Questioning

Dear Dr. Darcy: Lately I have been questioning my sexuality. I have been looking at women differently. I even turned down prom from a guy, to go spend some time with my girlfriends. I have started to hold hands with my girlfriends, is this bad? Sorry if this sounds weird but am I lesbian? ANSWER…

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Dress Therapy

Dear Dr. Darcy I have cross-dressed for many years but now I can’t stop. Is it OK to cross-dress all the time? I have a lot of anxiety. ANSWER People deal with stress in many ways.  I overwork.  You cross-dress.  That said, neither of our coping mechanisms is a long-term solution, as I’m sure you…

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Full Disclosure

  Dear Dr Darcy, I have been in therapy for approx 12 months for social anxiety and depression.  I have a wonderful psychologist who I trust, yet I am still unable to disclose my sexual orientation. I know I should have probably told her from the start, but fear of rejection etc. I was embarrassed…

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The Value in Values

  Dear Dr. Darcy: I have a big problem and it’s called procrastination.  It’s getting in the way at work and recently my boyfriend told me that if I don’t ‘get it together’ he can’t date me anymore. I’m always late, always forgetting things and my To-do List never turns into a Done-List.  I’ve been…

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ParenTeen

  Dear Dr. Darcy: My son was sent home from school last week because he was playing video games during chemistry.  He’s been obsessed with video games since he was 3 years old.  I’ve tried to limit the time he spends playing them but I don’t have the luxury of being a stay-at-home mother, as…

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Dirty Pictures

  Dear Darcy: I found out that my husband is taking pictures on his cell phone of his genitals & also recorded himself masturbating.  Is he cheating on me or is something else going on? ANSWER Typically when someone records any video or takes any photos on a cell phone, it’s with the intention of…

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Parachute Relationships

Dear Dr. Darcy: I made the mistake of falling madly in love just 6 months after my long-term relationship ended. I was not over the anger and the resentment of that relationship. Inevitably the new relationship failed 6 months later. I was so heart broken, I lost my job [and] my pride. I became suicidal…

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Pack Rat & Commitment Phobe

Dear Dr. Darcy, My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for numerous years.  I have tried to live with him but he is a pack rat, there’s not a lot of room for my stuff and he is somewhat controlling about how things in the house should be.  Currently we take turns going…

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