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<s> [INST] How can I know if I'm just being paranoid?[/INST]Hi Texas,Oh, that's a powerful idea, isn't it? It burrows into your head. Let's figure this out. First, has your partner given you any concrete reason not to trust them? Have they cheated before? If not, then they deserve the benefit of the doubt until there i... |
<s> [INST] I am divorced and happily remarried. Our blended family of children are in their 20s. My youngest, age 20, continues to call me crazy and favors her dad. He was abusive to me, and I left with injuries. He never wanted kids, and I did. He paid child support only through forced wage earners. Now my daughters f... |
<s> [INST] I have bipolar II disorder, I'm addicted to alcohol and weed, and I'm hopeless. I keep drinking even though it's harming myself and others.[/INST]This relationship with your step dad sounds very challenging. It is hard to to be told over and over again how not good enough we are. Let me offer you this, frequ... |
<s> [INST] I've been struggling with it for a test and I'm starting to believe it's something mental. What could it be?[/INST]Hello in Jacksonville,�It sounds like you are struggling with motivation to either take or study for a test. �There could be several different causes. �If you were being seen at my practice, I w... |
<s> [INST] I have bipolar II disorder, I'm addicted to alcohol and weed, and I'm hopeless. I keep drinking even though it's harming myself and others.[/INST]Anyone who wants to change their life path, eventually will be successful in this. �How to stop abusing alcohol involves a few steps, most of them time consuming, ... |
<s> [INST] My boyfriend is seeking therapy. He is in his 40s and has some childhood issues. He has kids from his previous ex-wife and is unable to see them.[/INST]Probably the more important questions to answer concern how much confidence you have in you and your boyfriend becoming parents, how you each feel about the ... |
<s> [INST] I have severe anxiety and have tried everything. Everything makes it worst.The only thing that helps is my emotional support animal.[/INST]Sorry to read of your suffering.Is it actually permitted that people are able to take support animals to school?I see your point of the animal helping you. �I just also s... |
<s> [INST] My husband has had issues with alcohol addiction in the past (he'd never admit to this). A while back (3 years ago), I asked him to stop drinking so much, and he agreed. I caught him one night drinking behind my back. I confronted him and he lied, but I told him I knew he was lying because I counted the beer... |
<s> [INST] I am divorced and happily remarried. Our blended family of children are in their 20s. My youngest, age 20, continues to call me crazy and favors her dad. He was abusive to me, and I left with injuries. He never wanted kids, and I did. He paid child support only through forced wage earners. Now my daughters f... |
<s> [INST] I'm in my late 20s, and I've never had a boyfriend or even been on a date. I have no friends. I hate Facebook because everyone else has kids and a great husband and great paying jobs. I work in retail, and I can't find a job. I have an Associate degree. No one is not giving me a chance, and I'm getting upset... |
<s> [INST] I've been having this ongoing problem for most of my life now. I am a young adult, and right now, driving and even being a passenger gives me terrible panic attacks and anxiety. I can't ride in the backseat or the front seat with the safety belt on. I have to lean the seat back a bit because the pressure on ... |
<s> [INST] My husband has had issues with alcohol addiction in the past (he'd never admit to this). A while back (3 years ago), I asked him to stop drinking so much, and he agreed. I caught him one night drinking behind my back. I confronted him and he lied, but I told him I knew he was lying because I counted the beer... |
