Synopsis

Melanie wrote to Dr. Phil, explaining that her relationship with her fifteen-year-old daughter, Elena, had become difficult. Since her boyfriend's recent departure, Elena had been disobedient, irritable, and unkind. The girl confessed to feeling profoundly unhappy, lamenting her perceived failure to maintain the relationship. The breakup had deeply affected Elena; she had withdrawn from school and expressed a preference for returning to a mental health facility over facing her former partner. Sh