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Q: What's the best master program for someone who wants to have the available option of becoming a doctor/work in a health field, running a product line/making contributions to an enterprise, or both?

Public Health, Business Administration with Healthcare concentration, Health Administration, or Healthcare Administration?

I applied to some campuses that offers those listed graduate programs, and I'm watching out for those that will ultimately accept me or not. Would I have more opportunities to possibly branch out into business related field too if I've ended up doing the latter two masters?
You're going to want to look into Healthcare Administration or Public Health as a double major in your undergrad before you go off to med school. These are the two most advised majors for pre-med students to pick up to show that they are well rounded, but still heavily interested in going on to become a medical professional.

Q: To make a long story short I'm at my 3rd college and I want to transfer colleges again.

The first college I went to for a few months and it was one of those dumb little for profit colleges that have commercials on tv, I went there for a year and then transferred to a private college. I loved that college, but unfortunately started dating somebody there who became physically and mentally abusive and I wound up with a restraining order against him and he was forced to move away. I don't want to return to that college now though because I feel like it will only trigger horrible memories.

My current college started off great...until I joined a sorority, became VP, and then dropped from the sorority all in one year. Sorority life was too much of a lifestyle change for me and I was still dealing with anxiety from my past trauma with my ex. Now that I've dropped I don't want to be seen by any of my past sisters. They all turned against me and now I feel like everybody knows me as a failed sorority girl because there's only 2k students at the college. The worst part is next semester (August) all my roommates(3) are sorority girls. I feel like it's going to be hell.

Other than this reason, I'm in major doubt about my degree and my current college is very expensive (22k a year and that's with my scholarships). I also hate the name of my current college because it ends in "College" instead of "University" and sounds like a rinky-dink public college instead of the private college it is.

I now want to transfer again to a new college that's in the same city and is already known for being a really good university because they're part of the STEM program. They have a degree I'm very interested in and I actually already applied a while ago, but never sent them my official transcripts because I wasn't sure I wanted to transfer.

This college doesn't have any kind of sororities or frats and it's even smaller than my current college. I feel like I can't mess it up this time if I transfer again. I'll just lay low and make small groups of friends and focus on my job and studies.

The new college is also wayyy cheaper.


The issue is if I transfer again then I face having to start all over 2 years into college with a new degree and major.

Should I just tough it out at my current college or consider switching over one more time and then staying put?

Please ignore Mr.Karman's horrible horrible advice. What an insensitive misogynistic jerk. I hope you're banned sir. I will be reporting him.

All of the feelings you're going through are relative to that of somebody who was abused. I don't think you should transfer, but rather speak to an on campus therapist (every school has them) and find some social networks outside of school to spend time in.

I think you should give your new roommates a chance and if they don't work out then just treat them as what they are, roommates and little more.


Q: Went on a date last week with a guy I met off a dating app. I'm 21, he's 16 years older. We already discussed the age difference and agree that age is relative.

He got out of a long term relationship beginning of 2016. No kids. Never married.
Has his own place, is a professional working in his career.
I have my own place, own car, finished school and work in my career Too. To be clear this is NOT a sugar daddy thing going on.

Before we met Briefed me that he isn't much of a texter. Neither am I. And mentioned his mother is staying with him while her place is renovated.

Couple days before the date we didn't text much just here and there. We met at a restaurant for the date 5 days ago. It was at 6pm lasted about 2 hours. He doesn't stay up too late because he works in the mornings, I don't mind it. Also a recovered alcoholic, hasn't drank in 10 yrs. Date went well, immediate attraction, same sense of style, humor, hobbies, interests. Lots of sarcasm and flirtation. He complimented my appearance and I complimented his as well. I expressed Interest in his job and he invited me to an event there in about 2 weeks, said he would send me the info he was surprised that I was interested in it.

After the date walked me to my car and asked if I kiss on the first date I said "if I like the guy enough" he took that as his cue to kiss me, it was sweet and he said that it was good.

I texted him later that night saying thanks for dinner I had fun. He responded right away that he had fun too and we will do it again soon.
It's been 5 days haven't heard from him. I sent a pic of the tattoo I got covered up the day before yesterday, he said it looked awesome and that was it.

