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How Do I Cope with Being the Least Favorite Child?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My parents have three children, and I’m the least favorite. They’ve never said it in those exact words, but it’s obvious in the way they act. My two younger ... Read More
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How Do I Feel Like a ‘Real’ Bisexual?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m bisexual. I had a bunch of boyfriends in middle school. My parents joked I was “boy crazy.” But in high school, I started crushing on a girl in my history ... Read More
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How Do I Fix Trust Issues After Being Caught Cheating?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I cheated on my girlfriend. Yes, I’m a cheater and I’ll never live it down. I don’t deserve forgiveness. I don’t deserve her, period! I made the biggest mistake ... Read More
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Should I Quit Teaching and Give Up on My Dream?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I can’t do this anymore. I wasn’t expecting to strike it rich as a history professor. Nobody becomes a teacher for the money. But I thought that with a PhD, I ... Read More
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Help! I’m OCD and Pregnant
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am five months pregnant with my first child and all I can think about is how awful a mother I am going to be. I have bought and read all the parenting books and ... Read More
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Help! My Child Won’t Stop Washing His Hands
Dear GoodTherapy.org, Like most little boys, my 6-year-old son is messy. He tracks mud in the house, gets finger paint on the couch, and is basically a whirlwind of chaos. Until recently, ... Read More
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Help! I’m Catfishing Someone and I Don’t Know How to Stop
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m an ugly guy. I used to look okay, but I got a bad injury when I was 11. The surgeon did his best, but … there’s a reason I don’t leave my house much. Every ... Read More
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Does OCD Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I have bad OCD. Fear of germs, obsessive and anxious thoughts, needing things to always be perfect and orderly—you name the symptom, I’m pretty sure I have it. Before ... Read More
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Help! My Partner Doesn’t Like to Be Touched
Dear GoodTherapy.org, Have you ever dealt with couples where one partner had issues with being touched? That’s the situation I am in now. I have been seeing a guy for about eight ... Read More
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How Can I Help My Adult Child with Depression?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My adult daughter is incredibly gifted (she tested around 130 IQ), but she has pretty serious depression. The sleeps-all-day, forgets-to-eat kind. It took her an extra ... Read More
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Why Won’t My Partner Sleep with Me?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My husband and I used to have a great relationship, but ever since we had a baby and he started a stressful new job, he won’t sleep with me anymore. I don’t ... Read More
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What Is Best for Alcoholism—Rehab, Alcoholics Anonymous, or Both?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, With the help of my friends and family, and particularly a recent intervention they had for me, I’m coming to terms with the fact I’m an alcoholic. I started drinking ... Read More