My Sister is Ruining the House
My sister has self-diagnosed and is using that to get her way. She has started seeing a therapist, but all she does is use what the therapist says to again get her way. Examples of this are how she takes
Category: Anxiety
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OCD in Place of Anorexia
Just when I thought I’ve won the seemingly endless battle against my OCD by triumphing over my eating disorder (anorexia, to be specific), common symptoms (checking the switches countless times, washing my hands forever, hoarding) and gotten a hold over
Can’t Pay Attention
I sit in class, cant exactly focus and I don’t seem to be able to understand what i am a supposed to be learning. I sit there and all i can think about is when i am ever going to
Is there Brain Surgery for Anxiety?
Hi, I’m 21 years old and I’ve been suffering from panic attacks and anxiety disorder since I was 18. I’ve tried physiotherapy and medication but it doesn’t seem to work. For a while i thought i was cured and then
Scared to See A Therapist For My Eating Disorder
I started out with anorexia but now am bulimic/anorexic and have been this way for about 3 yrs now. I am on a binge/purge cycle and have purged everyday at least since November. One person knows about my ED and
Do I Have Gender Identity Disorder?
My name is daniel and well im not sure how to go about this because i feel very insecure about it but im a male and everyday i feel like i was born the wrong way like i should have
Sexual Abuse and Depression
From when I was 8 years old my parents were in a ‘Swingers’ Club. They did this openly in front of me and my siblings. They held meetings at alternating homes of members. The night it was at my home
I’m a Wallflower
The problem in a nutshell is that I have no close friends and when I’m single (which is the case right now) I’m completely lonely and more depressed than ever. In social situations where I don’t know anybody I fit
Does Being Paranoid Mean I’m Schizophrenic?
Very Frightened. I am a 21 year old Female. I developed major panic attacks when I was 16 after making poor choices with cannabis. Over the years I developed techniques to cope with the anxiety that was occasionally crippling (
Personality and Bipolar Disorders, Is It Me or Them?
I am a 25 year old female that has come a long way. I was diagnosed as bipolar at age 18; from there I was institutionalized on many occasions by the age of 21. I was in such a bad
Spent Nest Egg Enabling My Oldest Son
Over a 6 or so year period I spent our entire nest egg enabling my oldest son with his financial problems. I am an only child of divorced parents; I was married to my first husband for 32 years when
Overly Self-Aware and Anxious in Some Public Places
This happens mostly when I’m in a situation where everyone is minding their own business on the bus, subway or just while walking on the street and I am suppose to do the same, but I just can’t. I feel