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Dear Julie, Does your mother have insurance that will pay for the counselor? If yes, see if you can find out what type you have, and better yet, if you can get your card. If you can go online to the website for that insurance and look up the therapists; then you call and make an appointment or give ...

Though out my life I saw a number of different professionals. The last one as I was sharing my thoughts and feelings became agitated and said that her cat had gotten out before she left for work, and that was a real problem not what I was sharing. I left and did not return. Most of the professionals...

Hi, I have felt this way all my life. Although throughout the years I had 'friends' from time to time, they never lasted and I never really felt connected. When my two children were young it was easy to feel connected to other mothers with children, but once they were grown it was back to being alon...

Hello, "I cannot sleep, I barely eat and I very seldom go outside now." Ditto. I can hear and speak and I relate to never being able to connect with people; I relate to isolation. I am unable to change who I am. Over the years I was able to alter my responses and behavior, but that never g...

I hope the cycle of pain associated with the losing a mate is tapering off. The longer you are with a person the longer it takes for the pain to be completely gone. My fear is she will want to feel loved, adored and run back to you to get her fix and then once feeling good again will blow you off an...

Dear screambefree, I am so sorry for you. It truly sounds what you have been going through is horrible. Not only are you experiencing the roller coaster emotions caused by, what appears, a mental illness (like maybe depression or something else), you have the added pressure of a husband who wants yo...

wow! These are poster type pictures. What an eye you have!

I am sorry to hear your daughter has health issues; that is very stressful. You wrote "her health insurance is more then I can afford". Not having the funds to meet needs is extremely stressful; one can only feel a panic if they consider the ‘extra’ expenses that could appear at any moment...

Since you removed your post I have removed mine.

I believe you might have decided you did not want to share your story and I want to respect that.

Take care.

Dear hardleyhere, So it sounds like you have stresses related to: 1. being abandoned by your boyfriend 2. working with your family You mention there is no sign the boyfriend is going to leave, which makes me think that this fear would not keep you up at nights. Do you think the stress at work is cau...

Dear jackksonz, I am so sorry you have to go through the pain that goes with losing a mate you love. I would agree with what you wrote: you were being used. This women wanted to be in the presence of a person who loved her; who was devoted to her; even through she did not feel the same toward you. S...

Dear Zerocool, I think the pain you describe about the rape is eating your insides. It is so important for your well being that you express this pain. Have you sought out support, either online or live, for the rape? Please, please do that. Preferably a live support group. I think a great first step...

Dear hardleyhere, You wrote you have a concern of your current boyfriend leaving you. I wonder if this fear of him leaving is what is causing you to have all the signs of being overwhelmed with your life. Is there a thought if he left you that you would not be ok; that you would fall apart? Are ther...