Q: Why am I so sensitive? I take comments so seriously. If I don’t like someone, their comments don’t matter at all, but when I start seeing someone as a friend, even the smallest negative thing they say about me hurts me, even if I know they are joking. I am really tired and feel [...]

Q: Why is it that, when I’m by myself and look in the mirror I feel a little pretty, but when I’m out in public or post my picture online, I feel ugly — so disgusting — and like a lot of people don’t like or care about me? I try, and sometimes I have [...]

Q: Recently I realized that I cry too often in inappropriate situations. Anything can trigger it, really — somebody scolds me, comments on my work, just frowns at me, or responds a bit harshly. The thing is, I know they mean no harm, I really do. I appreciate their pointing out my mistakes, and I [...]

Q: I’m a 22-year-old guy. I now have my first girlfriend. She is also 22. I knew her in high school, but we go to separate schools now. We began dating last summer, so it’s been almost seven months, but we’ve been apart for four of them. We’ve had sex several times. She is my [...]

Q: I need advice on how to cope with mobbing. Not mobbing at work or school — community mobbing. A few years ago I lost my temper and called a bunch of girls in my school “MySpace whores”, meaning people who use MySpace only to have a high friend count and not to actually have [...]

Q: I’m 20 years old. I worry a lot about my friendships and I constantly have the feeling of being alone. I look for new friendships and I’m always looking to get into a relationship (although I haven’t had one yet) because I think it’s the only way to overcome this feeling of loneliness. However, [...]

Q: I’m 20 and I’m a compulsive liar — at least, a self-diagnosed one. I recently came clean on all my long-standing fabrications to my girlfriend and closest friends, and in the process I lost all or most of them I’m pretty sure. So now I’m depressed, dealing with a breakup, and have low self-esteem [...]