I feel there may not be a second date but that confuses me since he kissed me at the end of the first one and told me "we'd do it again soon."
Is he just playing hard to get? Or this how dating an older man is? I've kept in mind that his mother is staying with him..
As much as I hate to, I'm going to have to take the opposing view of Dragonfly here (although her advice is always great).
I'm only a tad older than you and have done the whole dating older men thing. I can tell you first hand that I've never a guy pursue me who didn't actively follow up with me about the next date within two days (and set a date). It seems to me like he very well might have had a great time on your date, but something came up after that changed his mind or made him put you on the backburner. I typically see this when a guy goes out on a date with more than one girl within a few days and chooses to pursue the next. This is not your fault if that's the case and I want you to know that. I've been on awesome dates with guys before, but realized something about them made them just not quite the right fit for me.

If I were you I would stop waiting on him and pursue the next fellow. I'd even send him a text asking how he's feeling about that next date. Then you'll know for sure. It seems to me like he's moved on and keeping your number "just in case".

You're young and there's a million fish in the sea, honey. :)

Q: It's about to be my second semester and I still haven't made any friends and it's starting to really effect my mental health. I went to my schools orientation week long story short thanks to my strict parents I only went to 3 of the 10 days so all the friendships I made failed because I basically just disappeared. Then school started in all my classes nobody really talks because they're so focused on the lectures so it's hard to make friends in classes. The friends I did make though are only classmates, we always sit together but none of us know each other's names and I'm pretty sure once the course is over (full year) we'll never talk to each other again, I've tried telling them my name multiple times but they don't really care. I wanted to join a club but because of my schedule I don't really have time to add a club to it, since I'm a commuter I go to school for class then when they're done I take the bus home and repeat. I even tried making friends on my schools freshmen Facebook page, long story short the friends I made ditched me after meeting me in person and would always blow me off. So I figured if they wanted to be friends with me I shouldn't be the only one making an effort. I wouldn't be this sad about any of this but I realized I don't have any friends at all, all the friends I thought I had in high school were those friends where we only talked about school and now that we don't go to the same school anymore there's no point. Then some of my friends don't even text me at all unless I text them so I feel like I'm bothering them. The only person who tries reaching out to me only calls me to talk about her boyfriend, she doesn't really care about my well-being so I don't consider her a friend tbh. This whole winter break I haven't hung out with anyone and it just sucks meanwhile on snapchat I see everyone hanging out with people everyday. I don't even know why I have a phone if the only people that text me are my parents, so my question is how long did it take you make friends in college or university? (I feel like it would be easier to make friends if I lived on residence) I tried telling my parents I don't have any friends, it's even gotten to the point where on my one hour break from class I would call my dad to talk to him on the phone which I wouldn't normally do. Btw I'm an 18 year old female
Hey there, don't feel do bad about yourself. Unfortunately this seems to be the way a lot of people in our age range are now. I'm a little older than you, but I'm starting my second semester at my current college after transferring from my original college (having done a year there).

I've also run into this issue, classmates not wanting to talk outside of class, people in clubs only talking with me while we're in the club together, and overall just not having any friends who actually want to hang out. Oh and I DO live on campus.

I think the issue is that neither of us got to spend the right kind of time with people. You have to go home after class so you don't see people on a daily basis outside of class. I started at my new school as a sophomore so I missed being part of a freshman class and knowing everybody in it.

I would suggest to you to try and find the time to join a club (or two). Try not rushing home so fast? I'm sure you can move around your schedule a bit to accommodate at least once a week. I wouldn't suggest moving onto campus because at this point many people will be dorming with the people they already know and you could get stuck alone or with somebody you don't like. I recently joined a sorority and although it hasn't totally fixed how I feel, things do seem to slowly be getting a bit better and I feel like I'm part of something bigger than myself.


