Q: I’m worried about two of my friends, I’ll call them M and P. They’re housemates living in a small house with two other people, and are really good friends but for M’s problem… he won’t stop talking. Any conversation with him in it will be dominated by him; it feels like an uphill struggle [...]

Q: Hello: I’m 19 and just moved to California from Iowa, where I lived most of my life. During my high school years, I was never in a rush to drive or go out to parties. Whenever I heard of a party I tried to stay away from it. I also never had a job [...]

Q: Hi, I am 18, and I have been diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder. I am also battling depression and am currently on an antidepressant. The biggest thing I suffer with is the fact that I have not been in any intimate relationships, and truly desire them. I hate the way I feel in social [...]

Q: I feel like something is going wrong in my head. I’m currently taking 50mg of Zoloft daily for panic attacks. I’ve been taking it for about 3 months. My family physician had me on Paxil for several months for depression and then the panic attacks started. The panic attacks seem to be among the [...]

Q: My Husband has major depression. He is very angry and “hates everything”. He is on medication and attends counselling, however he is very controlling over me. He wants me to stop seeing my family (because he had an argument with my sister) and tries to control who sees our child, and I know he [...]

Q: My question is about a friend of mine. She is currently in an abusive relationship, and she has been for 5 years. Her boyfriend is 10 years older than her, and has 2 kids with 2 ex wives. For years now she has been saying that she wants out of her relationship, but she [...]

Q: I had a relationship with a man who lied and stole from me for 3 years. He has put me in so much debt that I keep in contact with him in hope that I receive money that he has agreed to pay back. It has been several months and I’ve received one payment [...]