Q: My brother is having some problems. He is not behaving normally. He feels depressed, and he keeps thinking of something or other. Sometimes he gets upset because of childhood memories about someone dominating him or maybe cheating him. Sometimes he thinks that I have done something wrong to him and gets very angry with [...]

Q: People seem to like me but they don’t like my twin brother. I’ve tried giving him tips, but he just won’t listen. Also I am pretty well behaved for my age, but my brother is just basically “a goody two shoes”. This means that he never wants to go out to parties or to [...]

Q: Over the past few years my 24-year-old sister-in-law has had legal problems due to her alcohol and drug use. She was physically violent with her partner after becoming intoxicated, she was recently caught driving under the influence, and she was expelled from college due to possession of marijuana. She has solicited support from my [...]

Q: My daughter is two and a half. Recently she completely changed. She is aggressive to my 9-month-old son to the point where I have found her trying to feed him bathroom cleaner and nail polish. She is destroying everything she possibly can. Her dad left just before Christmas and ever since things have grown [...]

Q: I was molested several times at the age of 8 or 9 by my older brother, who was then 16, and I didn’t tell my parents out of fear. It’s been 14 years and I still remember every detail. I haven’t been able to forgive my brother nor forget it, even though he is [...]

Q: I have two daughters, ages 11 and 8. My elder daughter has behavior problems. She doesn’t respect me, and she makes faces when I scold her for misbehaving. I have tried talking to her, but the result is always zero. She also hates her sister and always tries to devalue her in every manner. [...]

Q: I’m scared and desperate. I am currently being emotionally abused by my sister and my brother-in-law. I’ve had to stay with them because I suddenly lost my rental home. Due to rising rents and being on a disability pension, I’ve found it extremely difficult to find somewhere to live. I help out around the [...]