Q: So theres this guy in three of my classes in university. So i didnt notice him at first but i noticed that he watched me everytime i would walk past him to my seat, then the next week he kept glancing in my direction mind you he sits in the upper far left while i sit in upper middle if that makes sense. Then the week after one time he looked back to listen to my convo and then smiled turning around. Which made me loose my train of thought cause i noticed he was actually kind of cute and then my friend made a joke saying "your boyfriend is looking at you again" because she noticed from that first day of walking past him that he was looking at me, so now in the second class hes in he used to sit in the back and i know this because i sat near the front so obviously to get to my seat id have to see him but ever sincr that day in the first class he now sits in the front near me, and then this week i was having a bad hair week so i would wear my hood from my jacket everyday and then i saw him wearing his hood (i know its prob a coincidence). Then my third class he usually exits from a different door and not the door i go from but all of a sudden he starts using the door i go through.So i was thinking maybe he did like me until, yesterday i saw him printing from a computer outside the library and he was looking at me and my friends and then when he was in the print line which was super long my friend was in front of me so she walked past him and his head TURNED following her movement, idk if he was still watching when i past him but all i know is when she walked past him his head turned and he was just watching, so now im confused because maybe the whole time i thought he was looking at me he was actually looking at my friend. The thing is though when hes looking at me we give eye contact and my friend is in the first class i have with him (the class he was glancing while i was talking) so idk if he was watching her because he was watching her butt, or because the print line was too long so he was wondering where she was going (doesnt explain why he was looking for so long) or this whole time it was her he was looking at in my first class and in my second and third classes he prob only sat near me in hopes to be my friend to get to her. This whole thing is kind of bothering me because i have low self-esteem so its a miracle to me if a guy took interest in me because its always my friends they go after, so if he does end up liking her its no surprise to be honest. What do you guys think? Do you think he likes her or me? Or do you think he was just watching her to see where she was going or just looking at her butt, we are all 18 by the way and thank you if you have read this far and actually answer this
Honestly (and I mean this in the nicest way possible), I think you and your friend are both overreacting. Just because somebody looks at you it doesn't mean anything and at 18 you really should know that. He easily could be just watching that side of the room, possibly watching a clock near you, etc, etc. I know you said his head turned to watch your friend, but this also means absolutely nothing. It's very easy to just kind of mentally doze off and watch anything that passes you. We all people watch...

Another thing, he hasn't "taken an interest" in either of you...sorry. Taking an interest would be trying to get to know you in some way. Whether starting a conversation or asking to be in a homework group with you, etc, etc.

You already sound jealous of your friend for imagined reasons. I know you said you have low self esteem, but you're doing it to yourself if you make up scenarios like this in your head.

I think maybe you should try a dating site to meet people because honestly (i'm in college too)I don't see very many girls and guys get together anymore just from being classmates so don't feel bad if it doesn't happen to you.

You have to put yourself out there in other ways.

Q: I'm very torn. I'm 7 weeks pregnant and have been with my fiance for 2 1/2 years. I have 3 children from a previous relationship. I thought I was done with kids. He knew this. I got pregnant accidentally, anyway.

I'd like to abort it but it would break his heart. He would love to have a child of his own. He's been so excited about it even though I've been going back and forth.

We can financially support a child and everything but it would make things a little bit of a struggle for a time. I'm 38 years old, my youngest is 9 years old and I don't know if I want to do it all over again. I want to travel and focus on things in my life and focus on my current children. But is it unfair of me to think only of myself? Will I resent him if I have this child, for him?? I also think I may lose him if I do have an abortion though he's said he would support me either way, I know it would crush him.
It sounds more to me like you don't want the child and if this is the case you shouldn't let anybody pressure you into keeping it if you're solid on your side of the decision.

I know you say you have the finances for it, but are you taking into considering what age your current children are. If your youngest is 9 you still have middle school, high school and college to make it through with him and I don't know the ages of your other children, but high school and college are very expensive.

You should also think about what will happen if sometime in the next decade one of you suffers a long term hospitalization, job less, ect. Will you still have the finances available to cover that and another child?

You said things would be tight, so I'm guessing, no.

Don't put your family in a bad place when you already have 3 kids to worry about that he should love as his own. Just talk to him and tell him your worries and make sure you're thinking about all the added stress a fourth child would bring too. How will your current kids feel about not being the focus anymore? How will they feel about money that could potentially be going to their college funds going to another child?

There's a lot to think about here. If he truly loves you he will understand that the commitment of a 4th child is going to put strain on everything including the relationship.




Q: I'm turning 16 this summer and I want to have a pool party and a nice dinner. To have a nice dinner I want everyone to be dressed up but after the pool everyone is super ratchet and dirty. So how would I incorporate that into the pool party? Also, since the party will be dinner should I make it a sleepover or should I just send everyone home after dinner?
I'm going to assume you have a pool at your residence...

Have you considered catering or making it a pool and grill party?

If your parents or a friend/family member has a grill, this might be a good option.
This way you can eliminate a lot of the overhead expenses of having a lot of people to take care of at a restaurant (gas, several meals, a huge tip, ect) by having your parents or whoever is paying buy a bulk box of burgers and their fixings, hot dogs, or whatever else you might want to have them grill.

