Archive for May, 2007

Denial of drinking.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Q: My husband lies to me about where he is during the day. I have hired someone to follow him at random times to make sure. Sure enough, when he is telling me he is at meetings, car wash, jobsite, he is at a bar. ...
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Is this OCD or something more?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Q. My nephew's wife was recently diagnosed with OCD. Her pregnancy exacerbated the symptoms and following the delivery of her first child in March, she went into full-blown OCD. After being hospitalized for a brief time, she was released to the home of a relative. ...
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What should i do if my boyfriend does not depend on me anymore?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Q. Well he asked me do this favor of his but i told him that if i couldn't do it asap is because i was sick and if i still don't feel good..i couldn't so i would do his favor the next day. But ...
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Is there help for extreme jealousy?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Q. My issue is that I can't stand watching any kind of sexual situation on TV with my boyfriend. I absolutely hate it when we are watching a movie that displays some girl in her underwear or even worse some girl nude. I instantly feel ...
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Is this a teenage phase or a serious problem?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Q .I've been going through bouts of sever depression since I was 6, and almost ended my life 4 times. I worked up the courage to talk to a school counselor, and she had me talk to a psychiatrist and then after a 3 hour ...
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How can I check if I have a manic depression?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Q. Please, read everything what i wrote because i send messages to DR Phil and to others but they don't reply to me. i know it s very long but i will appreciate it if you read everything i wrote. i just want you ...
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My boyfriend wants to try to kill himself.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 27th, 2007
current_problem: hello, i've been going out with my boyfriend for 8 months now..and well his been acting stranger then usual...you see he has mental problems..he's always nervous and anxious and he can't stay still for more then 2 minutes, his mind is always thinking too ...
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My Mom is Having an Affair.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 27th, 2007
From a 13 year old: My mom is having an affair with my dad's brother, who has three kids. I hear them kissing at night when my father is working nights. I don't want to tell my father, and I don't want to confront ...
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He wants his fantasy to be reality.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 27th, 2007
I am a 46 year old woman, divorced after 18 years of a monogamous marriage and now single for 4 years. My significant other is 57 and has been married 3 times. With all three of his previous wives he has been involved ...
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Boyfriend’s bouts of apathy damaging our relationship

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 27th, 2007
My boyfriend has been suffering from bouts of extreme apathy. It seems to come in cycles of 3 months. Everything will be great for a while, he will be optimistic about his future and content with his current situation, and then seemingly ...
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How do I get out of abusive relationship?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 27th, 2007
I am in a relationship that is abusive. It is mainly verbally and metally abusive but sometimes it is physically abusive too. I know that the obvious anwser is to get out of the relationship, and I want to, and I have also tried to ...
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Can speech and writing become affected by stress?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I worked in a skilled Nursing facility as a charge nurse. My duties were to take care of 18-25 patients; some were 3 days to one week post-op. For a week I had been having headaches. I started having difficulties with my speech and ...
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