Dear Carol, I have an awesome best friend, but she won't open up. I open up to her, and she's always there for me. Recently, she told me one of the things that was bothering her, and when I asked about...
Dear Carol, I struggle with anxiety. I worry that my friends dislike me: I constantly am asking for reassurance that they aren't upset with me. How can I reassure myself that people like me and aren't talking about me behind my...
Dear Carol, I have liked this guy since I was 6 years old. We're friends, but he lives kind of far away. We see each other every other month. I really like him, and I want to tell him. Should I...
Dear Carol, My mom has been a huge source of anxiety for me lately. She's been going through a lot of stress because she and my dad are in a rough patch, and she's been slammed at work. I feel...
Dear Carol, I'm only 12, but last year I realized that I was depressed. It's gotten a lot worse. This year I became suicidal, and I just don't know what to do. My parents don't want to try meds, and...
Dear Carol, My mom says I'm not allowed to wear makeup, I'm only allowed to wear concealer and lip gloss (and even that was a big step). I don't want to wear makeup to fit in—I just want to be...
Dear Carol, So there's this new girl at my school. My friends and I became friends with her. After a while, she got really clingy. We got annoyed, so one of my friends told her that we simply needed some...
Dear Carol, I don't think I have my period yet, but I have a lot of discharge, and I'm always wet down there. Is this normal? This morning I woke up and there was a bunch of brownish-red blood in...
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