I know this might sound a bit underwhelming, but there are some really delicious frozen burger brands such as "Bubba Burgers" that can be bought in grocery stores and are made of 100% Angus beef.
Of course you could also go the hot dog route or whatever else you might want grilled.

Another option is having a Mexican food themed party. Tacos would be an easy choice as most people like them and it would be easy to customize by just making up a large amount of seasoned beef and buying the other ingredients (lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream, ect) and setting it out buffet style. You could also offer them the choice of burritos by supplying flour tortillas and refried beans. Salsa, guacamole, and queso dip are also cheap to buy (or make actually) and with tortilla chips you would then also have an appetizer. Add in a pot of spanish or yellow rice for a side and you have a full dinner for less than it would cost to take everybody out for dinner.


You could also order pizza, wings, pasta, and other items from a delivery places or you could pay a catering company to make something everybody will like and deliver it to your home. This would also eliminate the need to shuffle everybody to a restaurant, but you would still be getting a restaurant like dinner. Some catering places even let each guest choose what they want ahead of time.

I personally think a sweet 16 sleepover would make it extra-special, but then it might be a pain as people will most likely want to shower after getting out of the pool and I don't know how many bathrooms or guests you're going to have. Of course there's also the worry of where everybody is going to sleep and on top of this, you'd also then have to cover breakfast for them or snacks if they get hungry later on in the night. It might be worth it though because sleepovers are always fun and you'd get to spend extra time with everybody. Breakfast could be easy if you just go the cereal or pancakes route. If you decide to make it a sleepover you could also turn it into a movie night and a few bags of popcorn would eliminate the need for snacks later on and would also be really cheap. This way you could also just have everybody lay out in the living room with blankets and pillows which would make for an easy sleeping arrangement.

Q: 22/f, 29/m

Our relationship is a bit complicated. We had a lot of problems in the relationship due to trust issues. He broke my trust several times. He lied to me, hid things from me, and said things to his ex-girlfriends that he shouldn't have said. Because of that, it caused me to be anxious and insecure in the relationship.

He broke up with me a few times last month in December and the official break up with on New Years Eve. He told me that he still loved me and that maybe later on, we could try again. We even agreed that neither of us would date anybody in January and he even wanted to keep seeing me from keep me from moving on. I was feeling very conflicted and confused from what he was saying and doing. He would tell me one thing, but he'd hide every trace of me on his Facebook page, or add a cute girl on Facebook, talk his his ex-girlfriend (not inappropriately, though). And I'm feeling really lost. I had to ask him directly and told him that if he was trying to have his cake and eat it, too, that's not okay.

We were trying to work towards me pressing the "Reset button," meaning that we pretend that we never dated and to start over. I have been trying to work toward that, but the fact that he added another girl on Facebook just told me that he was reverting back into his old behaviors. I had to speak to him about this last night. I told him that if we were trying to start new, we can't make the same mistakes that happened that placed us in our current place from before. He understood, apologized, and said that he'll stop.

But as the conversation continued, he understood everything that I was saying but he was being really negative about the whole situation. He admitted that he was being negative and pessimistic, but he was being realistic. He told me that he's having a hard time because he feels guilty being with me because of the things that had happened between us a year ago. He loves me but he can see a better future without me and can imagine a better fresh start with someone else (not having anyone in particular in mind). He ended up bringing up little issues like him shaving his beard may make a difference in our relationship. At this point, I thought that he was just trying to think of any little thing he could think of to keep us apart.

I was frustrated. Because I'm the one that has depression, but I was the only one who was being optimistic. I told him that I was trying to move on from the past, and I wanted him, too. He said he does and that was the reason why he broke up with me in the first place. And became more confused and asked him does he just want to completely give up then and if he does, he needed to tell me now so I wouldn't try so hard for no reason. And he said, "I don't know," and that he just knows that he was happier in other relationships than in ours and that it was his fault.

It was a constant cycle. I pretty much clarified that I was willing to press the "reset button" and as long as the same mistakes from before doesn't repeat itself, I feel like things would be a lot better. I tried to be optimistic and realistic about the situation knowing that it may not work, but I feel like if we worked hard enough and he was more positive, things will get better. We confirmed that he does think negatively and him thinking negatively will affect any chance we will ever have together. However, it doesn't seem like he's willing to change those thoughts. He admitted that there could be a slim chance of us working, but he doesn't feel like the prize at the end of it is worth it. He told me that he'll TRY to be more positive and that he sure he won't make the past mistakes again... but that's the most I can ask for right now.

