Q: I keep thinking there’s something wrong with me. There are many different cases where I act completely irrationally or just plain weird. For example, three months ago my mum told me that I may be going for my dream holiday — which I have dreamed about for three years! And what did I do? [...]

Q: I’m 19 and very angry. I have two young children and have been with my boyfriend for 5 years. I get angry often, mostly at my boyfriend. I think I bottle up anger from many sources, and then just blow up on him. Well, it has gone way too far. I recently had a [...]

Q: Why do I always feel deep emotional pain for another person’s misfortune, whether I personally know that person or not? Deep sadness and anxiety come with this emotional pain, when I “feel” for what the other person is feeling or going through, or what the other person is going to have to feel or go through. This usually [...]

Q: My boyfriend is 32 years old and I have known him for one year. I suspect that he may have a mental illness, however he completely refuses to check with a medical professional or even consider that he may have a problem. We have been thinking of a future together, but I’m worried since I [...]

Q: I would like a completely honest answer on this one. Please don’t sugar-coat things. Five years ago I was the most confident teenager in the world — I was probably more confident than 99% of all the people I have ever met — yet I wasn’t arrogant and didn’t look down on anyone. I [...]

Q: I am in an on and off relationship with this guy. He was engaged at age of 22. After a long relationship, things didn’t work out between them. He’s now 26 years old, and he’s not been able to be in another relationship. Every time we get close, he gets afraid and asks me [...]

Q: My common-law wife of 10 years and I got into an argument about a week ago. She left the house and went for a drive. We texted each other in the meantime, as we don’t argue in front of the children. We have two daughters, aged five and nine, and she is currently five [...]