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What would a psychologist say? There’s an easy way to find out: just ask! Get feedback directly from a Clinical Psychologist on issues ranging from relationships to depression and anxiety, trauma, and a whole bunch more. Please note that replies are provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Cheating on My Husband Just to Fill the Void

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 30 July 2010
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Q: I really need some thoughts from an expert. I am a 27-year-old female and will be 28 soon. I got married in 2006. The initial days of my marriage were normal and full of marital bliss. Then, my husband had to move to other cities because of work transfers, and to kill the loneliness [...]

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Am I a Sex Addict? I Want to Be Married, But…

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 29 July 2010
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Q: I have been “lucky” with women my whole life and have enjoyed that fact. I’m a married man now, but I consider myself still very attractive to women. They keep flirting with me all the time. My problem is that I also feel attracted to other women and feel the urge to go for [...]

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I Hate Myself for Not Doing My Homework

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 29 July 2010
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Q: I’m in high school and would consider myself to have above average intellect. Still, I’m getting Ds and Es in school. I seem to do well on all of the tests, but when I get home from school and I have to do my homework, I just can’t make myself do it. My teachers [...]

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Our Relationship Would Be Heaven if His Crazy Wife Were Out of the Picture

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 28 July 2010
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Q: I’m a 21-year-old college student studying music, and I’ve been dating a 34-year-old man in the process of divorce for a little over two months now. It was going quite nicely up until a few weeks ago when he decided he needed space and stopped talking to me. We met online and started talking [...]

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Passive-Aggressive Ex-Boyfriend Guilt-Tripping Me to Return

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 28 July 2010
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Q: Last month I broke off a long-term relationship that I had been in for two and a half years. My boyfriend was very neglectful of me and was also what I would call passive-aggressive. For some reason, I had an exceptionally hard time ending this relationship. Now that I’m out of the relationship I [...]

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