<s> [INST] My suppose-to-be father told me to go find my real dad. We haven't been getting along since I was a teenager. If I said one thing that he thought was wrong, I always got degraded. He never said �I love you.� He never gave us hugs. He�s always called me horrible names. I feel he's an evil man with no feelings... |
<s> [INST] I keep being mean to my best friend, and I don't know why all the time. I did come to maybe some kind of conclusion that it is because my mother is mean to me all the time. Could that be a cause?[/INST]Hi Morristown,There's a saying that goes "hurt people hurt people". It's possible that your aggression towa... |
<s> [INST] I've got so much anger. I don't know how to control myself. My girlfriend screams at me all the time, and sometime I don't know how to deal with life. I'm very depressed and angry. I feel lost.[/INST]Hi Campbell River,�You say you have anger but you don't mention how it shows. Or maybe it doesn't. Are you ag... |
<s> [INST] I've been getting told lately by my partner that it�s embarrassing that I'm so antisocial around his family and friends. I believe it's because I'm not as social as him.[/INST]Hi Buffalo, I think you're right; your partner's reactions are about him. I have to say it's a cruel thing to say to someone you love... |
<s> [INST] I met a guy a while ago, and I can't stop thinking about him. I feel like I love him, but I don't think I know him. What if he is not who I think he is? I cry sometimes thinking someone is going to be with him or that he has a girlfriend. I don't know, am I too obsessive? Every time we talk though, it's like... |
<s> [INST] A girl and I were madly in love. We dated for over a year and were even talking about marriage and future plans together. She moved away for school, and we attempted a long distance relationship. We eventually broke up. It's been a year now, and I still haven't lost my feelings for her. I still love her the ... |
<s> [INST] I would like to be able to have more positive relationships in the present.[/INST]Hi Chapel Hill,�I like your goal; research is telling us more and more that one of the most important keys to happiness is having healthy relationships. If we feel successful in that area, it can give us the confidence and hope... |
<s> [INST] My fianc� and I have almost the best relationship every girl wants, but lately it's changed. I get less attention and little to no intercourse. He works a lot and goes to the gym a lot (he's a football player for an indoor league), but he has no time for me. We live two hours from family, and when I leave ho... |
<s> [INST] They don't go away, and I feel like I'm going crazy. Does that ever stop? Can it be a symptom of medication?[/INST]This can certainly be a side effect of some medications. If the voices are so powerful that you can not sleep or they are constantly present, you shouldn't wait any time, but go and see your doc... |
<s> [INST] I would like to be able to have more positive relationships in the present.[/INST]Remember, the past no longer exists and the future is just an illusion as we don't know what will happen tomorrow, so take the present as your guide. That is all we can do, so keep saying this to yourself and try to help someon... |
<s> [INST] I�m in love with my friend who is also a girl. I fell in love with her in a few months. That was my first love. We used to talk for the whole day and night over the phone and on Facebook. I thought she had the same feelings for me, but I was wrong. I always wanted to touch her warmly and stay with her all my... |
<s> [INST] They don't go away, and I feel like I'm going crazy. Does that ever stop? Can it be a symptom of medication?[/INST]Since you realize that hearing voices in your head is not usual for you, then definitely there is a problematic situation happening within your awareness of who you are.if you recently started t... |
<s> [INST] I need answers to my anger, possessiveness, and urges.
