Archive for May, 2007

Should I continue to see my therapist after he said I was ugly?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I've been with my therapist for almost 3 years and he is a very nice, kind man. I have been trying to work on feeling better about myself and my body but he seems not to want to discuss the subject and just ...
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Do I have schizophrenia or multiple personality disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I have done research on both Schizophrenia and MPD, and have seen symptoms of both in myself. As far as Schizophrenia goes, I have trouble forming thoughts (usually i just give up and dont think), and expressing emotions or other things in ways ...
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Should I get help in handling my special needs child?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. Caring for my special needs child is taking a toll on me. I resigned from a job seven years ago to care for my child. Although I love my child with all my heart, being a stay at home mom is not what I ...
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Should I stay in a relationship when my boyfriend has Paranoid PD?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I have been dating someone for almost 2 yrs now. He has been sober from alcohol / drugs for 10 yrs. Over the past year, he had been depressed and we have been fighting for almost every week for a year and a half. ...
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How can I get help for my schizophernic brother when little help is available?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. My mother has no capacity to care for my Schizophrenic brother, legally he is an adult. I have a double question. My bother has Schizophrenia but will not/cannot recognize it. We cannot afford any kind of consistent help and as he is an adult ...
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How can I help my depressed boyfriend?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. My boyfriend is very depressed!! He recently lost his grandmother that he was very close to....and he is expecting a baby to and ex...that has not let him be apart of her pregnacy at all! And he has tried...he stresses out about bills ...
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Could energy drinks and quitting smoking cause a bipolar episode?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I have been bipolar 2 for 10 years. I have been successfully well since starting lithium on diagnosis and I respond really well to it's treatment. 3 years ago my son died, he was born prematurely and died shortly after birth. My marriage ...
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Am I showing signs of schizophrenia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I am 15 years old and I fear that I am schizophrenic. In a recent discussion with my sister (the only person I've talked to about this), it seems that I suffer from nearly every symptom of schizophrenia. Ever since I was maybe ...
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How can I ask for help with OCD?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I have suspected for years that I have OCD and it seems to have gotten much worse lately. I was always concerned about symetry before and I was always worried that somethign bad might happen to me. Now I cant step on crack ...
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Do I have Borderline PD?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Q. I've often thought their was something wrong with me but never figured it out. I feel empty, i've come to turms with that after alot of self mutilationa and searching. I think i will feel this way forever.I feel lonely although when i ...
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Marriage or Divorce? Society vs Husband

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Q: I have been married for 2 1/2 years and have always struggled with whether I have made the right decision. I am of a very strict and sheltered culture. I moved out at 19, I didn't start dating until I was about 20. I ...
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Can obsessive compulsive disorder be linked with thoughts of death?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Q: For the past few weeks or so, I have been having obsessive thoughts about my boyfriend dying. These thoughts started when I had a dream about my dead grandmother, then the next day was thinking how terrible it was for my grandfather ...
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