Archive for February, 2007

How can I stay strong for my friends when I can hardly be strong for myself?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Q: I am a really kind person and people (my friends) tell me stuff about themselves and their families that most people would keep to themselves. I do help them to look on the bright side of their problems, but every time they tell ...
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I am worried I could be Schizophrenic.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Q: Just about a few months ago I started having homicidal thoughts and I have been obsessing over them for quite a while now. I have had thoughts that get really graphic and it really bothers me. My homicidal thoughts are usually about hurting my ...
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I think I might be depressed.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Q: Hi, I think I’m depressed but I’m not sure and just need somebody to tell me, I’m too embarrassed to go to my doctor. Please I would really appreciate you're opinion. well here it goes: I have no self esteem at all I feel ...
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My infant son does not like his father

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
My son cries almost everytime his father picks him up for no apparent reason beside the fact that it is his father. At times he will even cry or appear anxious at the sound of my husbands voice. We began to notice this ...
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He expects more than he gives

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I am 23 yrs grl in India and i dearly love my boyfriend. he is very simple , very caring , very affectinate and the best thing is that we have told our parents about our relationship. We want to marry soon but sometimes my ...
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Six out of Seven Years of Marriage have been Hell.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I have been married for 7 years, and with my husbnd for 11 years. The past 6 years have been complete hell. The night my son was born, he went out and did not come home until the next day. I have an idea that ...
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My adult son bites people he loves.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
My adult son (27 years-of-age) is married and in the past I have witnessed him "playfully" biting his wife. He frequently bites her hard enough that she crys out in pain and demands that he stop. He then plays it off as being ...
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I believe I have OCD but my parents don’t agree.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
My parents don't believe I have OCD, what do i do?

My boyfriend won’t talk to me.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
My boyfriend and i have been going out for 3 months but in the last 2 days he has been ignoring me. i asked him why he wasnt talking to me and he said because he has been thinking about something. i asked what and ...
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Sex is very, very painful.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia several years ago. About 2 years later sex started to become painful. Discussed it with my doctors and was sent for an ultrasound which showed nothing, pelvic exam negative. Now sex is so painful that it is non existant. My ...
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My boyfriend thinks I might hurt him.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
My boyfriend frequently asks if I poison his food. There are other things. Without telling me, he will disappear for 4 or 5 days. He is a tile installer, and says he had an out of town bid. He does ...
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I’m having trouble trusting boyfriend.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 25th, 2007
About a year ago, I caught my boyfriend on a variety of dating sites. We have been dating on and off for about 5 years. The conversations between him and these other women were very disturbing to me. They asked each other to visit, etc... When ...
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