Archive for October, 2006

Problems with imagination.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Monday, October 30th, 2006
Q: I keep imagining things over and over again. Imagining conversations and living in them. This has been happening for five years and I don’t know how to get rid of it. Also I am not able to control my thoughts. Sometimes songs jus stay ...
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No one understands the depth of my depression

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, October 30th, 2006
Q: I have had depression and anxiety for years. My depression is getting worse as well as the anxiety as I get older. Some days, I can't even get out of bed because I on those days, I wish I would have died ...
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I need to help a friend.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Q: I have a best friend who is having a very difficult time in her life right now. She has little to no relationship with her parents, and the only attention she seems to get from them is negative attention. About two years ago, she ...
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Depression and Drugs

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Q: Does Marijuana have an effect on the way antidepressents work? I have taken Effexor for 2 years and still feel 'crazy' sometimes, is it because I use the wrong medicine or is it the weed? A: Marijuana is a drug so of course it could affect ...
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How do I know if I’m Bipolar?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Q: I've been on anti-depressant medication on and off since I was 16 (I’m 24), and am currently on the waiting list for psychotherapy for my depression (I live in the UK so am on the NHS, waiting list is about 1 year). I previously paid ...
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Teen lying may be leading to depression.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Q: My mother doesn't trust me and hasn't since I was really little. Though it's not her fault, I have a problem with lying all the time and it's usually to get myself out of trouble. I steal things from family members all the time ...
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Surviving an attempt

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Q: I just recently tried to take my own life... I was in ICU for 7 days almost died twice while I was there. I pulled through with no permanent damage to my physical self, but all of the emotions I’m dealing with are driving ...
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I think I may have BPD

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Q: Over the past year or two, I have been experiencing a lot of symptoms indicative of borderline personality disorder, such as severe mood swings, dependency, separation anxiety, unstable self-image, and self-mutilation. I wondered what I should do. Should I seek help from a local ...
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High School Adolescents

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Q: I am writing a paper on why teens cling to specific groups or cliques during their adolescent years, and I wanted a professional opinion on the matter. Please get back to me as soon as you can. Thank you! A: Adolescents are developmentally supposed to go through ...
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Teen in need of help.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Q: I am 13 years old. I live with my grandmother and grandfather. I know I am severely depressed, I want to die. I feel that I am a burden to my family and that they don't need me. I want help but I ...
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Humanistic-existential counseling

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Q: If a therapist were to help me by using humanistic-existential counseling what would that involve aside from medication? A: Both of these approaches to therapy are considered “client centered.” That essentially means that the therapist does not impose techniques of analyzing the client’s ...
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Buyer’s remorse

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Q: I have been married for 3 months and all of a sudden my husband says he's confused.. He doesn't know if he wants to be with me..He doesn't know anything about his life..He is 30 years old.. He doesn't know if he wants me ...
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