Q: I’m a teenage male and still a student in school. The summer vacation has ended, and I pretty much just spent it smoking weed every day, watching television, and hanging with friends. Basically, it was a great summer. My teachers are nice and I have friends in all my classes. The night before my [...]

Q: I am 13 years old, and I can’t stop thinking about the years I have been bullied. Whenever I tried to get help no one would help me, and no one helps me now with my deep depression. My parents don’t know how depressed I am because I am very busy with my swimming [...]

Q: I have suffered from depression for years now. I have wanted to talk to someone about it, but there isn’t anyone out there who is willing to listen to me. And I can’t see a therapist even though I really want to. When I become miserable, I eat. After that, I hate myself even [...]

Q: My son has ADHD, is irresponsible, and lies. He started lying to cover up his irresponsibility. When continually asked by a teacher about his homework, he started making up excuses: printer broke, parents kept me out too late, etc. This was to avoid the teacher’s wrath if he said “I forgot to do it” [...]

Q: I have a 22-year-old son who has such anger when he drinks that I feel it will get him into to trouble. He is looking to go to graduate school in another state soon. Can I keep him from going? I think he will only be a danger to himself and he may be [...]

Q: I need some advice regarding my 18-year-old son. He is going to college in three weeks, and this college costs about $40,000 per year to attend. I can’t give you all the history, but the basic issue is that he smokes pot and does so a lot. He also works a lot and is [...]

Q: I am a 17-year-old male. I believe my problems involve several sexual addictions and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I am a Catholic, and I know masturbation is morally wrong according to my faith, but I always seem to go through this cycle where even though I stop, I always go back; I have no idea [...]