Archive for January, 2007

Future son-in-law refuses to meet us or have anything to do with us.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Q: Our 21 year old daughter has been seeing a 22 year old guy for quite some time. They met on the Internet. We live in Oregon. He lived in Missouri at the time. They had been talking online for about ...
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All My Life Has Been Hell For Me. Home, School, Friends,Everything.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Hi, I'm a 16 year old girl and I've wanted to commit suicide since I was very young. At first when I was in elementary I was never really liked by any of the kids at school. So I developed an attitude to where everyone, ...
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Should I call off the wedding?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Q: I am in the early stages of planning my wedding, to my boyfriend of 3 1/2 years. A few days ago I found out that he slept with a good friend of mine two years ago. He says it only happened once, and he ...
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I feel extreme guilt

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 29th, 2007
Q I am a married woman with 2 wonderful kids. I am very in love with my husband of 12 yrs. About 3and a half years ago I cheated with another man who was giving me a lot of attention. I ...
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Could my boyfriend be schizophrenic?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 29th, 2007
Q: I started dating my boyfriend about a month ago. We had been friends for a few months before we started dating. The first night I EVER met him, he told me that we are approaching the end of times and we need ...
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Fear of Vomiting

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 29th, 2007
Q: My 15 yr. old daughter has been becoming more and more miserable at school. She spent the last four months of last school year on "Hospital School" with a diagnosis of "Severe Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia." She was miserable, as she so much just ...
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Wife’s paranoia and court ordered treatment

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Q. My wife is suffering from paranoia. It continues to get worse. I am very concerned for her and our small children. There is no talking to her about getting help, because she is convinced everything she feels , hears, and ...
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Can’t tell parents: I have problems.

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Q. My best friend is having issues, she won't tell me what they are, I can't help her, and I don't feel close to her like I used to. Also, my dad has been having an affair, my parents are getting a divorce, and ...
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Am I depressed and if so is it dysmythia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Q. I've been this way for all years at high school. I've had withdrawal, feelings of inadequacy, unable to socialize with girls, sometimes I breakdown, whenever I get nervous or anxious my abs tighten up really badly, I've had thoughts of suicide, I'm usually ...
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Am I a candidate for therapy?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, January 27th, 2007
Q: I just took the quiz on PTSD and found that the person the quiz was describing, was me. I pretty much have ALL the symptoms, in fact, it made me cry to see how close my personality was compared to the symptoms. I ...
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Confidential to NJ teen

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, January 27th, 2007
It is really, really, really not your fault. You didn't stop him because you were shocked, confused, and afraid. You are depressed because you are feeling helpless and hopeless in the situation. You are absolutely right to be looking for some help. Services ...
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Pathological Liar

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Q: I have searched online for help and I can not find any. I am really seeking help to stop lying and I wanted to know what I could do from home. I don't have money for therapy and I just don't see any online ...
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