Q: I am a 27-year-old man and for the last year I’ve been really depressed about a lot of things. I’m unhappy with my home life. I often break down into tears thinking about the future and dying alone. (I’ve been single for 5 years now.) I wanted to have kids by the time I [...]

Q: My 27-year-old daughter is very violent toward herself and others. She has tried to kill herself more than 30 times, tried to kill me and the neighbor’s kids, and threatened to kill many others. She also doesn’t have a single friend. My daughter was sexually abused by a teacher at 11 years old. The [...]

Q: I have a serious problem with depression. None of the antidepressant medications I’ve taken seem to work for me. And right now there are a lot of situational issues that I do not expect to change anytime soon. I am 55, divorced, and I live with my elderly parents due to my inability to [...]

Q: A friend was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) years ago. The psychiatrist treating her prescribed Zoloft. After that, she got very hyperactive, couldn’t eat or sleep, and lost TONS of weight in a short time. She also TALKED a mile a minute. She had to come off the Zoloft because her symptoms were [...]

Q: I am eighteen years old and I am afraid that I might have Bipolar Disorder. I am almost always either depressed or crazy happy. When I’m depressed, I don’t want to eat or sleep or talk to anybody. I also have anger outbursts towards friends and family, and I sometimes play with the idea [...]

Q: Lately, I have gotten to the point where nothing seems to affect me. I feel just completely “numb” to any kind of affection or advances from others. I will admit that I’ve been hurt in many previous relationships, which I’m sure is a factor in my problems. But lately, I’ve become extremely edgy. I [...]

Q: My wife is from the Philippines, and we’ve been legally married since 2007. We’ve been involved since 2002. We have two boys, ages four and fifteen months. We are both 42. My wife has tried to commit suicide, and the last attempt brought her into hospital. She had her stomach pumped. She has attempted [...]