I work all day and get home very tired. Sometimes my shifts are twenty-four hours.... I live in a rented house. A relative of mine also lives there who is a university student and doesn’t help with any of the expenses. I don’t ask her for anything, except good behavior, but she mistreats me and [...]
I am forty-seven, married, and have three children. My eldest daughter, who is twenty-three and is about to finish her professional degree, is pregnant and has never introduced us to the father of the child. It is difficult for us as a Christian couple to know how to deal with this situation.... We thought we [...]
After eight years in a relationship with my boyfriend... we separated for a period of time in which he was with other women.... We then decided that we would try again, and we even talked about getting married. But when I found out about the other women, I confronted him. He denies everything, even though [...]
Eight years ago the father of my children committed suicide.... I was very unhappy, so I had decided to leave him and take my children.... He was unfaithful to me and hurt me a lot. That night that it happened he said that he wished I were dead. I was really scared because I could [...]
I am twenty-six years old. I was in a relationship with a woman that began three years ago and ended five months ago. The reason we broke up was that I wasn’t sure if I should take the next step of getting engaged because I still didn’t know my sweetheart that well. Now I feel [...]
I have been married for twelve years and have one son. My husband and I were happy up until he met one of our neighbors. He now spends all his time with her and pays no attention to me. He’s been acting so cold toward me that it feels like I’m no longer important to [...]
Not long ago, I fell into anxiety and depression.... I tried to force myself to focus on what I had to do, but I couldn’t.... While I was suffering from anxiety and depression, even my prayers lacked faith.... Two months ago, after I felt better, I began to examine myself in the light of [...]
I am thankful to God for my job, but lately the stress is eating me up. I feel like I am being burdened down with too much work. I spoke to my boss, but he is not at all understanding. I don’t sleep enough, and even my temperament is changing.... My studies cost a [...]
It all started when I was four years old. I remember my mother whipping me with a leather strap with such force that my legs would end up scarred.... The punishments were always severe, applied with rage and accompanied by threats and even rejection sometimes.... When I was alone, I would hurt myself physically, [...]
For a year I gave my love to a man. There is a ten-year difference in our ages. I took him to my house, and everyone knew that I was in love with him, but he never asked me to be his girlfriend. That made me break up with him, and now I feel guilty [...]
