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: During my youth my father traveled a lot so I didn’t bother getting to know people for very long. I never really cried or cared much about emotions in my life; I just didn’t find them very important for what I was doing, and couldn’t see how they would help me in the long [...]

Q: I am 35 years old. My mother is an alcoholic who only drinks at night. She was always loving and caring to me and my sisters, but would become a horrible person at night. I remember her saying awful things to us and her trying to make us hug her. I also remember her [...]

Q: I am 30 and have been in a long distance relationship for 3 years. My boyfriend and I have a really wonderful relationship in many aspects, and we spend a lot of time together, as much as possible. However, I found out that he watches nude pictures of other women, and uses porn. While [...]

Q: I’m a 21-year-old female and I cannot stop crying when I’m in a situation where I feel like others are angry with me, or when I think about people who have died, like my sister. I become angry when I cannot control myself but I don’t know what I can do. A: It is [...]

Q: I am very worried for my mom. She had a dream — well, she says it wasn’t a dream. I don’t know what to call it. This is her story. She was asleep in her bed next to my dad when something suddenly woke her up. She doesn’t know what it was, only that she awoke. She walked [...]

Q: I am 22 years old, and I recently moved back home for the summer. I live 30 minutes away during the school year, and at home with my single mom during the summer. She’s had a hard childhood and marriage — both her father and husband were mentally and physically abusive. She says that [...]