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And would you forgive them if it hadn't caused you personally any hurt?

Um hi, so I've had this very tiny scab on my top lip for a few months now and it won't go away, it doesn't itch and it doesn't bleed and nothing comes out of it, but when it hurts when I try to pick it and basically won't remove itself. It is raised and I can feel the bump when I touch it. I googled it and it said it might be a coldsore scab but in which case why hasn't it gone away after this long? There are literally no other symptoms other than it being there and it's very small so I doubt its anything serious, but it's bloody annoying... would anybody advise seeing a doctor about this? Thanks!

I have recently had acute sinusitis and was prescribed a course of antibiotics. The infection started to go about a week ago. My symptoms gradually decreased but now I have an annoying pain in my eyes, facial pressure/discomfort just below my eyes and around my nose and mild headaches. I also still have a runny nose (gross I know but I didn't know how else to describe it) which leaves occasional unpleasant smells. They never last and go completely when I blow my nose. Could these symptoms be just the last traces of the infection? None of the above is unbearable but it is very annoying. I have to fly in just over two weeks and am worried about being in pain during the flight. Should I go back to my doctor? Could anybody provide any general advice on this subject? Thanks! :)

I am a sufferer of depression and have been under a lot of pressure lately, panicking about deadlines for work etc. Occasionally, and especially at night, I go through periods of extreme shortness of breath, where I have to really focus in order to breathe correctly, and the more I focus on it the worse it gets. I never quite find myself fighting for breath but it is very difficult. My mind does race a lot and I've heard that the two can synchronise. I went to the doctor and he examined me very briefly and said it was likely just anxiety, but it happens even when I'm not necessarily feeling anxious? I've looked it up on the internet but I don't really have symptoms of other things. What could it be? Is it likely to be dangerous or could the doctor be right? Either way what do I do because it's driving me insane, not to mention scaring me?

Okay. Basically my boyfriend and I have been having a few problems lately, and last week we almost broke up. We are now working through things and it's looking okay.

There is a problem: his mother. He is 25 and yet she smothers him as if he was a child. She also has bipolar disorder, a quite severe case, and is known to snap; she is critical of both of us and has shouted at me, unprovoked, a number of times. When we nearly broke up last week, she posted abuse to and about me on facebook (which is pathetic of her I know but it was pretty nasty stuff, basically that I'm stupid and crazy etc without going into too much detail) and twisted the situation entirely to make it look like I am cruel towards my boyfriend, when in reality we have both made mistakes and hurt each other and as previously mentioned are now trying to work through them. I know this is what he would have said to her as well so it can't be coming from him. She is still posting abuse about me here there and everywhere and I know she is probably trying to talk him out of staying with me. She is very controlling and he is quite impressionable and I worry that she is trying, and will eventually succeed, to split us up. I can't understand why she suddenly hates me and not only am I hurt by it - I've been there for her quite a lot when her bipolar's been bad - I am also angry and really afraid that it will damage our relationship. I am angry because I feel as though it has nothing to do with her and I feel as though she is trying to control our relationship, and my boyfriend. She also seems to know what is going on in our sex life and this really freaks me out O_o

Sorry if the above sounded quite confusing. I do want to stay with my boyfriend but I am beginning to think she is the biggest problem in our relationship, but considering our recent problems and the fact that he is very close to his mum how would I go about raising this? I really think she's going to come between us. I was reduced to tears by something she posted earlier and I really don't feel like our relationship, or indeed myself, needs this? Any advice welcome and appreciated.