Case 557
I’ve lived my whole life walking on a tightrope with regard to my family of origin. In my house there has always been verbal abuse and sometimes even physical violence for as far back as I can remember. That’s why I’ve not yet decided to start my own family. I don’t think I’m ready, and I don’t think it would be right to start another sick family.... We all go to church, but for some [...]
Case 556
My husband lost his job and, in his desperation to make money, he accepted an offer to marry a resident of the United States who was my best friend and was in love with him. I wasn’t given an option. I signed the divorce papers because he said he would do it anyway, with or without my approval. He is an attorney. My husband says that our relationship is not over, that he’s only doing [...]
Case 555
I have been married for two years..., but because I am a professional photographer, on three different occasions my wife has been jealous of women that I have taken pictures of. It goes without saying that they are only head and shoulder shots. I love my wife and have never deceived her or even thought of doing so. But her ex-boyfriend did betray her, and I think she is now projecting that distrust on me. [...]
Case 554
I have three children. My oldest daughter, who is twenty..., has stopped studying and doesn’t want to continue. She feels like she’s being forced to study. When she stays out all night, I can’t rest. I am worried and am praying that nothing happens to her. On numerous occasions I’ve attempted to go and pick her up, but she refuses. I’ve tried to talk to her and be tolerant, but she responds aggressively. I have [...]
Case 553
My parents never helped me with the low physical self-esteem that I had while growing up, so I stopped eating. Well, I would eat, but I’d vomit afterward, until my parents found out and disciplined me very harshly. Years passed, and the illness was always there in the background. Now I am twenty-two, and the problem has gotten worse. First it was anorexia, and now it’s uncontrolled bulimia. My mind is controlled by anxious impulses.... [...]
Case 552
I have been married for nine years. We have four small children. About a month ago, my husband’s debts began to come to light: rent payments, payments on a small loan that he has, and a mortgage payment. I was notified of these debts in my home. In spite of this, when I talked to him and said that we should find a way to pay (without confronting or judging him), he denied everything.... and [...]
Case 551
When I was a teenager, I met a girl. She became my first girlfriend, and I was her first boyfriend.... After going together for five years, she wanted to get married. I wasn’t really sure about it, but I think that because of pressure from our families and from her I decided to go ahead with it, hoping that my feelings for her would change. We have now been married for almost two years, but [...]
Case 550
I have a son, and my husband has a ten-year-old daughter. She only visits us on weekends and holidays, but when she is here, my husband practically ignores me and my son. He even walks next to her when we go out. I have told him how I feel, but he doesn’t agree with my point of view. Sadly, all of our weekends are filled with disagreements because the girl manipulates him in many ways [...]
Case 549
I was married for fourteen years.... After five years of marriage, my husband was unfaithful to me, and became an alcoholic and addicted to drugs. Even so, I stayed with him until the day that he touched my older daughter inappropriately. That day I left him for good. I didn’t want to know anything about him. It was a very difficult time for me... Ten years have passed, and we saw him again. My older [...]