House Calls

Hi Dr. G - We’re getting married in September!  I am so happy. But one thing we are worried about is how to pay for our wedding.  My fiance doesn’t have a regular job, and neither do I. We both get a lot of freelance work, but it goes up and down.  Should we...
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Hi Dr. G - I am ready to go!  It’s a new year and I have promised myself that I will lose weight, eat better, exercise more and be a better person. I’ll even quit smoking.  My friends all say that I am dreaming and that New Year’s resolutions don’t last.  I think they...
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Hi Dr. G - I can’t wait for Christmas!  I love being out of school and shopping, buying gifts for my friends and family, and I really like wearing all the fun holiday clothes! I just love this time of year.   But it seems like so many people are just grumpy all the time. ...
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Dr. G - I need to find a therapist.  My wife says I have too much pent-up anger and get too stressed over family mishaps and misunderstandings.  I need to figure out how to deal with them better. Where do I start? Searching Dear Searching, Good for you for realizing that you have things...
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Hi Dr. G - It’s that time of year again – the holidays. My family gatherings usually end up as family arguments, and I always leave feeling depressed. And then comes Christmas. No matter how fun things are supposed to be, I just don’t enjoy my time with family or with the holidays at...
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Dear Dr. G, I was at the Fullerton Market last week when an older man said to me, “I’d like to have my way with you.” I was very disturbed by this, not to mention shocked. I was sexually molested as a child. This comment brought up bad memories and I just sort of...
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Hi Dr. G - I’m in Fullerton and the story of the homeless man that died really upsets me.  I see a lot of homeless people on the street but I never talk to them. I’d like to help but I’m afraid to approach one of them.  Is there a good way for me...
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Hi Dr. G , I just graduated college and my younger sister is in her second year. I live with my parents in their house.  My sister is moving away to school in the fall, and I just found out my father is going to move out of the house as soon as she...
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Dear Dr. G, How do you handle it if you are sitting next to someone at a sushi or other food bar who starts sharing too much information, like how to heal anal fissures? You’ve just started your meal, so you’re stuck for the duration. Help! Embarrassed Dear Embarrassed, Just because someone starts to...
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Hi Dr. G,       I’ve been together with my girlfriend for two years and we both agree that we will one day get married to each other. But we both just graduated high school a couple of weeks ago, and she is going to college in another state in September.  I really...
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