Physical and mental health
Hi, Elsa. About six weeks ago, I was diagnosed with herpes simplex 1. My story’s almost embarrassing. My partner and I consider ourselves intelligent, informed people in our 40’s. I’m even in the medical field. We didn’t know his oral herpes could be transmitted during oral sex he performed on me… but it was. Now […]
Dear Elsa I’m in my last year of university, but I feel it’s hard to move forward to what is next in my life. Ever since I’ve been 15, my sex drive has been non-existent. I remember it was very strong for a bit, but I felt very guilty about it and the feelings I
Hi Elsa, I’m 32, female, and I have chemical depression. I quit my last (horrible) job and moved back home so I could go to school full-time. I’ve tried all kinds of different medications since high school and nothing seems to “take.” I can get out bed and do mundane tasks but I never look
Dear Elsa, I’m suffering so much inside, and I don’t know what to do, or what could be causing this. I am morbidly obese and have severe depression issues. I had a very trying young adulthood and now that I’m a mother and married, everything is just in shambles. My weight is holding me back
Dear Elsa, I am a 24 year old female. Over the past two to three years, I’ve have been developing baldness. In the past year, I’ve had high cholesterol, a deep vein thrombosis, and have been developing acne, etc., etc. I do think all this is stress related, but I can’t reduce this stress because
Dear Elsa I have had a whirlwind two years. In May 2004, I broke up with my boyfriend of five years and in April 2005, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. But now it’s June 2006, and I am still not over the boyfriend… and still battling this disease. My ex says he wants to
Hi Elsa, My boyfriend of seven years was recently diagnosed with a mental illness. It wasn’t completely unexpected, but now I’m looking for some kind of reassurance. He is deliberately changing many of his thought patterns as part of his healing. Can we still be as solid as ever? Wondering, Virgo Girlfriend Dear Girlfriend, Getting
