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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 in her life she has control...

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I have troubles with nudity and touch
I have troubles with nudity and touch

I have problems with nudity in my relationship. I get very uncomfortable when watching a show and nudity is on. I do not want to be touched by my spouse, not even by my children. Why do I feel this way? Advice: My thought is that you might start by reading Happiness is a Choice. Let me know what you think about it. People who have a hard time...

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I am interested in dating a person from work
I am interested in dating a person from work

I am male, 27 years old and a working professional. I met a woman at work through a shared project. I like everything I see in her. She's exactly what I think I'm looking for. My boss (a woman) went to lunch with the two of us and after lunch she advised me to take this woman out. I don't know how to act. I want to ask her out, and she's giving me...

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My husband thinks I’m going to leave him
My husband thinks I'm going to leave him

My husband worries constantly that I'm going to leave him. We've only been married eleven months and although I tell him I won't leave him and I show him I that I love him, it's never enough. If we get into the tiniest disagreement the first thing he asks is "do you want a divorce?" Advice: Read the book, Changes That Heal by Henry Cloud. There...

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I don’t trust my boyfriend after I snooped in his place
I don't trust my boyfriend after I snooped in his place

I snooped around in my boyfriend's apartment and found a picture of him and another girl in bed. I asked him if he was unfaithful to me and he said he had never cheated on me. Since I couldn't tell him I snooped, I didn't mention the picture. How do I approach the question again since I didn't have a permission to look at the pictures? Advice:...

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Will medication help for depression?
Will medication help for depression?

Please help me. I am a 22 year old female and I am very depressed. I can't sleep, eat, or think straight and I keep forgetting the littlest things. I hate feeling like this. I don't know what to do. I cry all the time and just want to be alone. I am on Effexor but that isn't working. Do you have any advice on what I can do? I am just so tired

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I have a negative co-worker
I have a negative co-worker

I work with a woman who has a very negative personality and she has this habit of disagreeing with whatever is said. My boss is aware of the situation, but he is so passive his only advice is "try to get along". How do I get along on a day to day basis with this women? I am frustrated and often come home upset by her. Advice: Give up trying to...

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My husband and I have nothing in common
My husband and I have nothing in common

We have been married for 14 1/2 years. Our marriage seems to have lost something along the way. It's like we are two different people that have nothing in common anymore, how do we get back what we once had? Advice: Are you both in agreement that you want to work on the marriage? You can go to a Marriage Encounter weekend. I believe you can find...

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