Archive for April, 2005

Girlfriend’s issue with oral sex

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. Last Tuesday was my girlfriend's birthday. I took her out for a nice dinner, bought her some clothes, and threw a surprise party for her at a local bar. After the party, we had sex at my place, but because of the ...

Episodes of extreme anger

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. Over the past two months, about, I have been expierencing episodes of, I would say, extreme anger. Over the smallest things. Like, lastnight, my boyfriend woke me up in the middle of the night, and I got so angry that i started to tremble ...

Help for 13 year old son having trouble making friends

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. I am actually seeking help for my 13 year old son. My son is a sweet, caring boy. But has a very hard time making friends at school. The few he has had in the past has moved away. He has different interests than ...

Advice on a sexual situation with husband that is causing severe emotional marriage problems

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. My husband and I have only been married 3 years, he is 40 and I am 47. A few years before we were married he had a vastecomy. Now he says he has pain in his testicules when he ejualuates. We have sexual ...

DID Features in Borderline Personality

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. I was diagnosed with Major Depression, PTSD, and Complex PTSD w/Borderline Features. One thing that has been worrying me is the fact that I feel like I have a separate, child part inside of me. Intellectually, I know that it is still a ...

Wife has borderline personality disorder-I am in Iraq-what to do?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. My wife and I have been together about a year. We have been an item for about 2 1/2. My wife is hands down the most important part of my life and was recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. She begins therapy ...

Family problems

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. My father was killed when I was a small child. My mother remarried a man who really tried to be my dad, but I think I may have shunned him at the time. I was 4 years old at the ...

Bad luck with foot surgeries

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 11th, 2005
Q. Over 3 years ago I hurt my right foot and went to the orthopedic after walking on it for 3 weeks. It was broken and I had torn ligaments. I was in a cast for 6 weeks. But that didn't ...

Husband hates his mother-Why?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 4th, 2005
Q. My husband hates his mother with a passion I've never seen before. He is 56 & she is 83 yrs old. He said he hated her his entire life. She came from a very poor childhood & had little to no manners. ...

What mental disorder does my sister have?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 4th, 2005
Q. I have a sister that is in her thirties and I think she has a mental disorder. She is a paranoyed person. Things that to me is stupid she worries about. For example we were doing remodilng in our home and we were working ...

How to Be Healthy Even When Disabled & Not Employed

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 4th, 2005
Q. I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on how folks who are not able to work for pay, can keep a good sense of self esteem and health. Our culture tends to push the idea that employed = good and unemployed = bad. In the face ...

Neuropsychological testing and memory problems

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 4th, 2005
Q. In 1994 I was aggressively treated for bi polar disorder, which I didn't have. I had post-partum depression when my son was born 12/93. He was born disabled with multiple health issues. I was assumed to have bi polar because ...
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