Archive for May, 2006

Is My Husband Immature?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
Q: My husband and I have differing opinions on this subject and I thought perhaps I'd ask for another opinion. My husband and I have been married for nearly 8 years and have 4 children. He is very social and finds it very important that ...
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My Mother won’t let me take charge of my son.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
Q: > My parents wanted to help but would't let my decisions for my son be. They manipulated his staying with me as a child and then coaxed me to send him to them. Then they coaxed me to be a better mother ...
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Schizophrenia/Schizo-Affective Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Q. I have reason to believe my husband is either schizophrenic, or suffering from some kind of schizo-affective disorder. Although not a doctor, I was in pre-med, and have continued to increase my knowledge by keeping track of medical journals, and reading university textbooks. ...
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Anorexia and abilify reply

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
Q. Thank you for your concern. I do see a therapist and he is wonderful, but fortunately he is not to familiar with eating disorders. Where I come from there is little about eating disorders. I also see a doctor who specializes in eating disorder. ...
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Anorexia and Abilify

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Q. I have anorexia nervosa. I have not had anything to eat in 2 weeks. My psychiatrist just put me on abilify. One of the side effects is weight gain, that's why he put me on. I want to know if I can still gain ...
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Has my girlfriend lost interest in me?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Q: From a 16 year old boy: So - I’ve been dating this girl for about 2 years. I’m younger then her by only 1 year and at the beginning it, of course, was like any normal high school relationship. Then after a ...
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New Boyfriend has Paranoid Schizophrenia

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Q: My boyfriend of 4 months has paranoid schizophrenia. I am not sure how to deal with this issue. At times, he seems normal and I can't even believe that he suffers from mental illness, but sometimes he talks about nightmares that he has and ...
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Shy About Sex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Q: I don't know why, but for some reason, I am afraid of sex. I know I have a deep seated belief that men only want women for sex, ultimately. Oftentimes I think about sex and I laugh because the whole thing seems ridiculous and ...
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Confidential Messages from Dr. Marie

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Confidential to Tenn husband: You and your wife are both experts in coping. You soldier on. She escapes into fantasy. But I’m afraid the way that each of you copes individually is hurting the other. I strongly suggest that you ask the oncologist for the ...
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Constantly suicidal (2)

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, May 20th, 2006
Q. Thank you for answering. Although I see what you are saying, it is hard to feel it. Actually, I never had a happy life, and that is what makes it more difficulty. If I would ever submit myself to a hospital, would my private ...
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Constantly Suicidal

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, May 19th, 2006
Q. I am lost. I feel I have reached the point of no return. My grades suffer. I had 4.0 and I fell to 3.75; it is the fourth semester I drop and that was my last semester before I transfer. I lost my financial ...
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I had a house fire over 2 years ago. I lost everything…

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, May 19th, 2006
Q. I had no insurance and still struggle daily due to that. II made poor choices years ago and am now struggling with the fact that I have 2 felonys on my record. I have had no problems with the law in over ten ...
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