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Archive for March, 2007

I don’t know if I should go or stay.

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

I was married very young and have three children, one who is only 7 weeks old. I remember getting married because I had a baby with him already and felt obliged. I ...

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My wife had an emotional affair.

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

I recently discovered my wife was having an affair with a co-worker. She swears they did not have sex, but the day I discovered this, she was with him the entire afternoon and they ...

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We need help and can’t afford it!

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

My girlfriend was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder by a doctor who should have retired about a hundred years ago. I myself have bipolar and I really don't think she has it, but I ...

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My 10 year old hates me.

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

My 10 year old daughter tells me all the time she hates me with no remorse. From the time she is up in the morning till the time she is in bed at night she ...

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My brother’s personality has completely changed.

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Good Day. My brother's personality has completely changed over the past couple of days. He has never been an extrovert at all but now it seems that he has completely closed up. We, as brothers, ...

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My life has been hell for too long.

Monday, March 26th, 2007

My life for the past 3 years has been hell. I was married. My father was killed in a car accident. My husband was an alcoholic so I got a divorce. ...

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Treatment for violent night terrors

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Q. I fall asleep at night and wake up bruised and stiff because I punch and kick and bite in my sleep. I have no recollection except occationally waking up feeling unable to breathe, or ...

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How do I get the help I need?

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Q. I have been in and out of suicidal thoughts and actions for a few years now. I have tried therapy but feel the Doctor's I've dealt with give up on me too easy. I ...

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Why does my son refuse to talk?

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

My son is 16, nearly 17. He has developed a habit over the last 3 years of not talking. He talks when it is something he is interested in but only in very difficult to ...

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What do I do if I don’t agree with a diagnosis?

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

In August of this year they took my Fiance off of antidepressants after an incident at work that upset him. They diagnosed his bipolar disorder. His phychitrist since August has had him ...

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My wife has detached from me.

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

married 24 years,2 college kids in other states,absolutely feel my wife is who I want to be with till death, she is having a "middle age crisis" with her distain for male dominance in ...

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Is it proper for a woman to visit male friends?

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Should a woman be alone in a house with 2 men she really don't know too well? Is it proper for a woman who is in a relationship to go over and visit a ...

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