Behind the scenes at an advice column, you'd be surprised how many medical questions come through. Some of them are mundane, like whether or not to use chocolate syrup as a sexual lubricant (you shouldn't) and some of them are a lot more serious. While we here at Ask Bloggy are dedicated to providing our readers with good, anonymous support, none of us are trained physicians and we don't exactly have one on retainer. So, for the most part, we won't be answering serious medical questions. Those questions we answer that have some kind of medical component to them will all get similar responses: Consult a doctor. A real one. If you're not sure about the advice the first one gives you, get a second opinion from another real doctor.
My girlfriend has been acting really weird for the past couple weeks. She used to be really active and she never flaked out about her job or school. I recently found out that she's been staying home from class a lot. Whenever I ask about that, or other stuff, she just tells me that she's tired. Read more
