My granddaughter (7 years old, 1st grade) is having problems in school with behavior. She is extremely intelligent, reads numerous books each week on approximatly a fourth grade level. But, she has no self control, she talks (blurts out things) all the time and at inappropriate times. It's very hard to reign her in once she starts talking. She also can have a melt down if she is over stimulated, ie: the Mall with all the noise and people send her over the edge. She is in trouble at school most days. My son and his family just move back to our home town, the school she was in before moving was on the verge of expelling her (they refused to allow her to ...  
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I was with my ex for 5 months. It was the "first love" for me, so probably I was seeing more in that relationship than there really was. He left me for another girl a year ago. I should have stopped talking to him the same moment, but I was stupid and tried to make him come back to me. When the girl left him, I was by his side, but when he found another one I just couldn't stand it and told him I'd rather not see him again. I know that this sounds stupid, but my mind has no influence on how I feel. I love him, but I wasn't worth him. Everyone was telling me that time heals the wounds, but it's ...  
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I wrote to you 3 weeks ago about an issue with my boyfriend´s son ignoring me. I received an answer from Dr. Marie on April 7, 2008. She wrote what she thinks the reason is and that my boyfriend should have a man to man talk with his son about it. I told my boyfriend about her suggestion. He said he can´t force his son to like me and wanted to know what Dr Marie suggests I should do. Please advise. Thank you. A. You've been dating this man for 6 years and you've known this boy since he was 11. He's now 17 and is still being rude to you. In your last letter, you said your boyfriend believes that no matter ...  
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I was diagnosed with BPD in 2004. I feel this was in error and that not enough attention was paid to the issues I was dealing with at the time. I was serving aboard a naval ship where I was sexually assaulted and felt I was not getting help and that the crime was not being sufficiently investigated. That being the case there were outburst, that I still feel were justified, and a breakdown. The breakdown was a result of complete frustration at being almost raped then being told that my reaction lacked crying and real emotion and that I probably misunderstood his advances as force. Eventually he was convicted but I was outcast as a whiner who needed ...  
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My son is in the 8th grade and seemingly has no friends. His only 2 friends at school moved away, and he says he has no friends, eats lunch by himself, etc. His teachers confirmed this. He has a younger brother in 6th grade which he hangs around with, but the younger does have a set of friends and doesn't always hang out with his big brother. He's really not an unhappy kid, except he does get down sometimes. He gets decent grades and is overall a great kid. I know I can't make friends for him, but the thought of him sitting in the lunchroom all by himself breaks my heart. Is there anything I can do ...  
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Six months ago I met the man of my dreams - except there is one catch - he has a 2 year old daughter. I am 24 and he is 34, we have been dating for 6 months and are now living together. I am finding it very very challenging to accept his daughter into my life. He was not previously married to his daughter' mother, in fact she accidently got pregrant in there 2-3 week dating period. They tried to make it work when they found out about the pregnancy but could not. My partner is extremely committed to his daughter and has promised to always be there for her. I am feeling very resentful of him and his past mistake. I am angry ...  
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4 or 5 years ago our family doc said I might have a bipolar disorder, Because I get really depressed and don't do anything or talk to anyone for a long time,, I also would have migranes that would last for weeks at a time, and not sleep for 3 or 4 days at a time... Now that is all that I told him, or my wife told him, all of that up there is correct, now what I did not tell him was I hear things that are not there, at first it was not that bad, but now it is everyday, I see things/ people that are not there, I always thought these were flashbacks, from doing drugs when I was a teen, I ...  
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I have 3 boys ages 8, 6, and 3. About four days ago we went to a motel to visit the kids' grandparents and to have pizza and go swimming. The kids were all in the pool and playing. I was in the pool with them. When I turned my back my oldest pushed the middle childs' head under water. I turned around in time to see him coughing and sputtering. I told him that he couldn't do that because he could drown and if he tried to do it again he would have to get out of the pool and stay out. Less than 5 minutes later, I turned my back again to check on my youngest on the steps of the pool. I ...  
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I feel like I have no one to turn to. My friends and family are too emotionally envolved. I am engaged to be married in 11 days. I have been with my fiance since February of 2007. We just became engaged this January. I have had feelings of doubt and dread the whole time. I feel as though I'm planning my own death instead of my wedding. Any thought or conversation about the wedding makes me sick to my stomache. I recently got up the nerve to tell my fiance that I thought it would be best to postpone the wedding. I told him I was feeling so much stress and pressure that I felt overwhelmed, like I was drowning. He knew that I had ...  
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I have been married to a woman for thirty two years and I have been persevering with what I consider to be some very serious problems. She has a very unusual lack of and often times a total absence of empathy, sympathy and understanding for even her friends and those closest to her including myself. She is a fair weather friend. She's your buddy until you need her help and she stands her friends up without so much as a phone call. I have seen two friends of hers at different times become temporarily bed ridden and ask for her aid at which time she completely abandoned them and never saw them again. I was ill for 9 mo's and unable to work, ...  
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I'm about to graduate college with a degree in music education. I've found success as a teacher, musician, student, and as a leader on campus. I'm still not happy. I struggled with an eating disorder and depression in the past. I thought I had left it behind, but I'm not sure anymore. I've always believed that if you choose a career you love, you will be happy — at least, be happy most of the time. Not all careers are perfect, but I'm unhappy more often than not. I can put on a happy face at work and have a great, successful day — yet when I walk out the door, it's gone. I've gone from a natural, confident extrovert, to someone who fakes her ...  
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I have been married for almost 8 years. We have 3 kids. My husband cheated on me with a woman about 5 months ago and we are trying to get past it now that it is out in the open and the affair is over with. When we started to have sex again, he wanted to pretend that there was another man with us having sex. He wanted to the oral with him etc. I asked him how long he had these feelings. And he said for around 15 or so years. Now I saw on his computer that he is looking at gay adult movies, pictures etc. And looking at gay people posting ads for ...  
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