Archive for August, 2006

Am I Being Abused?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Q: From a 15 year old: My relationship with my father has always been rocky, but lately everything has been getting out of control. I care about him and believe that he cares about me but I feel that there are serious problems with ...
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Should my boyfriend tell his kids they may not be his?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Q: My boyfreinds ex-wife was unfaithful for the whole 17 years of their marriage. Out of their 4 children, their youngest child was produced from an affair and the 3 might be as well. She was very deceptive and lied all the ...
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Victimizer or Victim?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Q: My nephew is seven and my daughter is four. We recently moved to the same state as my nephew two years ago. Right away I started noticing him being curious about my daughters "pants", or always wanting to "check her pants" or go ...
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My husband is drinking too much

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Q: my husband drinks... he drinks a six pack sometimes in one day. If he drinks anything stronger he gets very abusive; verbally mostly and sometimes physical..and he blacks out. My kids 10 and 11 are not liking him they don't ...
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My Stepson Keeps Lying

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Q: I am the step parent of six year old boy, who is about to turn seven in September. He has been through the divorce of his parents when he was three. He lost all of his toys and possessions at the age ...
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Still not speaking after 23 years

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Q: I was divorced 23 years ago from a physically and mentally abusive husband. We had 3 children; our oldest 2 were daughters and the youngest being our son. We both adored our children, which made the divorce a very difficult one. We had ...
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Can high fever cause brain damage & mental illness?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Q. This is painful for me to write about, because of the fears i have that i really may be schizophrenic, but here goes! i am a 35 year old female veteran of the US Armed Forces. i joined when i was 25, with ...
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Schizophrenia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Q. Hello, i was thinking of seeing how i would do if i get off my medication, and just wondering how dangerous is this? in other words, is paranoid schizophrenia a progressive disorder, will it get continually get worse if i don't take my medication? ...
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Depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, August 24th, 2006
Q. I've been in the military for almost a year now. I've always have had issues with depression. I've tried to commit suicide 6 times but I have always failed. I have always been anti-social and I always hated being alone at the same time. ...
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I can’t handle this alone.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Q: From a teen in the Midwest: me and my boyfriend have been together for about a year, off and on, and i am SO uncomfortable with the relationship. Just recently i have been feeling SO clingy and possessive over him and ive ...
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I can’t stand my mom another minute.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Q: From a 13 year old: I hate my mother so much. i just can't stand it anymore i have had suicidal thoughts, i have cut myself and often have runaway thoughts. What Do I do? I just cannot stand even spending one second around her. ...
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Once we were married, he changed overnight.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
Q: (This is an excerpt from a long letter.) Hello: I have been married to my husband for 14 years, and over the last 7 of them his behaviour has become worse and worse. He was a great guy while we ...
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