happen to her so she told her parents. She was twelve then. After that, she was blamed for not [...]

Q: My friend (yes, my friend) has problems socially. She has friends. She is smart. But she has no confidence. She can barely talk to me face to face. She only talks by text. She won’t take phone calls for the same reason that she won’t talk face to face. She detaches herself from people. [...]

Q: I feel like a chameleon and because of that I hate myself. I grew up Mormon, but recently left my faith. Sometimes I feel that the beliefs of the church are false, but on other days I feel that they are true. I feel like a compulsive liar, especially to myself. Some days I [...]

Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for three years now, and lived together for two years. We are both from separate small towns, around 25 minutes apart. We moved to the city, which is roughly three or four hours away. His parents are good people, they do a lot and are friendly. However, his [...]