It is very sad when adults still crave a 'nice' parent and have such difficulty coming to grips with the fact that their parents' are awful human beings... But it does raise my eyebrows when they seem to desire a relationship for their children with that parent, so their kids can have 'grandparents'. More >>

Phantom Illness Carla Cantor's long, dark road to hypochondria began when she crashed a car she was driving, killing a friend of hers. She couldn't forgive herself, and a few years later began imagining that she was suffering from lupus. More >>

For many of us, eating disorders are a great mystery. What causes them? Why are they so difficult to cure? Why doesn't the young girl battling anorexia just eat? There are actually five factors loved ones can look for to determine whether a person is more likely to develop an eating disorder. More >>

Over the years, every time I have told somebody they are in danger, they don't want to hear it. But it happens. And so I'm going to impale it on your minds even more. Here are just a few stories from the recent past... More >>