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You Can Cure Your Blood and Needle Phobias 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 pm
Q: My blood phobia started around age 7, when I stapled my finger by accident. Witnessing blood heavily gushing from my finger made me very sick and dizzy, so my mother took me to my family doctor. He...
Some Reasons for Difficulty Focusing 26 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
Q: I am staying back at work to write this because I think I have a big problem and I need help. As an example, I have been trying to complete a book — any book — since the start of this year, and I’m...
Waiting for Mr X 21 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
Q: I am a 26-year-old female. I have completed my 18 years of education and was a ‘topper’ at university. These are my personality traits: Aggressive Short-tempered Impatient Honest, truthful Fat and ...
Helping a Teen Explain Her Anxiety to Parents 20 Aug 2013 | 04:34 pm
Q: I am a 15-year-old girl, wondering if I have an anxiety disorder. Starting around 4th grade, I started doing things like repeatedly touching doorknobs and light switches, and stomping on cracks in ...
Struggling with the Intimate-Yet-One-Way Therapy Relationship 19 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
Q: I’ve been with my therapist for 16 years and have become a changed person with her help. Due to her daughter being in a widely covered incident, I got to know details about her family. She knows th...
Family Illness is Emotionally Overwhelming 14 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
Q: Why am I emotionally tired? I am very emotional 75% of the time, and feel like crying all the time. It’s mostly concerning my grandma, who is in the last stage of Alzheimer’s, and my uncle, who is ...
Initiating Physical Intimacy for the First Time 13 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
Q: I’m a young guy who recently started a relationship with a marvelous girl. My problem is that I’m never sure if I need to ask permission from her, or whether I am just scared/anxious/insecure or wh...
Needing vs. Wanting to be in Relationship — In or Out? 12 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm
Q: I am a 31-year-old woman in a committed relationship of several years. I am well educated, financially independent and attractive. My boyfriend and I started our relationship while I was still dati...
Could My Friend’s Personality Really Change That Much? 7 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
Q: My friend used to march to the beat of her own drum — she didn’t care what anyone else thought. She was also very studious and seemed to have a good head on her shoulders. After a series of negativ...
The Sexual Double Standard is Universally Alive and Well 6 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
Q: Letter 1: I’ve met the love of my life, but there’s a problem. We have different moral standards, and she did things that I consider really bad. We are both 23 years old and we have both had our ex...
