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Sarah Wilkins How I Bombed My First Therapy Session
How hard, I think, can this be?
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend Is Going Through a Divorce
As he and his ex are nearing the end of their divorce process, I’m not sure how much I can actually trust him.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Wife Is Pregnant With a Child Neither of Us Wants
Our birth-control methods failed, and we can’t afford a second child financially or career-wise.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: A Professor Is Abusing My Friend
Her relationship shows all the typical signs of emotional manipulation and physical harm, but she refuses to admit that there’s a problem.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Family Hates My Mother
She picks fights, doesn’t listen to others, and makes everyone uncomfortable. Nobody wants to invite her to events—and I feel awful about it.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend’s Depression Is Making Me Question Our Future Together
I want to be there for him, but his depressive episodes are difficult for me to handle.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: Is It Wrong to Divorce My Sick Wife?
Before her health took a turn for the worse, we had both agreed that we should end our 14-year marriage.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I’m Worried the College-Admissions Process Is Rigged Against My Son
He has grades and test scores that I think should qualify him for the Ivy League—but he’s also white and upper-middle-class.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Daughter Hasn’t Wanted a Relationship With Me for 25 Years
I want to reestablish our connection, but she won’t even acknowledge me at family events.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Looked Through My Daughter’s Phone, and I Didn’t Like What I Saw
I thought something was off about one of her new friends—and my suspicions were right.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I’m Dating a Divorced Man With Kids, and It’s Harder Than I Thought
His ex-wife is constantly texting and calling him about problems with their kids, and I can’t help but feel annoyed.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: Why Won’t My Boyfriend Propose to Me?
We’ve been dating for a while and have talked about marriage, but I’m worried that he’s still scared of commitment.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Sister Is a Mess and I Don’t Know How to Help Her
My younger sister is constantly anxious whenever she comes to visit, and I want to help without completely draining myself.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Co-workers Think I’m Rude, and I’m Not Sure How to Change
My supervisor isn’t allowed to give me more details for the sake of anonymity, and I don’t know how to change without changing my entire personality.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Mother-In-Law Didn’t Mean to Ruin My Wedding, but I’m Still Angry With Her
After a weekend of not speaking to me, she collapsed and cut my wedding night short, and I don’t know how to deal with the resentment I still feel.
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BIANCA BAGNARELLI Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend’s Wealthy Family Isn’t Fair with Their Money
His parents give a lot of financial support to his twin brother and sister-in-law, and I wish they’d do the same for us.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I’m Not Sure Why My Sister Stopped Giving Gifts to My Children, and I’m Afraid to Ask
I don’t really care about the presents themselves—I just want to know what prompted the change.
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Bianca Bagnarelli / The Atlantic Dear Therapist: I Don’t Know How to Set Boundaries With My Parents
They say they’re trying to protect me and my brothers during the divorce process, but they’re dragging us into their problems.
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Bianca Bagnarelli / The Atlantic Dear Therapist: I Don’t Know How to Deal With My Workplace Jealousy
My co-workers got a big promotion that I didn’t get, and I can’t bring myself to be happy for them.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Can’t Let Go of How Badly My Family Treated Me When My Mom Was Sick
I want to confront my aunts, but the time is never right.
