Q: What’s the difference between an upsetting event that makes someone angry versus one that makes them sad? A: I hope that this feels like an answer when I say that several schools of thought within psychology are based on the idea that differences in reactions come from differences within individuals. In other words, an [...]

Q: I’ve been unfaithful to my partner of seven years for the last three months. I am 21 years old and have been having deep, unsettling feelings of missing out on discovering what other people are like and what else the world has to offer. It is by no means just about sexual encounters but [...]

Q: I am a 33-year-old guy from Greece. The last year and a half I have been seeing a therapist. She has helped me more than any other person in my life until now. About four months ago I told her how much I feel close to her and how much I appreciate her help. [...]

Q: Something has been bothering me for a while, and I don’t know if it’s some kind of avoidance disorder. I also fear it may lead to a depression. The thing is I just can’t express my emotions, so they’ve been bottling up over the years and driving me crazy! I’m a 23-year-old guy and [...]

Q: I am a little bit of a stalker. What should I do to break this habit? A: Hmmmm… A little bit of a stalker as in, “I occasionally look at my exes’ Facebook pages and monitor my friends’ online activities a few times a week?” Or a little bit of a stalker as in, [...]

Q: During my youth my father traveled a lot so I didn’t bother getting to know people for very long. I never really cried or cared much about emotions in my life; I just didn’t find them very important for what I was doing, and couldn’t see how they would help me in the long [...]

Q: I tend to overthink things a lot. I get scared easily, and I’m worried all the time. I hate disappointment, so as much as possible I try to think of all the horrible things that might happen instead of being positive. And because of that, I always feel nervous and upset, and most of [...]