Archive for March, 2005

Suicide-Help Me

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
Q. I am five months pregnant. The overwhelming feeling of suicide have become too much for me to bear. I am honestly afraid that I will not be able to continue to fight them. For three days now I have had a ...
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Should I get help for depression?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. My older sister has been diagnosed with depression and is currently on medication. my dad seems to need it but as far as i know has never taken it. My freshman year of high school i had major weight problems and had anorexia. ...
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Questions about Self Injury

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. I self injure through ways of cutting. It's never gotten me hospitalized, I've never done it as a suicide attempt, and I don't do it every day or even every week. I can go months without it, or I can do it many times ...
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Questions about psychotherapy and self help methods

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. I have been suffering from depression and anxiety for about 5-6 years. I have been practicing CBT self help methods for the last 2 years. all my knowledge of this subject was aquired from david burns books("feeling good the new mood therapy","the feeling good ...
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Constantly falling asleep

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. When my fiancee is up and active he seems to be fine but the minute he sits down he falls asleep and it doesnt matter where we are. We can be at someones house at the doctors office or watching a movie if ...
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Schizoaffective Disorder-Finding someone for “tough cases”

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. I am been suffering from scizoaffective disorder for almost seven years now. Though I am a higher functioning individual, both a teacher and an engineer, I hear voices constantly, and sometimes these episodes are extremely painful, and sometimes last for several days at ...
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Possible Sexual Aversion Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. My wife and I have been married for 5 1/2 years and despite a LOT of hard work (including counseling) have been unable to resolve a very simple, yet damaging problem: We aren't having enough sex to keep each other happy and to ...
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Wanting to marry boyfriend at 16

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q. To the point, I've been dating my BF for about a year. Everything is always great, with one eye-opener to keep us down-to-earth. Nothing has died down, and things are still as strong as they were in the start. We have remained abstinent and ...
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How can I make it better with my 13 year old son?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 28th, 2005
Q: My marriage was falling apart, my husband was telling me to "make a plan" for years, as he was leaving. To my knowledge, my 13 year old son did not hear our often "heated" discussions, but possibly did. My husband was demeaning to ...
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Attachment to therapist

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 20th, 2005
Q. Okay, I have been seeing a therapist for 3 years and he is great. I tend to cling to people and have always looked for older men to put into father-figure roles, which is what I have done with him. I have discussed ...
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Early drug use cause bipolar disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 20th, 2005
Q. My husband was dx in 1980 with manic depression after a manic phase which brought him to be hospitalized. After that he refused to take the meds prescribed. He has been rapid cycling since but never totally manic or severely depressed until 2000 which ...
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Daughters Behavioral Problems

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 20th, 2005
Q. My little girl is 3 and a half and since the birth of my son 2 years ago, I have noticed a drastic change in her behavior. >From being a very sociable, loving little girl, she is now strong willed and independent to the ...
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