Q: From a 15 year old: My relationship with my father has always been rocky, but lately everything has been getting out of control. I care about him and believe that he cares about me but I feel that there are serious problems with the way he treats me. One of the earliest examples I can recall is when I was in 7th grade I was taking an advanced math course and I used to get Bs and Cs. When my dad found this out he started this nightly event where I would have to do my homework sitting down on the kitchen table with him. If I didn't understand something he would explain it once more and if I still didn't get it ...  
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Q: My boyfreinds ex-wife was unfaithful for the whole 17 years of their marriage. Out of their 4 children, their youngest child was produced from an affair and the 3 might be as well. She was very deceptive and lied all the time. My boyfriend's aunt says she thinks the oldest is highly unlikey his also. Apparently the only one could be the 2nd child, a daughter, that is only his. My boyfriend and I have only discussed this once. Should this matter be left alone and everyone be happy? or should my boyfriend find out the truth? he loves his kids and knowing the truth will not change his feelings but should the kids know? ...  
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Q: My nephew is seven and my daughter is four. We recently moved to the same state as my nephew two years ago. Right away I started noticing him being curious about my daughters "pants", or always wanting to "check her pants" or go to the bathroom with her. Last year when she was three and he was six I left them alone only for one minute(because I do not trust his behavior)and he had her in the closet. Later when they left I asked her what they were doing. She said he was "checking her pants". Then again just recently in a restaraunt. the kids were putting money in a juke box. I looked up and my four year old and nephew were ...  
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Q: my husband drinks... he drinks a six pack sometimes in one day. If he drinks anything stronger he gets very abusive; verbally mostly and sometimes physical..and he blacks out. My kids 10 and 11 are not liking him they don't want to do anything with him like go fishing or to baseball games because they are afraid he is going to drink. I am at the end of my rope here... how do I tell him how much it's affecting our family without him getting so mad? Everytime I bring it up he gets mad and he'll drink more. He can't just drink, he has to drink the whole thing... and he changes.. I get so worried ...  
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Q: I am the step parent of six year old boy, who is about to turn seven in September. He has been through the divorce of his parents when he was three. He lost all of his toys and possessions at the age of three when his mothers apartment caught fire while they were on vacation. His mother has really nothing to do with him, as he lives with his father and myself full time. His mother is supposed to have visitation everyother weekend, yet we recently found out that on the weekends she is supposed to have him she is leaving him where ever she can, so she can go out. she never calls to speak to him, and ...  
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Q: I was divorced 23 years ago from a physically and mentally abusive husband. We had 3 children; our oldest 2 were daughters and the youngest being our son. We both adored our children, which made the divorce a very difficult one. We had joint custody, but I had the physical custody. Here is my question; my ex-husband does not speak to our 2 daughters or me after 23 years. He has a very close relationship with our son who chose to live with his dad when he turned 14. Our daughters wanted to continue living with my husband and myself. He will speak to my husband that I remarried should we be at my son's house, but will not speak to us. Nor ...  
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Q. This is painful for me to write about, because of the fears i have that i really may be schizophrenic, but here goes! i am a 35 year old female veteran of the US Armed Forces. i joined when i was 25, with no prior history of mental illness. i moved successfully through bootcamp and my schools, although during the last phase of training, and before my first duty station, i became pregnant. i decided not to terminate this pregnancy (much to the chagrin of my family), and place this child with a loving adoptive couple who could not bear any themselves. unfortunately, during the delivery of this child, i developed some kind of "blood infection" which, thankfully, did not hurt the baby, ...  
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Q. Hello, i was thinking of seeing how i would do if i get off my medication, and just wondering how dangerous is this? in other words, is paranoid schizophrenia a progressive disorder, will it get continually get worse if i don't take my medication? A. I think it is very dangerous to stop taking your medication on your own. Research says that for people with schizophrenia, there is approximately a 99 percent chance for relapse once you stop taking your medication. You are almost guaranteed a relapse if you, without your psychiatrist’s help, stop taking your medication. From my understanding of schizophrenia, the course of the disease usually follows a typical pattern. Episodes are more frequent and intense with younger ...  
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Q. I've been in the military for almost a year now. I've always have had issues with depression. I've tried to commit suicide 6 times but I have always failed. I have always been anti-social and I always hated being alone at the same time. Lately I have had urges where I want to kill people for no reason. I have no idea of what is wrong with me. Sometimes its like I'm niether sad or happy. Like I have no emotions. Other times I can be completey unstable and have massive mood swings. Can you tell me what is wrong and what I can do about it? A. Without sitting down to do an extensive interview with you, I cannot tell you ...  
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Q: From a teen in the Midwest: me and my boyfriend have been together for about a year, off and on, and i am SO uncomfortable with the relationship. Just recently i have been feeling SO clingy and possessive over him and ive started to get super jealous. I started going to a different school this year and I get so scared about what girl s he talks to. We recently got into an arguement. i didn't want him talking to this girl because in the past he had feelings for her. he says shes a good person and i just lost it because he always defends her i just get so jealous and i cry ALL the time. When ...  
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Q: From a 13 year old: I hate my mother so much. i just can't stand it anymore i have had suicidal thoughts, i have cut myself and often have runaway thoughts. What Do I do? I just cannot stand even spending one second around her. She accuses me of things and is so stupid and i always just want to scream at her. i can think of a total of one time in the past year that i didn't totally want to punch her in the face. I don't know what to do. tell me before it's too late. please. A: I'm glad you wrote. Things in your house have become much too intense. First, let me give you some background. It's usual for ...  
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Q: (This is an excerpt from a long letter.) Hello: I have been married to my husband for 14 years, and over the last 7 of them his behaviour has become worse and worse. He was a great guy while we were dating, but once we married it was like he changed overnight. He became an individual who became more and more selfish. Almost as if all I were meant to do or be was his caretaker. It was as if I over time have not even been part of his life.When I ask him to please help out, it is ignored, it then gets on to begging him of which he just flat out refuses or says ...  
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