Q: Lately I have been really sad. I even cut myself once, when I was in a really dark place. I haven’t done it again but I’m scared that I will. I feel like my life is just boring — like it should be better, or more exciting. I think I may feel like this [...]

Q: For a while now I’ve wondered if it’s possible that I have BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). I know a diagnosis wouldn’t be possible over the Internet but I would just like to know if you think I should seek some further help. I’m 17 years old; a junior in high school. I don’t have [...]

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 [...]