Q: I was raised by a heroin addict and a paranoid, delusional mother. They beat and verbally abused me constantly. My mother said “you deserve it. You’re possessed!” My father never hit her, just me. She told me that she knows how to beat me without leaving marks. She made me drink turpentine with sugar [...]
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Q: I was reading the blog “Are You Dating a Loser” by Dr. Carver and I was interested in knowing the causes of that personality. Why is it that the “loser” reacts in such a manner? Is it their self-esteem? I just don’t understand what aspect of the individual contributes to these actions. The article [...]
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Q: According to my research (and I am honest about these things) I have had at least a medium level of depression for over a decade, along with a few very serious major depressive episodes and panic disorder. At this point, I am recently married, living on my own, and generally doing what I thought [...]
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Q: I am writing this to you as I feel I am in a dire need for psychiatric consultancy. I am a 24 year old male, currently working for an Automotive major in Sales and Marketing. By July, I will be going to a Business School to pursue an MBA degree. My problem is this: [...]
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Q: How can I help my daughter recover from the effects of a year long emotionally abusive affair? She is a bright, intelligent, attractive 24 year old girl, studying at university. Yet the affair has left her deeply depressed, and convinced that she cannot go on without this man, who has caused nothing but total [...]
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