Q: My daughter is 7 months pregnant and has two children ages 5 and 7. She has been married to my son-in-law for 14 years. My son-in-law has been a great father and has also been really close to all of our family. He has shown himself to be somewhat controlling over the years, but [...]

Q: I need some information about psychiatric illnesses. I am 29 and have gone through substance abuse treatment and have been clean and sober for over 2 years now. I have a brother who is 33 who I thought was also alcoholic, but now I’m coming to believe he is schizophrenic. My brother claims people [...]

Q: I have always wondered what it is that makes me different from everyone around me. I have been diagnosed with several conditions, including Bipolar Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Attention Deficit Disorder. I have researched Autism and Asperger’s online, and although I don’t believe I am autistic, I have noticed that I have some [...]

Q: I experience mood swings that I believe are much larger than a normal person would experience. I have just taken this website’s “mania” questionnaire, which advised me to seek immediate help. However, having seen a documentary on bipolar disorder, I am almost certain that I do not have it, or at least if I [...]

Q: I’m an almost 18-year-old male. I’m terribly depressed and have been for a few years, and I also have a lot of anxiety problems. I’ve been smoking marijuana and drinking since I was fifteen. I recreationally tried Xanax for the first time when I was 16 with some friends, and I’ve been through heroin [...]

Q: I saw a psychiatrist for the first time ever a few days ago and have become increasingly uncomfortable with what happened during the visit. It began in a manner I presumed to be normal. He asked various questions and I answered. Initially, the questions were about my medications, relationships, past abuse, etc. Then he [...]

Q: My daughter will soon be 7 years old. She has an intense fear of dogs of all sizes. She is also somewhat afraid of cats but will tolerate them. I think her problem is what she considers unpredictable movements from these animals. We don’t have pets, so she has no experience with them. I [...]