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For over 10 years, teens have been asking us questions on every topic imaginable. While we are no longer taking new questions, we have a wealth of information we would like to share with teenagers.

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Topic: Emotional Issues

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Subject	Date Submitted
Found alcohol & marijuana in teen's room	11/02/2011
Tired of mom, friends and boy drama	11/02/2011
Academic stress	11/02/2011
Protection to be prepared for sex	11/02/2011
12 year old and depression	10/07/2011
Feel guilty and no libido	09/23/2011
Facebook persona of overweight girl	09/09/2011
Bulimic	09/09/2011
Daughter having trouble making friends	09/09/2011
Do not feel special anymore	09/09/2011
Worried about lonely son	08/17/2011
Can't tell anyone	08/17/2011
Controlling my anger	08/15/2011
Friend is suicidal	07/22/2011
Cutting	07/01/2011
Cutting regularly	07/01/2011
Boyfriend wants to have sex	05/18/2011
GF talking dirty to coworker	05/18/2011
Loss of loved one	04/06/2011
Needing support/stepfather	04/06/2011
Parents causing stress	03/28/2011
Controlling Boyfriend	03/28/2011
Need help with mom	03/28/2011
Sexual harassment?	03/28/2011
Parents working my last nerve	03/28/2011
Mormon boyfriend and his parents	01/19/2011
Coping with abusive father	01/19/2011
Daughter is depressed	01/19/2011
Virgin, no blood	12/22/2010
Missing little sister	12/16/2010
Losers and suicide?	12/10/2010
Falsely accused a woman	10/07/2010
Therapy years after abuse	10/04/2010
Gay and 13 in Wyoming	09/08/2010
Guilt after first time?	06/26/2010
Want to be evaluated	06/16/2010
Anxiety and throat	06/16/2010
Older Guy	06/16/2010
Loss of father	06/16/2010
Parents are abusive!	05/28/2010
Integrative Manual Therapy	05/05/2010
Digital editing	05/05/2010
Boyfriend wants more	05/05/2010
Ex wants sex	05/05/2010
Molested?	05/05/2010
Teen Question: Feel bad about behavior	05/05/2010
Mom of suicide attempter	05/05/2010
Not getting enough sleep	04/12/2010
Feeling too much stress over conflicts	03/24/2010
Brainwashing?	03/24/2010
Am I too young?	03/24/2010
Coping in treatment center	03/12/2010
Harassed on bus	03/12/2010
Angry and tired	02/12/2010
Conflict between son and mom	02/12/2010
From Mom -- Too much love too soon	01/25/2010
Feel like killing myself	01/25/2010
Mom not letting me have independence	01/25/2010
Treatment Center	01/25/2010
Zoloft and alcohol	01/25/2010
Isolated and lonely	01/25/2010
Voices?	01/25/2010
I think I am depressed	12/21/2009
Nervous about the first time	11/16/2009
Postpartum Depression	11/16/2009
Twisting hair into knots	10/22/2009
Teen parent, Queens	09/25/2009
Obsessed 12 year old	09/15/2009
Still in love with ex	08/28/2009
Friend expects everything handed to her	08/28/2009
Side effects of antidepressants	08/24/2009
Eating Disorder	08/24/2009
Healthy eating or worry?	08/21/2009
I am not ready	07/30/2009
Every girl wants him	06/08/2009
Boyfriend pressuring me to have sex	05/29/2009
Eating Disorder	05/01/2009
Can't go home in Beverly Hills	05/01/2009
Cutting and burning self	04/15/2009
Social Anxiety?	04/03/2009
Touched inappropriately	03/27/2009
mental abuse	03/13/2009
In love with my friend	02/23/2009
Friend says I am crazy	01/23/2009
Mood changes & stopped therapy	01/09/2009
Confused about boyfriend	01/09/2009
How can my 9th grader transition to a new high school?	12/29/2008
Becoming a sister at 22	12/16/2008
Emotions after first sex	12/16/2008
Throw up when nervous	12/04/2008
Urges to hurt myself	12/04/2008
Emotions after sex	11/18/2008
Sleeping with parents	09/22/2008
Don't want to be gay	08/28/2008