And that breaks my heart. I wasn't much of a cause of what put us here. It just told me that I could do everything right and still fail at a relationship. I don't know what to say, what to do, or what to think. I'm trying my best and it doesn't seem like he wants to try. When I ask him what he wants to do, he doesn't give me a direct answer.

What now?
Hi there, I've been in a similar situation to you before as I was in a relationship with a best friend turned boyfriend for almost 3 years. After a year and a half he proposed to me and we were engaged to get married. Shortly after though it seemed like we had nothing but problems. If he wasn't doing one thing that was annoying me, he was doing something else and anytime I was simply asking him to do something he would see it as irritating nagging so the feeling of annoyance was mutual.

As time went on we became more distant and even the small things he did would aggravate me (similar to your boyfriend mentioning the beard incident). Soon enough it seemed as if all his friends and family hated me and I found out that he had started going to them and talking to them about our issues instead of coming to me about them. Giving them the worst possible impression of me and no way for me to defend myself.

With his family and friends turned against me and getting along seeming impossible, I broke up with him and moved out of our house.

We didn't speak for four months or so and then all the sudden we did. He wanted to talk to me and we met up one night for dinner.

Now it's been several months since then and we talk every day.

The problem with this lied in the fact that a few weeks back he made it evident he wanted to get back together with me as we once again, became the best of friends...I couldn't do it and you shouldn't either.

The issue is, things that happened in the past will always come back to haunt you. His friends and family will always remember the reasons you two broke up. He will always remember the worst things you did and you will always see his old flaws popping back up when he does something that rubs you the wrong way.

Things like don't go away because they're ingrained memories. They will get brought back up and he'll start falling into the same habits he had before because when you put somebody into a familiar situation (in this scenario, being your relationship) they'll subconsciously start reacting the same way they did the last time they were in the situation.

It's really best for both of you to start fresh with somebody new. You already tried to give it another chance and you've experienced the above. It's time to let go and move on to somebody who better fits your desired life.

You will find him. :)












Q: I had microsoft word, excel and powerpoint on my computer and my hard drive failed so I had to get my computer factory reset and it deleted all of my microsoft applications but I need them again for my last semester of school starting back up and I'm not paying for them when I already did that once. So, I'm asking if there is any way I could redownload these applications without having to pay because I already have an account set up through my school? Thanks!

I have a macbook pro, if that helps.
Hi there, you need to get in contact with your schools IT department and explain what happened so they can give you a new download key. If for whatever reason they can't and you're out of luck then try torrenting them. I have a Macbook Air and have a copy that I torrented that works perfectly!

Q: Hi, so I like to wear concealer to help with my under eye circles. The concealer I use now is the Maybelline fit me concealer in the lightest shade, fair, 15. (Btw, yes there is a shade 10, but 15 is actually the lightest shade in the fit me concealers by Maybelline, so I've been told by the internet) The problem for me with this concealer is that it's too pink-toned. I am quite pale and there aren't many concealers, (that are cheap, I don't like to spend that much money on makeup) that is pale enough and not pink-toned. Are there any recommendations on concealers I should use, that are not only not pink-toned, but are also cheap and good?
Hi there, I'm 21 and I've been going through this for a while as I'm also very pale. The pale foundations that work for me are:

Maybelline Matte Mousse in the lightest shade

Loreal Paris Infallible Pro-Matte in Classic Ivory 101

Neutrogena Nourishing Longwear Makeup in Classic Ivory 10

Urban Decay: Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup in in 0.5

If these don't work for you, also check out LORAC and Clinique and look at their lightest tones. :)



Q: 25 female. My boyfriend and his ex share a pet together. Last night I was over at his house and the dog was over because his ex had to do something. She called him when she was going to come pick him up and he answered the phone said "hi" and then walked out of the room. This made me weary becuase why would he have to walk out of the room to talk with her? When he came back in I asked where he went and he said "Away from Cooper (their dogs) ears like joking around. He then said Cooper your mom is weird. I just left it at that.

I didn't want to start questioning why he walked out of the room to speak with her. But it makes me wonder now. Why couldn't he just speak with her when I was right there?
I disagree with Rahzie.

My ex and I share ownership of a cat we both love. Does this mean that I ever spend time with my ex? No, he primarily takes care of the cat and the deal is that someday when I can take him (the cat) back that I will. Do I still talk to my ex? I do but not about anything worth hiding from my current boyfriend.

