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Multi-Millionaire Father-in-Law Won’t Help in Time of Need

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 19 March 2010
Multi-Millionaire Father-in-Law Won’t Help in Time of Need
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Q: My husband is incarcerated because of drugs. His dad, my father-in-law, is a multi-millionaire. I love my husband and we have two children together, but his dad is always causing problems for us. He has alcohol and drug problems of his own. But he likes to hold money over my husband’s head because of [...]

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No Desire to Save My Marriage, So Should I Divorce My Husband?

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 18 March 2010
No Desire to Save My Marriage, So Should I Divorce My Husband?
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Q: My question is basically whether I should divorce my husband. We have been together for 6.5 years and have a daughter age 4. I’ve not been not happy with him for awhile. He’s a very nice person, though, and a great father. Sure, we’ve had little problems here and there but nothing big. And [...]

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Crazy for Wanting to Help and for Wanting to Get My Wife Back?

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 18 March 2010
Crazy for Wanting to Help and for Wanting to Get My Wife Back?
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Q: I am a recently divorced 35-year-old male with 2 children, ages 6 and 7. I moved next door to my ex’s family right after we broke up and she quit communicating with me. We were not yet divorced, and I compensated for the lack of contact with her by playing on the computer and [...]

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Seven Years of Treatment for Panic Attacks and Still No Results

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 17 March 2010
Seven Years of Treatment for Panic Attacks and Still No Results
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Q: My partner suffers from panic attacks and anxiety. He has been seeing the same therapist now for the last 7 years, but it seems he hasn’t moved forward with his problems.
Although I am sympathetic to his problems, I feel (as does he) that his therapy has stalled and the counselor he’s been seeing isn’t [...]

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After Other Losses, Loss of Grandmother’s Love too Much to Bear

By Dr George Simon, PhD | 17 March 2010
After Other Losses, Loss of Grandmother’s Love too Much to Bear
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Q: Growing up, there were several issues that made things very difficult for us as a family. My grandfather had a series of strokes. I was very close to my grandmother, who was more like a mother to me. My grandfather’s bad health incurred many debts until he passed away 10 years ago, and things [...]

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