I am angry all the time. I push people away so much that I actually blow up on people now because they ask me how my day is or was. I have a possessiveness to someone who is not even mine. I have these urges to hurt someone really bad. I want to see them... |
<s> [INST] I would like to be able to have more positive relationships in the present.[/INST]Would you describe yourself as sensitive to your surroundings and emotions?If yes, this may explain why letting go of past problems, is itself a problem.The dynamic of living one day at a time and letting go of past problems, i... |
<s> [INST] My fianc� and I have almost the best relationship every girl wants, but lately it's changed. I get less attention and little to no intercourse. He works a lot and goes to the gym a lot (he's a football player for an indoor league), but he has no time for me. We live two hours from family, and when I leave ho... |
<s> [INST] My husband and I are in a terrible place. Part of me wants to fix it, but then I'm caught up with not knowing how and not being able to communicate my feelings to him because he always feels I'm blaming him. Sometimes I am because the feelings of distrust are so strong. I feel they must be coming from someth... |
<s> [INST] My boyfriend of five years told me he cheated on me during our relationship after we broke up. We've since gotten back together and are trying to make it work. I don't know how to trust him now, but I really want to make it work, and it seems like he does too. But my trust issues are getting in the way and c... |
<s> [INST] I have been married for ten years. My husband is 29 years my senior. We have a young daughter. Ever since she was born, my husband has "shut down." We have no intimacy; he doesn't even kiss me. I've told him how I feel for years, and he swears he loves me and wants to make me happy, but I still have to liter... |
<s> [INST] I am divorced and happily remarried. Our blended family of children are in their 20s. My youngest, age 20, continues to call me crazy and favors her dad. He was abusive to me, and I left with injuries. He never wanted kids, and I did. He paid child support only through forced wage earners. Now my daughters f... |
<s> [INST] I constantly have this urge to throw away all my stuff. It�s constantly on my mind and makes me feel anxious. I don�t sleep because I�m thinking about something I can get rid of. I don�t know why I do it. I started years ago when I lived with my dad then I stopped when I moved in with my mom. Years later, it... |
<s> [INST] The sounds of eating and breathing gives me headaches�mostly mouth breathing and snoring. It makes me angry, and I want to solve it myself.[/INST]Probably good to know in what type of situations you are, in which you are hearing mouth breathing and snoring.If you're sleeping beside your partner who does thes... |
<s> [INST] I'm a teenage girl. I don't know if I'm straight, bisexual, or gay. I've been straight all my life, but a sudden rush of questions have come over me, and I don't know anymore.[/INST]Hi Brentwood, While our society tends to want to put us into categories...slots...when it comes to sexuality, because this is n... |
<s> [INST] I have been dating my boyfriend for a month, and we want a baby. We don't work or drive, and we haven't talked to our parents. What should we do?[/INST]Hi Athens, When a teenager wants to have a baby, it's usually for a specific, and not healthy, reason. Do you maybe hope that a baby will cement your relatio... |
<s> [INST] Recently, I had a close call after delivering my second child (blood clot followed by internal bleeding and several blood transfusions). It was a close call. I am currently undergoing medical treatment because of the event, and I am constantly afraid the whole ordeal will happen again. I have never really ha... |
<s> [INST] My brother just broke up with his girlfriend. While they were dating for the past two years, her son spent the weekends with me and my mother. Now she doesn't think her son should have any interaction with us. How should we approach the situation? Is she doing the right thing for her child?[/INST]Hi Tampa, I... |
<s> [INST] I'm a teenage girl. I don't know if I'm straight, bisexual, or gay. I've been straight all my life, but a sudden rush of questions have come over me, and I don't know anymore.[/INST]Being open minded about the type of sexual connection which feels true and real, is a solid starting point.Having questions is ... |
<s> [INST] I'm almost never happy. Half of the time, I don't feel anything. I find it easy to make myself feel nothing. I know I push people away because it�s easier. I just want answers. I'm sick of feeling this way. It�s ruining my relationships with people.[/INST]Hi Loyal, This is a common question. I suggest that y... |
