“Ask Dr. Neuman”
Advice Column
Dr. Neuman dedicated himself to helping people through his “Ask Dr. Neuman” advice column. We hope you or someone you know can get helpful advice from the many articles Dr. Neuman wrote throughout many years.
I fell in love …
Q: I fell in love …I read your article and I can relate to it…My question is how can you get out of being in love when you want to but your emotions won’t let you, you have given all that is possible of yourself and the other person can only be speechless. I know they...
Dear Dr. Neuman, I’m a 28 year old woman
Q: Dear Dr. Neuman, I’m a 28 year old woman and I had a breakdown when my boyfriend and I broke up. Most of family is dead and when my other relationships ended I was more focused on my mom dying ( I took care of her when from 21-23 when she died from cancer), or...
My committed boyfriend had sex with someone else
Q: My committed boyfriend had sex with someone else and then apologized. I forgave him and then he broke up with me saying “why bother making up….I wish you would just hate me”Dr.would you please interpret this man speak! I know how much better than that he is. I told...
My younger brother, age 42, has recently been aggressively demanding love
Q: My younger brother, age 42, has recently been aggressively demanding love and attention from various family members in the wake of a traumatic event (discovering that his 7 year old son and the boy’s half-brother had been sexually molested by a teenage boy last...
Hi, there is a medical treatment for earworm?
Q: Hi,there is a medical treatment for earworm? An earworm is a short musical phrase that catches hold somehow to your imagination and repeats endlessly in your mind. - Phil A: People have written variously on this subject (Including me. I wrote a blog on the...
Hello Dr.,My father died last month
Q: Hello Dr.,My father died last month, and I am still struggling to come to terms with it. Before his death, he had strokes and several other medical problems that left him bed bound and requiring round the clock care. For the past 4 years he was home, and I was his...
Hello Doc,I wrote to you before as I have social anxiety and driving phobia.
Q: Hello Doc,I wrote to you before as I have social anxiety and driving phobia. I tried to become less anxious, but today i failed the road test, as I was worried about making mistakes and made one after another.How to get rid of performance anxiety…I can drive on...
Hello dr. I’d written to you before. Maybe you remember.
Q: Hello dr. I’d written to you before. Maybe you remember. I was the one of the perfect boyfriend having feeling for other guy. So.. this is what happened. I stayed with my boyfriend from march until now.. kind of trying to ignore my feelings, trying to do, what I...
Dear Doc, I’m struggling with feelings of worthlessness and shame around sexuality.
Q: Dear Doc, I’m struggling with feelings of worthlessness and shame around sexuality. I’m gay and grew up in a homophobic environment, and although I’m living elsewhere now I still have many strong ties to it. I have no problem relating to people in my life...
Dear Doctor, i am currently pursuing my MBA
Q: Dear Doctor, i am currently pursuing my MBA and on the verge of sitting for placements. In your article ” caring what other people think” they were two lines that hit me hard. phrase 1:And yet there are some people who wish to present themselves to the world as...
Q: Hello Dr. Neumann,I’m an IT professional in Geneva, Switzerland, 39 years old, single never been married and never had kids. I have a good salary, have travelled around the world, speak several languages and love outdoor sports.I have no problems meeting girls and...
Hello. I was with my boyfriend for 3 years
Q: Hello. I was with my boyfriend for 3 years and we just broke up a 3 weeks ago. We for the most part had great memories and a great relationship, except I had a hard time opening up from time to time. We lived together for a year too. Not even 2 days after we broke...