Q: My boyfriend recently joined an adult dating and I found out. So I decided to take it upon myself to make up a fake profile and start talking to him. When I asked if he was in a relationship he stated no. What would be the best advise? Should I continue to talk or confront him about it? A: Ah. I'm confused. Why would you want to stay in a relationship with someone who is still looking and is ready to cheat? The only talking I think you should do is to say "goodbye." Be grateful he's a dumb cheat so you didn't waste any more time on him. I wish you well. Dr. Marie

Q: I'm 18 and I have been with my husband for 2 and a half years now. We've been married for less then a year. Ever since the wedding he's been lying to me a lot, even about other girls. My wedding day experience was horrible. Every time I would look for my new husband I would see his with my maid of honor either talking or coming out of some secluded area. He swears it was nothing but coincidence. A few months later, on my way to visit my husband at his schooling in California, (Due to the actions of another girl) my maid of honor left me in Las Vegas with very little money. Needless to say we aren't friends any more. Later ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q. My mother thinks I'm faking my issues, or else isn't taking them seriously. I don't know what to do. There's something really wrong with me. I know it, my friends know it, my doctor knows it, and unfortunately, so do my co workers. The only person who doesn't know it is my own mother. I can't step on lines, cracks or patterns. I can't touch doorknobs or things that I feel are contaminated, I straighten things compulsively, I just can't.... Do certain things. It affects the way I work, and the way I live my life. I have panic attacks that I can't control or find a source for, and because of all this, I have depression as well. I was diagnosed with depression, and ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q. Very worried about my friend - is she borderline? I met a lovely woman at my new work when I started last year, we look after disabled teenagers. At first she was amazing, very sociable, bubbly, and made clear she wanted to be my friend. I loved spending time with her, we got close very quickly. This initial good time lasted about 5 month, and the first incidet happened on a staff night out, where she got very drunk and verbally abusive to me and other pals, accusing us of strange things, she accused one girl to secretly text her boyfriend, and of secretly making fun of her and liking the "popular crowd" better than her. our work is very social with a lot ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q. I'm 20 yrs old. I've been suffering from depression for 7 yrs & an eating disorder for 4. I've been hospitalised for depression 6 times & 4 times for my eating disorder. At the moment I'm a healthy weight but feel so fat and disgusting. My depression has been pretty bad now that I'm not controlling my food habits as much but I've got no one to talk to so I find myself crawling back to the unhealthy eating behaviours. 'Ana' attracts me, she tells me that when I make it to 89lbs, everything will be perfect. I will finally be carefree & happy. I believe her. Now that I'm a healthy weight, I don't want to be seen, I just want to hide ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q. My name is Mitch, I was blessed and cursed with an imagination. All my life I felt like an outcast or freak to people. Girls never liked me, everyone I know always found fault in me. As a child, I was very emotional, and sensitive. I grew up feeling lost and alone all the time. At 18, I finally found my purpose in life, my ambition, my path. Filmmaking. I worked my butt off in film school and graduated with my B.S. degree. Anyway, after I graduated it's been difficult for me. A thousand doors slammed in my face, lose of insurance, school debt, living with my folks. I'm struggling for money and my career. I was always a fair man, who always did ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q. My son may have it also: My mother has schizoaffective disorder. Her father was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. I have been diagnosed as bi-polar. She was given depakote and it caused a medicine induced Parkinson’s disease. She quit taking all medications and refuses to get help or medications again. My Dad could not take it. He shot himself with a shot gun but lived. He has gone through a lot of reconstructive surgeries to his face. Nothing affected his brain. He still has all his mental faculties. He does not remember his and my mothers fighting the day of the gunshot and he does not remember shooting himself. I tried to talk to him 2 times about my mother needing help and he denies her ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q from a 16 year old: I have been dating this one guy for almost about six months now. about three-four months in the relationship he had to go to rehab to get help with drugs. i supported him all the way through this. well after that i went up north and on the last day there my best friend decided to finally tell me that she had made-out with my boyfriend during spring break. i was crushed, that night i broke up with him and hung out with her brother that night (he is on of my best friends, i think of him as a brother) well when i came home i hung out with my ex and i could not stop crying so ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q from Canada:i was supposed to marry my boyfriend of 7 1/2 years in may. however, the august of last year he said that i wasn't motivated or inspirational and he didn't love me anymore. immediately i had a great group of friends to fall on and i seeked professional help. the therapist asked if i believed what he had said and i said no. she told me to not let him tell me things i didn't believe. i went home, stood up for myself, and a week later he wanted to work things out(but still not get married) i know how this sounds and i think that's what depresses me so much. however, we really are best friends and rely on each other a ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q: I am fifteen years of age and through out my entire life I have known that I was dealt the short end of the stick when dealing with family. My dad was an abusive alcholic. My mother divorced him when I was young and he was given visiting time with me every weekend. Then my younger sister was born (also his child) and they tried to make the relationship work, and of course it didn't. The weekends were still given to him. He then got his drivers license taken away and lost his job, and moved in with his parents. We hardly ever got to go see him. The only time we got to see him was when my grandfather came and picked ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q from Cyprus: I'm engaged, but would like to know why my fiancee is fascinated with men on pop/music videos who are wearing a little make-up? Also, why he has cried 2 times when telling me how much he loves me, and why he has told me that he would actually die for me? A: Your boyrfriend could be a very romantic man. Or he could have a secret. The way to know what his behavior means is to ask him. If you don't have enough trust and honesty in the relationship to be able to talk about difficult things, the two of you should not be engaged. It takes trust and openness to make a marriage that will last. Talking with him will ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »

Q: My husband and I recently learned that our son has lied about attending college classes for the last year. He is an excellent student, intellectually, but lacks maturity and respect for authority. When we discovered that he has dropped or failed his classes this year, we confronted him with tough love! Our boundaries say, "if you are not committed to getting a college education, then we will no longer fund your schooling and support your lifestyle." His responded with anger, screaming and a totally disrespectful attitude. He didn't seem to think it was a 'big' deal that he lost his bright futures scholarship. He told us that, "he didn't need us anymore and that it was our problem, ...  
Read the rest of this question and answer... »