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Dear Dr. Neil, My marriage is on the rocks
My marriage is on the rocks, and I can’t tell when the cracks first appeared. My wife, Marcella, says I’m “disconnected,” that I’m not “emotionally present.” What does that even mean? I go to work every day, pull ten-hour shifts as an engineer so our family can live comfortably. I pay the bills, coach little…
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When silence screams
(See the end of this article for a list of warning signs of suicide. There are also suggestions for interventions on the St. Johns Bridge). Ten bodies have been pulled from the Willamette and Columbia rivers between mid-April and mid-May, including at least two at Cathedral Park in North Portland. According to the Multnomah County…
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Ask Dr. Neil
Dear Dr. Neil, My 18-year-old son is out of control. He slips out his window every night, not coming home until late morning. He is blatantly disrespectful to my husband and myself. We gave up on public school last year because he did not attend. He is a sophomore at a school for kids with…
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Ask Dr. Neil (Oct. 2023)
Dear Dr. Neil, How do I help a sibling who is a hoarder and sometimes goes through the garbage to retrieve items. Our dad was an alcoholic and emotionally unavailable. So was our mother. Concerned sister Dear Concerned, Hoarding behavior, as exhibited by your older brother, affects an estimated 2% to 6% of the population—about 5 to…
