Q: I have an online friend who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a while ago, and I’m becoming increasingly concerned about her. She is quite fascinated by the Columbine shooting, watching and reading everything she can about it. She expressed to me that she has a crush on one of the shooters and that she [...]

Q: I’m a woman of 19. My life is a complete mess. Several times I’ve tried to end it. But I guess I still hope for something good to happen. That’s my internal war — I don’t want to be an ungrateful bitch; I don’t want to surrender; I want to be one of those [...]

Q: I have feelings of worthlessness, sadness and generally dark emotions. Two days ago I woke up and started to cry. The same day I carved on my arm the phrase “there is no love” and on my stomach a cross, while asking God angrily about a sign (I am an atheist). I wasn’t intoxicated. [...]

Q: I am 19 years old and a student. I have been living with roommates for the past year. I feel like I am going mad lately. I have always had a vivid imagination, as I was an only child, but lately I feel like it is going too far and I feel like I [...]

Q: I am a freshman at an architecture school and I’ve been deeply depressed for the past couple of months. I’ve been trying to fit in, but it is simply not happening no matter how hard I try. I am an introvert by nature, and it is hard for me to be expressive and mingle [...]

Q: I’m wondering whether I have a disorder. Firstly, I am 22 which just makes this seem even sillier. I’ve been considering cutting myself. I used to do this when I was a teenager, but I stopped. I’ve been thinking of buying a Swiss army knife because it’s portable and I can use it whenever [...]

Q: I have been feeling a lot of stress and depression lately. Inflicting myself with pain is the only thing that will calm me down. I will do or take in anything to make myself unhealthy, even though I know that it is not healthy and that I shouldn’t be doing that. I haven’t been [...]