Q: I have a friend who is extremely depressed. He feels as though everyone hates him. In the past, he has made up lies basically to get attention. Now, even after he has admitted it and apologized, everyone deems him a liar and talks about him behind his back. He feels the need to put [...]

Q: I have a question about something I experienced many years ago and would like to know if I am drawing the correct conclusions from what happened to me. I was a student and 21 years old when a professor asked me to do some work for him. I suffered from low self-esteem because of [...]

Q: Why am I so lazy? I didn’t used to be like this until I got into high school. I went from merely procrastinating — not doing my work until the last minute — to doing my work after the due date, to not doing my work at all. I’m suddenly feeling like I just [...]

Q: I’m a 20-year-old girl who’s suffering from paralysing social self-doubt and anxiety. I don’t know if I really have a medical condition, but your advice would help me a lot. I am a Chinese immigrant in Australia; I’ve been here for at least nine years now. From the outside I look like someone totally [...]

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 a senior in Baruch College Campus High School. I am doing a project for senior year and my question is: why can’t old people use technology? A: It’s funny that you would ask an old guy over the internet why we can’t use technology. I have no problem calling myself old, but [...]

Q: I’m a 23-year-old male graduate student at university who has never dated. I’m generally confident with people, but I’m a bit shy around strangers in social settings. Lately, I’ve noticed that this shyness is worse around people to whom I’m physically attracted. I feel very physically unattractive, knowing that only two women have ever [...]