Q: I have been reading several articles about narcissism and self-esteem, and I am a little bit confused. I believe that I am an intelligent person. I have a good physical appearance, and I believe that I am capable of succeeding in any area I try. I am aware that there are some flaws in [...]

Q: I’ve been a bit confused lately and am seeking some clarification. I’m 17 years old and have a 19-year-old boyfriend. Recently, I’ve heard some things about mental/emotional abuse and started wondering if my relationship sounds emotionally abusive. We started dating about a year and a half ago, and it was all good for the [...]

Q: I was in a volatile relationship for 5 years. It was an on-again, off-again relationship with a lot of drunken phone calls on his part professing love for me only to not remember it the next day, a lot of talking about how great we’d be together if only we didn’t fight, and how [...]

Q: I have constantly had low self-esteem since a young age and have been an emotional wreck in terms of my maturity my whole life. I have had very little quality in my friendships but never really questioned why, so I lived my life in self-sabotage, acting like a clown to get attention, not trying [...]

Q: I am a 22-year-old woman in a relationship with a wonderful man. From my early teens I’ve struggled with inclinations toward self-harm, depression, mood swings, suicidal thoughts, habitual lying, and an eating disorder. I am pleased to say that over the last few years my mental health has improved greatly, and I’ve had no [...]

Q: I have a bad habit of reading too much into things. For example, if someone never texts me back or doesn’t say ‘hi’ in the hall, I assume I’ve done something to make them mad or that they just don’t like me. Even when someone I know is a friend does something like this, [...]

Q: I’m 19 years old. My question is about constant feelings of loneliness, depression, and failure in life. I was a successful exchange student. While I was away from my home country, I felt appreciated for the first time and learned to not be so shy as I had been. But after I returned home [...]