It is weird that your boyfriend walks out of the room when talking to his ex? Yes, it is and he should tell you why he does this. I would be worried too because if it's just about the dog then he shouldn't need the privacy. It is after all, just a dog. How much can be said about the care of a dog anyways?

I really think something more is going on here. You really need to sit him down and talk about it.

Q: This may be a long story and I'm sorry but there really isn't a way to cut this short. I had previously posted a question about a condom breaking during sex with my boyfriend. This incident was December 1st, the condom broke the second time we had sex and it broke before he finished so when it did break, the only possible semen that was in the condom was excess from the first time. I am on birth control but at the time of the condom breaking, I was only on my third official day of ever being on it so I was not protected from that when this happened. However, like I said he didn't finish and he pulled out as soon as he heard it and that was only when he was about half way in. He also went to get Plan B for me to take because I was a bit apprehensive. So, December 1st was when this happened and my period is expected to begin Christmas Eve so I was to ovulate December 7th. Like I said in my previous question that if anything was to get in me and stay in there, if my expected ovulation was correct then I should be safe about pregnancy.

However, I am just a naturally nervous person. It's getting closer to when I should be getting my period and I'm questioning if I'm pregnant or not. I'm nineteen days in on my birth control so I'm pretty protected with that so I'm not really worried about anything that happens now. But, one thing I noticed was that I've been getting a frequent irritation that makes me think I have to pee but when I sit, I don't have to pee and I read somewhere that a lot of other girls experience this after they have sex and I've noticed that when I experience it, it's the entire day after I have sex as well. So, I'm freaking out that this frequent feeling of having to pee is evident of pregnancy or something weird happening after intercourse. I also had some spotting today and my period is supposed to be in six days so I'm also freaking out that this spotting was implantation bleeding that I read about but it could also be a side effect to my birth control "premature bleeding." I'm also factoring in that taking the Plan B may also make my period come late so that is also something to think about.

My boyfriend keeps telling me to not worry. He said that even if there was any in the condom when it broke, it wasn't enough to crawl all the way up and get me pregnant. I guess I'm just looking for advice, anything would help; thanks!
If everything you've said is 100% true then it's very unlikely that you're pregnant and I think you might be overthinking everything. With that said, wait a few days and see if you get your period as expected. If you don't then you should see a doctor or go to a Woman's Health Clinic for a pregnancy test. Over the counter pregnancy tests aren't always accurate.

The weird feeling of having to urinate is a big sign of a Urinary Tract Infection so you should also see a doctor if this feeling continues.

You should also not count on your birth control protecting you. Although it lessens the chances of you becoming pregnant it's still possible. You should buy thicker condoms in the future, it sounds like the ones you were using might have been cheap.

Q: I have bad anxiety and I put a blog explaining why anxiety made me leave school so that people wouldn't ask questions, a few weeks later a guy I've been friends with for years but grown apart from came to me saying he has depression. I didn't think anything of it until he came to me everyday saying he wanted to kill himself, and then came to me with a knife saying he didn't dare cut himself so wanted me to do it, and asked for tips on the best way to do it. Ever since then I haven't wasted my breath on him, just listened. Nothing he says ever adds up: he was taking 20 anti-depressants a day, he said his doctor diagnosed him with depression and then told him that he was wrong and then re-diagnosed him and then told him it wasn't, he said that his counsellor said that it sounds like has bipolar, depression, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and anxiety. This all seems like such rubbish, and I don't want to waste my time on an attention seeker, because it made my anxiety worse at one point that I couldn't help him. He constantly says that he would rather have social anxiety, agoraphobia and panic attacks like me than have bipolar like him, saying that I have it easier than him.

Is there a way I can find out if he is lying or attention seeking? If I stop going out for walks with him then I'll never leave my house, making me worse. I don't know what to do.
Your friend is doing just as you said he is, he's attention seeking. To answer your question from a medical standpoint - it would be extremely unlikely (read: you can bet he's lying) for him to have Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. In face it would very unlikely for him to have either of those unless he's elderly which I doubt he is.

He is definitely not taking 20 anti-depressants a day, he would be dead plain and simple.

If he had bipolar disorder then this could cause him to have symptoms including anxiety and depression, but you should ask him next time to provide proof of his diagnosis. I'm sure he won't be able to.

He probably just googled symptoms and diseases and then chose the ones he thought sounded the most like people would feel sorry for and decided to pretend to have them to get attention.

I would shut him out of your life if I were you. He sounds like a compulsive liar.

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