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SHE JUST WON’T HAVE A KID

Dale Archer, M.D. February 4, 2016 Comments Off on SHE JUST WON’T HAVE A KID

Dear Dr. Archer, My sister was married four years ago and is very happy. She’s 38, and my mother is pressing her for grandchildren. Her husband would like children, too. But I’m not sure

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PAINFUL LIVING

Dale Archer, M.D. January 21, 2016 Comments Off on PAINFUL LIVING

Dear Dr. Archer, I live with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a painful neurological disease. I truly hate it when I cannot live up to my own positive advice. Maria   Dear Maria, CRPS is

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HE’S UNIQUE

Dale Archer, M.D. January 7, 2016 Comments Off on HE’S UNIQUE

Dear Dr. Archer, I am a 50-year-old woman, and I’m deeply in love with an admitted voyeur. He told me he was a voyeur early in our five-year relationship. His voyeurism has affected me

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WANTS TO DIE

Dale Archer, M.D. December 3, 2015 Comments Off on WANTS TO DIE

Dear Dr. Archer, I have a long history of depression. I’d been doing pretty well until I caught a bad cold. Now the cold is gone, but I feel like I want to die.

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CHEATER

Dale Archer, M.D. November 19, 2015 Comments Off on CHEATER

Dear Dr. Archer, My husband and I have been married for 27 years, and it’s the second marriage for both of us. There was a time I thought he was involved with someone else.

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SOCIAL FEARS

Dale Archer, M.D. November 5, 2015 Comments Off on SOCIAL FEARS

Dear Dr. Archer, I have a severe case of social anxiety disorder that started when I was a child. I was picked on at school for having a large birthmark on my forehead. Can

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PARTY GIRL

Dale Archer, M.D. October 15, 2015 Comments Off on PARTY GIRL

Dear Dr. Archer, I have been married for 26 years. We have a very good marriage, and have two children. My wife is 46 years old, is a great mother, and works as an

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SIX-YEAR-OLD SEX OFFENDER?

Dale Archer, M.D. October 1, 2015 Comments Off on SIX-YEAR-OLD SEX OFFENDER?

Dear Dr. Archer, A man I know fairly well, and  who has a daughter the same age as my son — six years old — approached me recently to discuss something my son told

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UNTRUSTING

Dale Archer, M.D. September 17, 2015 Comments Off on UNTRUSTING

Dear Dr. Archer, I have a past of pain, sorrow, backstabbing and breakdowns. Throughout it all, I have somehow remained positive, enlightened, friendly and loyal. At any rate, I thought that was the case.

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SHE’S JEALOUS

Dale Archer, M.D. August 20, 2015 Comments Off on SHE’S JEALOUS

She’s Jealous Dear Dr. Archer, I’ve been in love with a guy for five years, and have kept it secret from my family. I’m very mad and possessive of him. I don’t allow others

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