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 [...]

Q: I’ve always had a mother who is controlling and a perfectionist. But now that I am 31 years old, I see much of her behavior as unacceptable attempts to control me. I own my own home, but after splitting up with my spouse I had my father co-sign a new loan with me. The [...]

Q: I am a 21-year-old female, and I have a 19-year-old boyfriend. We have been together a little over 7 months. We are also in a long-distance relationship at the moment until he can get his financial situation sorted out and come to be with me. I love my boyfriend, but I have noticed some [...]