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I’m unhappy with everything in my life

My parents had a bad divorce when I was seven, and since then, my dad has not been there as a father should. Over the past month or two, I have really been struggling to keep going, to stay optimistic about my life. The reality is that I have been depressed for a while now. Sometimes I just start crying out of a deep sadness. I'll be in a really... >Full Story

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I am having trouble with potty training

I am having trouble potty training my daughter. She was doing well until we moved back in March. I have tried stickers on a chart and toys when she goes but nothing seems to work now. How can I get her going again? She just turned three. Advice: She is experiencing emotional stress and this is probably the only thing... >Read More



When is enough enough?

Where do I start? My husband drinks too much, becomes angry, verbally abusive, sometimes slightly physically abusive. He has been this way for the last year. The occurrences have become more frequent (weekly) the last few months. I've tried talking to him and he keeps saying things will change and they don't. When is enough enough? I'm at the... >Read More



Does Forgiveness = No Consequences?

I am struggling with forgiveness. I know that forgiving someone who hurt me is part of my recovery process, but does forgiving someone mean that I need to be willing to treat that person as well as I would treat those I consider my closest friends? (Assuming that it’s appropriate to interact with the person who hurt me.) Does... >Read More



My boyfriend cheated on me with my friend

I am a 16 year old girl who just left a relationship with my boyfriend. I was in love with him and had been dating him for four months until we broke up. The break-up was caused by a phone call from my best friend who admitted that she had sex with my boyfriend 2 months before. Of course this devastated me... >Read More



My boyfriend has lost interest in sex

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. We are 6 1/2 months pregnant and very much in love. Before we moved in together we had so much fun. We used to go out and do things, be a young couple and have sex all the time no matter where we were or what was going on.... >Read More



I need help with over-eating

I just read over the recovering Alcoholic Q/A. Do you believe this applies to eating disorders as well? I need some very drastic help in this area and would appreciate your guidance. My situation is in relation to simply over-eating and eating for comfort and almost any situation... Advice: Yes it applies to almost every obsessive compulsive kind...... >Read More



I am trying to win the battle against bulimia

I'm 24 and am in treatment for bulimia. I can see the difference in my way of thinking and I really feel the benefits of Group Therapy and individual therapy. My problem is that I've been on Luvox for the last year and it really helped at first to curb my obsessiveness and anxiety. Then, when the symptoms began... >Read More


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