School Articles

Peer Experiences Anxiety About School Attendance

Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Hi, a good friend of mine has recently experienced some quite traumatic events. In her final year of high school, she recently realised that she was pregnant to her former boyfriend, who she had ... Read more... »

How do I get good treatment for my stepdaughter?

Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Hello. I have a 16 yo Step daughter who lives with me, my husband, my 9yo daughter, and our 2yo daughter. She used to be really close with me. When she moved in with us, ... Read more... »

Help Choosing an Occupation

Monday, September 29th, 2008
Q. Job choice assistance needed. I am 19 years old and would be starting my 2nd year of college. I I am currently going through rough time trying to figure out what major in college ... Read more... »

Student Nurse with Psychosis Problems: How Can I Get Help?

Monday, August 11th, 2008
Q. Recently I feel like I'm going a bit mad. I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder a couple of years ago but even then i thought the diagnosis was a bit off as ... Read more... »

impossible to study

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Q from the UK: Excerpted from a very long post: I have been wondering for the past few months whether I need professional help. I am a Nigerian studying ... Read more... »

I’m lonely and have no friends.

Saturday, March 8th, 2008
I'm depressed. I know I'm depressed, and I understand that I am depressed. I also understand why I am depressed. I just don't know how to stop being depressed. Around 4th grade, I developed (possibly) OCD. ... Read more... »

Teenage boy seems stuck

Monday, February 18th, 2008
My teenage son is having difficulties in school and is failing for the first time. He is a senior and hasn't even applied to colleges yet fully. He is very bright 4,5 on AP exams, ... Read more... »

Children and studying

Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Q: Hi, my step son is 11 years old and fortunately is a very clever boy, however every day is a constant struggle with him having to do homework, projects or studying for assessments (exams). ... Read more... »

What could explain my sudden oversensitivity?

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Q: I have always been somewhat of a sensitive person, however lately the littlest things seem to upset me a lot more than they should. For example observing a football team losing a game (not ... Read more... »

High School Adolescents

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Q: I am writing a paper on why teens cling to specific groups or cliques during their adolescent years, and I wanted a professional opinion on the matter. Please get back to me as soon as you ... Read more... »

Schizoaffective getting in the way of life

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Q.Im 18/female and have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder since December 05. For 5 years before that I have been diagnosed with various other psychiatric illnesses and spent a 4 year period in a psych ... Read more... »

School work, parents, friends, etc

Thursday, March 9th, 2006
Q. Ummmm this feels really akwards, but... Okey, I've tried suicide about 3 times now... It all has to do with friends getting into fights and expecting me to take one side and if I ... Read more... »