<s> [INST] She is living with her boyfriend of seven years. He is in therapy for depression and social anxiety. He hasn't worked in all this time.[/INST]Hi New York, There is no need for shame here; no one's done anything wrong! A pregnancy is a glorious gift to be celebrated.�I wonder what gets in the way of you celeb... |
<s> [INST] I've been feeling worthless, unaccomplished, and so frustrated. I want to break things, hit myself, run away, kick, scream, and cry. I just want to be happy and outgoing again. I want to be able to take care of my daughter and live comfortably.[/INST]Philadelphia, there is help out there. For your daughter's... |
<s> [INST] I got involved with my best friend who is married but has been very unhappy for the last five years. We both fell in love and have been together for eight months. He left the house and filed for divorce. He decided to tell her about our relationship, and she is willing to forgive and work on things. This sho... |
<s> [INST] I think I'm annoying and bothersome, but my girlfriend says I'm just fine. I don't think so, I think I'm stressing everyone else out[/INST]I'm glad to hear you have friends and that your friends say they like you.Trust your own sense of who you are which tells you that something feels uneasy within yourself.... |
<s> [INST] I have been dating my ex-boyfriend�s cousin for a few years. We have gotten pretty serious. He wants to cut it off because people are giving him a hard time that our kids will be related to my ex.[/INST]Does your boyfriend agree with the other people's opinions or is the problem that he feels that doing what... |
<s> [INST] I'm almost never happy. Half of the time, I don't feel anything. I find it easy to make myself feel nothing. I know I push people away because it�s easier. I just want answers. I'm sick of feeling this way. It�s ruining my relationships with people.[/INST]Maybe you have depression.The name of your condition ... |
<s> [INST] She is living with her boyfriend of seven years. He is in therapy for depression and social anxiety. He hasn't worked in all this time.[/INST]Congrats on your upcoming grandchild!Does your daughter want you to break news of her pregnancy, to the family?Talk with your daughter first, whether or not she would ... |
<s> [INST] When I go to school, I feel like everyone is judging me, even my friends. I get overwhelmed which these thoughts and sometimes cannot get out of what I call a deep hole of thoughts. I barely go to any of our school dances because of all of the people. Not even when I am completely alone do these thoughts go ... |
<s> [INST] I love him so much, and I don't know what to do.[/INST]Hi Savannah, This is a pretty common issue; one person feels that they are doing a great job of being loving, yet their partner doesn't feel loved. There's a great book "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. He explains that there are five main ways ... |
<s> [INST] He owns his own business. Sometimes, he stays out all night but doesn't tell me. We have a son together, and I get to stay home with him. He says I complain too much about what he's doing. We've been together a year and a half. I got pregnant after being together for a month. We moved in together when I had ... |
<s> [INST] I've been going through a rough time lately. I been into nothing but women. I�ve never thought about men until a week ago. I�m very upset and depressed about this. It's not normal to me. I looked at gay porn more than once to prove that I�m not gay. I get the same results each time, and I feel disgust. This ... |
<s> [INST] He owns his own business. Sometimes, he stays out all night but doesn't tell me. We have a son together, and I get to stay home with him. He says I complain too much about what he's doing. We've been together a year and a half. I got pregnant after being together for a month. We moved in together when I had ... |
<s> [INST] I've been going through a rough time lately. I been into nothing but women. I�ve never thought about men until a week ago. I�m very upset and depressed about this. It's not normal to me. I looked at gay porn more than once to prove that I�m not gay. I get the same results each time, and I feel disgust. This ... |
<s> [INST] I don't know how to notice or express my feelings besides anger. That's really the only one i feel.[/INST]Well, then give yourself some credit for noticing that you recognize at least one feeling that you have!What is your own theory as to what is difficult to know your feelings? �Your answer will give you c... |
<s> [INST] I'm a little paranoid. My mind does get the best of me. One night, I put chairs under all of my door knobs because I thought someone might break in. I also think a lot, which is probably the reason for the paranoia. I can't stand loud noises, like the sound of cars going by. The grocery store is too noisy, a... |
<s> [INST] I love him so much, and I don't know what to do.[/INST]Does he tell you a reason as to why he feels you don't love him?Ask him this so you will clearly know his definition of "love".</s> |