Cutting	08/13/2008
Mood crashes	08/13/2008
Partner does not treat me with respect	07/22/2008
Crying about periods	07/08/2008
Cutting feels like my only solution	07/03/2008
Feeling left out of family	06/10/2008
Feeling out of place in new body and new city	06/05/2008
In love with an abuser	05/27/2008
Sexual abuse?	05/27/2008
Don't want to be friends	04/23/2008
Feeling down	04/11/2008
Cheated on boyfriend	04/08/2008
Treatment by brother bothers me!	03/26/2008
13 and emotions	03/25/2008
Break up and eating	02/26/2008
Depressed	02/14/2008
Bitter and sad about love!	01/23/2008
Thoughts of killing self	01/08/2008
Fell in love with best friend	12/28/2007
Stress and Seasonale	12/06/2007
Thinking about death	11/09/2007
Japanese exchange student	10/23/2007
13 and sooo confused!	10/12/2007
Trouble concentrating	10/12/2007
Sadness	09/12/2007
Emotionally abusive relationship	08/20/2007
Johnny	08/07/2007
Marriage	08/06/2007
Feel like I don't belong	07/16/2007
Depression	06/28/2007
Insecurity	06/28/2007
Recent trauma and pain	06/28/2007
Something like true love	06/28/2007
Moved to a new country	06/28/2007
Thinking about sex all the time	05/24/2007
Sexual abuse	05/24/2007
Boyfriend material?	05/16/2007
Pain & mixed emotions	05/09/2007
Rape	05/02/2007
Sexual abuse and letting go	05/02/2007
Need a gyn exam	04/26/2007
Mom who grounded son	04/26/2007
Clinical depression or PTSD?	04/05/2007
Too late to be abstinent?	04/03/2007
Bipolar?	03/30/2007
Fixing the relationship	03/23/2007
Muscle tension	03/01/2007
Lying on the Internet	03/01/2007
Relationship problems	03/01/2007
Information exchanging	02/28/2007
Suicide help	02/16/2007
Suicide	01/27/2007
Getting over it	01/03/2007
Ran Away with Girlfriend	12/03/2006
Gothic and sad	11/03/2006
Missing dad	10/05/2006
What is wrong with me?	10/05/2006
Divorce and my child	10/01/2006
Cutting and mental disorders	10/01/2006
Relationships and Trust	10/01/2006
Mom is stressing	10/01/2006
Bipolar student won't go to school.	09/14/2006
Can't control crying	09/13/2006
Talking to yourself	09/12/2006
Previous trauma and sex	08/11/2006
Forced sex and virginity	08/11/2006
Afraid of the dark	08/03/2006
Life not going anywhere	06/28/2006
Strict father	06/28/2006
Emotionally abusive relationship	06/21/2006
Nowhere to go	06/02/2006
Getting over grief/old boyfriend	05/16/2006
Cry after sex	05/04/2006
Zanthrex	04/20/2006
Trouble with parents	04/06/2006
Being in love	03/20/2006
Son is depressed	01/26/2006
Shyness	12/15/2005
Cutting addiction	12/01/2005
Going to be a dad and scared	12/01/2005
Son skipping gym	11/03/2005
Sad after orgasm	11/03/2005
Anxiety issues	09/29/2005
Son is moody	09/22/2005
Shy	09/15/2005
Memory loss	09/02/2005
Support for dad's death	08/16/2005
Spacing out	06/27/2005
Scared to call hotline	05/31/2005
Crave sexual intimacy	03/14/2005
Secret	03/02/2005
FAQs about depression	01/17/2005
Flight Anxiety	10/19/2004
Son with low self-esteem	09/16/2004
Problems with mom	08/20/2004
Always thinking about food	08/20/2004
Mom has dementia	07/27/2004
How can I tell my parents I am depressed and I cut myself?	06/28/2004
Thinking about physical contact makes me uncomfortable	06/28/2004
Was I really in love?	06/23/2004
How can I help friends who are cutting?	06/22/2004
Comparing body weight with others'	06/22/2004
Dating someone and kissing his friend	06/22/2004
What is the worst thing that stress did to someone?	05/18/2004
Friends want to grow up too fast	04/30/2004
Do I have anorexia?	02/01/2004
Sleep and stress	12/26/2003
Feeling really stressed	12/26/2003
Moody and with an attitude	12/26/2003
Voices	07/25/2003
Making good grades and attitudes	05/05/2003