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Q: My daughter is very particular about things.
After researching, I’ve been wondering if she might have obsessive-compulsive disorder.

My elementary-school-aged daughter has an almost obsessive need for things. She repeatedly washes her hands and body, an...

2026.06.01

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Ｑ　I Don’t Feel Like Visiting my Sister who is in the Hospital.

My sister became ill and was hospitalized. My sister often speaks ill of others and expresses her emotions impulsively. ...

2026.03.01

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I Get Headaches from Worrying Too Much About What People Think

I hate myself for always worrying about what people are thinking. I’m so worried about my parents, my boss, my friends, ...

2025.03.01

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There are Many Divorces in My Family and I am Unsure about Getting Married

Most of my parents and relatives are divorced. At benkyōkai, I often hear that people’s lives are similar to those of th...

2024.11.01

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I Can’t Accept My Mother Who is Very Pushy about Everything

I live with my mother, who has dementia, and with my father. Ever since I was little, my mother has always suppressed me...

2024.08.15

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I Pointed Out the Fraud of the Neighborhood Association, but was Dissatisfied with the Lack of Response

I am an officer of the neighborhood association, but I noticed a fraud in accounting and proposed an improvement plan to...

2024.01.15

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I want to Quit Smoking but I Can’t

I want to quit smoking, but I just can’t seem to do it. I feel pain in my lungs when I smoke lately, and I have a hard t...

2023.09.01

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Feeling Upset to Find Out I Was Hurting Other People’s Feelings

My friend confronted me that my words and my actions I took 10 years ago had hurt him/her. I was devastated to hear this...

2023.08.01

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I Am Tired of My Selfish Husband

My husband is not very good at thinking about other people’s feelings, very selfish, and says whatever that is on his mi...

2023.07.01

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I Hate That I Waste My Money on Unnecessary Purchases Just to Be Better than Other People

When I see my friends with cool things, I envy them a lot. I would go and buy similar things just to keep up with them a...

2023.04.01

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