<s> [INST] My life is completely normal, yet I feel empty inside. I feel as if I already know why I'm alive: to reproduce and die.[/INST]Are there any times or moments in which you feel other than "empty"? �Start with knowing the context of when you feel something other than empty.If there is no recent example, then in... |
<s> [INST] He is verbally abusive. When he gets mad, he just yells at me. At times, I feel scared.[/INST]Good for you on recognizing your own feelings. �Often in an abusive relationship, the person who is being abused, starts doubting themselves and starts tolerating, then accepting abuse.Marriage is based in love and ... |
<s> [INST] I think I'm annoying and bothersome, but my girlfriend says I'm just fine. I don't think so, I think I'm stressing everyone else out[/INST]"Where you put your attention is where you will go". I forget who said this first, but it's very powerful. If all you think about and talk about is how annoying you think... |
<s> [INST] My fianc� and I have almost the best relationship every girl wants, but lately it's changed. I get less attention and little to no intercourse. He works a lot and goes to the gym a lot (he's a football player for an indoor league), but he has no time for me. We live two hours from family, and when I leave ho... |
<s> [INST] Something happened this summer that I cannot forgive myself for. When I think about what happened, I feel ashamed and guilty even though my loved ones forgave me.[/INST]What a beautiful discussion of guilt and shame Lynda offers! Those
two demons start out as pesky and little when we are young, then grow wit... |
<s> [INST] I would like to be able to have more positive relationships in the present.[/INST]Staying present is an attitude most of us aspire
to, and most of us have to work at it�certainly at first. I�m here to tell you
that living in the now or being mindful is a skill anyone can learn. Unfortunately,
the only way to... |
<s> [INST] I have been dating a guy for two years. I think I love him, but I don't know any more. I am in my late teens, and I have been living with him for most of our relationship. I have been talking to a guy friend, and I feel more loved by him than my boyfriend.[/INST]Hi Michigan, Relationships are so sparkly for ... |
<s> [INST] Something happened this summer that I cannot forgive myself for. When I think about what happened, I feel ashamed and guilty even though my loved ones forgave me.[/INST]A lot of times it is not about forgiveness but learning from experiences. As an example, as a child we continously fall in an effort to lear... |
<s> [INST] People have been calling me names, and I have had enough of it. I cannot stand it anymore I'm done. I have told someone this, and that is why I am writing this. The thoughts are awful.[/INST]It's sounds like you are feeling pretty overwhelmed with intrusive thoughts and are feeling very criticized by others ... |
<s> [INST] We live with my ex-partner�s sister and her husband. We have been there for five years now. They are Hispanic and talk to my daughter in their language. Sometimes they overstep their balance between aunt and uncle and reach into my role as a parent. They neglect to see this. I do, and it reflects in my child... |
<s> [INST] I was in a situation with a guy. He�s my brother�s friend and kind of like a brother to me. He invited me over to hang out, and then came on to me. I was instantly terrified to say no, and I gave in. I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't figure out why I'm afraid to say no. This is giving me a lot of gu... |
<s> [INST] Sometimes I can't stop thinking about life after death. I was raised in a religion that teaches that we will live on forever either in hell or in heaven.
When I think of living forever (even if it is in heaven which should be good), I feel overwhelmed. I don't like the thought of living forever and ever and... |
<s> [INST] I have a problem with binge eating, especially during times of stress. I binge eat and feel so overwhelmed with shame and disappointment that I end up going to the gym and trying to exercise the calories off. I am in my late 20s, and I have been dealing with this since I was a teenager. Are there any coping ... |
<s> [INST] We are the legal guardianship of our grandson. He has been acting out, and he wants to talk to his mom that has not talked to him since before last year. How are we to handle this?[/INST]Hi Boone, This depends a lot on his age and the situation. The younger the child is, in general, the more I would see this... |
<s> [INST] We had our first kid 15 years ago, and sex has been nonexistent ever since. It only happens every three or four months. We have been to counseling, and I have been told over and over again she will come around. She hasn't, and I'm intimately lonely! I think it's time to move on, but how do I do that without ... |
