Archive for September 2011

Dear Dr. Darcy: My fiancé and I were both fairly overweight for most of our lives.  About a year ago, she started dieting and exercising and not surprisingly the weight started to come off. Now she’s at a good weight.  She looks beautiful and feels better about herself.  But she may be feeling too good…

Dear Dr. Darcy: I’ve been working for a new boss for the past 5 months. I really want the experience that this job will give me, but the guy I work for is such a bully. He is a verbal bully.  He makes me feel demoralized.  He insults me to motivate me. I don’t know…

Dear Dr. Darcy: My question is, what type of therapist/ therapy do I need?  Let me start by saying I’ve been in therapy before.  A few times.  It always seems to go the same.  I cry about all of my problems that I’m very aware I have, they listen.  They tell me I’m depressed and…

Dear Darcy: Can you give me tips on how I can reach my goal? I am 24 yrs old and a registered nurse. I started working 2 months ago so as to save money for medical school. I know I’ve got the will, and I know how to achieve it, however, I feel astray sometimes.…

I just read a question you answered about having a crush on your therapist. At the end you said how a therapist should never have a relationship even with a former client. I have seen my therapist only once; we had a nice talk. Anyways when I first saw him I thought he was attractive…

Dear Dr. Darcy: My daughter is a little overweight.  Let me back up – she’s 15 years old and she was a late bloomer so she only really hit puberty this summer.  One of the reasons that she’s a late bloomer is because she’s a very competitive dancer and like most athletes, the amount of…