The question: A friend of mine has gone through what I think is a psychotic episode. Her family is getting her help, but she’s months away from a full diagnosis. How should I proceed? Reach out to her, or stand back and let her get the help she needs before making contact? The [...]
Read more >>The question: My sister is a sore loser. Tennis, Scrabble, poker – any “game” brings out her competitive streak, and she’s no fun to be around. How should I deal with it? The answer: Dealing with anyone who is a sore loser can suck the fun out of playing a game altogether. [...]
Read more >>The question: I have a friend who’s deeply conflicted. She’s found out her partner’s been having an affair – and continued to do so even after she found out. He says it’s a short term thing, but obviously isn’t willing to put a stop to it just yet. She has left him a few [...]
Read more >>In addition to launching six new series, Winfrey will profile the “How I Met Your Mother” start during a visit with his family, where she’ll meet his fraternal twin children. The Oprah Winfrey Network announced its official summer lineup on Friday, including six new series and new episodes of Oprah’s Next Chapter and Our America [...]
Read more >>The question: My daughter gets excellent grades and wants to be a doctor. She’s been accepted for pre-med at several schools with full scholarship. But now she’s talking about taking a year off before university. I think she’s scared that things won’t be as easy for her as in high school, but I’m worried [...]
Read more >>The question: I have a hard time meeting new people. Everyone else seems so outgoing, posting personal items on Facebook and chatting up strangers in bars. How do get myself out there and noticed? The answer: Meeting new people can be a challenge at the best of times, and it just gets [...]
Read more >>The question: I can’t control my tongue with my spouse. I’ve got a quick temper, and sometimes I’ll just snap and say hurtful things I don’t really mean. How can I get this under control? The answer: Start by memorizing this: Can’t lives on won’t street. The word “can’t” must be reserved [...]
Read more >>The question: Everything makes me cry: corny movies, sad books, even greeting cards. Am I weird? The answer: Last time I checked, “weird” was not a category in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders … so being overly emotional is likely not a symptom of that. But in all seriousness, being [...]
Read more >>The question: I keep having work dreams. Or should I say, nightmares. How can I make them stop? The answer: Ah, the dreaded workmare. Unfortunately, I have no magic wand to make work-related nightmares stop. The key is to first understand what factors contribute to the types of dreams we all have, [...]
Read more >>The question: I’m considering an affair. Ethics aside, have you ever encountered situations in which it helped a marriage? The answer: My simple answer to your question is no. Relationships come in all different shapes and sizes, and we often see atypical relationship arrangements in our society (swinging, open relationships and [...]
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