<s> [INST] I have been experiencing a lot of sexual tension with a lot of the guys that I talk to nowadays. I keep imagining having sex with them. I have never had sex before, nor have I had a boyfriend. I feel lonely and empty. I feel like my body is not okay, and I am missing something. I talk to so many boys in scho... |
<s> [INST] I self-harm, and I stop for awhile. Then when I see something sad or depressing, I automatically want to self-harm.[/INST]In a way, self-harm can present somewhat like an addiction. �According to new research within the field of neuroscience there is a valid explanation for this. �When a person cuts or uses ... |
<s> [INST] I feel insecure in my life. I don't think my wife truly wants our relationship even though she says she does. I have turned to drinking to help relieve my repressed stress about this and other issues. I have had a drinking problem for a few years. I feel the reason I drink is not just because I like to, but ... |
<s> [INST] I avoid talking to him because he always makes me more upset. I can't be honest with him about anything because he is always rude to me.[/INST]Hi Troy, I totally get this. It's a dilemma; you want your dad to know how he's hurting you but you don't feel safe enough to say anything to him. Your reaction is un... |
<s> [INST] As a child, my parents injured my brother, so they went to prison. I was there when he had gotten hurt, but I can't seem to remember. I also can't remember being with them quite well. It's a blur.[/INST]It's important to know that there are counselors who are trained in working with survivors of trauma and y... |
<s> [INST] I feel like I am internally screaming all the time. Externally, I am calm, but I have this intense, unidentifiable emotion constantly. I don't feel sad. I don't cry a lot. I feel rather emotionally distant other than the internal screaming. It kind of feels like I'm a caged animal.[/INST]As far as the formal... |
<s> [INST] As a child, my parents injured my brother, so they went to prison. I was there when he had gotten hurt, but I can't seem to remember. I also can't remember being with them quite well. It's a blur.[/INST]Sorry to hear of having witnessed violence within your family when you were very young.Your blocked memori... |
<s> [INST] I have not had a friend since I was 19. I don't go anywhere, and I have no job, all because I'm afraid of people.[/INST]Individual and/or group therapy can be a powerful antidote for social anxiety. Often in therapy, the things that tend to get in the way of our securing satisfying and lasting personal relat... |
<s> [INST] I feel insecure in my life. I don't think my wife truly wants our relationship even though she says she does. I have turned to drinking to help relieve my repressed stress about this and other issues. I have had a drinking problem for a few years. I feel the reason I drink is not just because I like to, but ... |
<s> [INST] My issue isn't resisting angry urges; it's the anger itself. My rage is extreme and vastly disproportionate to the direct stressor. It causes violent thoughts, but I never act. I stay lucid enough to know the rage is violent, not me. I don't want to drown myself in anger and resentment.[/INST]Knowing how you... |
<s> [INST] I always see the worst end of things. My boyfriend and I aren't talking, and I swear he's leaving me. I keep failing my road test, and I see my future crumble. I have no desire for friends. I pushed my best friend away after Christmas, and I have no desire to fix it or make new friends. My aunt died, and I c... |
<s> [INST] I was in a relationship with him for three years. My mom doesn't like it because she thinks I'm making a mistake. He got married a few months after we broke up, and now he is divorced. I forgave him for what he did in the past, and he says he�s sorry and he really loves me. I love him too, but is it bad that... |
<s> [INST] I was anxious to go to middle school. I was afraid of what people might say about me, so when school started, I wasn't acting like myself. I was quiet, which I'm usually not. I didn't talk to anybody and didn't have any friends. Then a few years later, my grandma died. I really became depressed and stop goin... |
<s> [INST] I've been with the mother of my child for years.[/INST]I would think that you hold little self worth and feel that you are not worthy of better. �I would suggest that you get to know yourself. � What do you NEED in a relationship? �What is holding you to this relationship other than your child? �What have go... |
<s> [INST] We just cannot seem to get along. I cannot have a conversation with her without it turning into World War 3. She treats me like I have no right to an opinion and never really lets me speak. My real mother cares and tries to help me, but she can't do much, because my adoptive mother won't listen to her either... |
