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We’ve officially entered the hard months, the “dark ages” as the midshipmen at the Naval Academy say: the time of the year when the sun disappears and the pale complexions…
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I know what you’re thinking: another cheesy, goody-two-shoes article on how I can keep all those goals I’ve set going into 2009. If you abhor such articles (like 10 ways…
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It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but not if negative emotions take hold of your holidays. So let’s be honest. The holidays are packed with…
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At the interview for my first professional job, my future boss asked me, “I notice you’re married. Are you planning to get pregnant?” After I picked my jaw off the…
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“We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal [to be] that which others have made of us.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre While I’m happy that the election turned…
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This may seem like a trick question because, after all, it’s free. How can something that’s free cost anything? People and professionals have long wondered whether there was a downside…
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Q. I am writing on behalf of my sister Jessica. She is 23 years old and last November (2006) she suffered from a “mental breakdown”. She believes that it was…
From a young woman in Latvia: I should start by saying that I have never posted a question online before. I’m usually pretty logical and level headed and can resolve…
Q. Hi. I have an issue being that i am extremely forgetful. I lose and misplace things all the time. This is very frustrating and confusing as when i do…
I am writing to get an opinion or suggestion. I know a 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother and little sister all the time. His parents got a divorce…
Q. I am having horrible withdrawals from Lexapro. Is there anything to help? I am a borderline personality and in a relationship for 5 years that has many ups n…
Q: My wife and I have recently discussed our past relationship histories with one another and I have found some of her confessions uncomfortable and, some of them, difficult to…
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