<s> [INST] I started seeing this guy that I met at a mutual friend�s place. He recently broke up with his ex-girlfriend and started seeing me. Everything was great in the beginning, then I started having low self-esteem thoughts and thinking he was hanging with his ex-girlfriend again. It�s all I think about. I am stil... |
<s> [INST] I am a survivor of multiple sexual abuse/rape experiences. Triggers are having an effect on my daily life and my sexual relationship with my partner. I'm trying to learn to cope with them.[/INST]Have you tried counseling? �Having PTSD from multiple abusive sexual experiences is very overwhelming for one to h... |
<s> [INST] I am a single mother. As a child, I was molested by my mother's boyfriend. I never knew my father. I started having children at 18 right after high school. After having children, I completely lost myself and gave all of my focus on my children. Now my children are getting older, but I still don't know myself... |
<s> [INST] I�ve been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. He loves me a lot, and I love him. It hurts to be apart from him for so long. It hurts all over, and then I feel like it won't last.[/INST]I would suggest that you look up the word codependency and it's characteristics. �See if you relate to those characteri... |
<s> [INST] I feel like I am internally screaming all the time. Externally, I am calm, but I have this intense, unidentifiable emotion constantly. I don't feel sad. I don't cry a lot. I feel rather emotionally distant other than the internal screaming. It kind of feels like I'm a caged animal.[/INST]It is hard to make a... |
<s> [INST] We�ve been together almost three years. We argue and he ends it by telling me he doesn�t love me. It's hurtful because I am all about resolving the problem, and he dwells on the issue even if I drop what he's done and just swallow my pride and say I am sorry. How can this be resolved? We have kids, and I don... |
<s> [INST] I have not been able to really sleep. I stay up all times of the night not even knowing why. Every day, I feel like I have anger inside of me. I have a little family, but I can't open up to them like I want to. I have a son, and I feel that I take my anger out on him by screaming at him.[/INST]Best question ... |
<s> [INST] I start to think of an issue that doesn't even matter or something bad that happened years ago. Then, I cry, pull at my hair, plug my ears, hit myself, and throw things. In loud public places, I get on edge and start being sarcastic and moody. I have an awful fear of people leaving me (which normally ends up... |
<s> [INST] Now that the other girl is out of the picture, our sex life isn't the same. Is it because he is still thinking about the other girl?[/INST]Or...better yet... Is it you still thinking about the other girl?� I am sure his cheating hurt you emotionally and�may have�affected your sexual performance�as well.� Mak... |
<s> [INST] As I was growing up, my mother and father always fought. With that, I grew trust issues. I think it's going to affect my relationship now and end it sooner then I want to. I try not to let it affect me, but I can�t.[/INST]If you thing your trust issues are going to end or affect your relationship it will bec... |
<s> [INST] I been having anger problems a lot lately. It only takes one word wrongly said to set me off. I use to not be like this until I got with my soon-to-be husband. I think his mood and rage/anger problems have rubbed off on me a lot. I don't get nearly as bad as he does, but I yell almost constantly and I can't ... |
<s> [INST] My grandson's step-mother sends him to school with a pink Barbie backpack as a form of punishment.[/INST]Parents are to teach discipline to�children, not punishment.�� Punishment is another word for wanting to cause hurt.� There is a different in discipline and punishment.��Punishment could have long term af... |
<s> [INST] I'm depressed. I have been for years. I hide it from everyone because I'm scared of the reactions I'll get. Last time I tried telling my parents, it was a huge argument about me being too young to be depressed (I�m a legal adult), calling me ungrateful, and telling me that if I can't handle things now, it's ... |
<s> [INST] I have several issues like I don't like people. They make me sick. I have issues with talking to people. I feel like they are talking about me and making fun of me. I have felt this way for years. When I look people in the eyes I have voices that tell me to hurt them and if I don't stop looking at who I am t... |
<s> [INST] My husband used a lot of negative words to hurt me, and I moved out. He is seeing a counselor and wants another chance to make things right. I'm not sure if I trust that he will not go back to his old ways.[/INST]I am glad he is seeing a counselor.� That is something that most men struggle with doing at time... |
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