Archive for March, 2008

Depressed and Suicidal

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, March 31st, 2008
I am lost. I used to be so strong. I get suicidal, in theory every day. The only thing that keeps me from doing it is the hurt it would bring on my son and the man that loves me and my sister/other family. I ...

Which doctor has it right?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 30th, 2008
I have been going to a clinic to find out about some health problems that I have been having, and was seen by three different doctors with three different diagnosis. I have been having trouble concentrating, remembering things and keep zoning out when I ...

Fiance has suicidal thoughts

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 30th, 2008
I have been with my boyfriend for almost 5yrs now. we have been engaged for 1 1/2yrs. we have 2 kids ages 4yrs and 4months. he works 4days a week 10hr shifts. he has had suicidal thoughts since his grandfather died ...

What do I do about my grades?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 30th, 2008
From an 11th grade guy: Ok, here's how it is, I've suffered from depression ever since i was eleven and it has tampered with my school progress ever since, but NEVER like it has now. I have an IQ of 122 and I'm a history ...

Possible Eating Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Q. So ever since I was young I've weighed about 100-110lbs. I have never went over 110lbs, and if I did. I tried to lose the weight immediately. Which was fine. I was short, thin, I looked fine. Everyone was jealous of how skinny ...

How to Talk to My Therapist About Pot?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Q. How to talk to my therapist about smoking pot again? I quit for about 1 month then I was feeling real bad with head hurting, sweating real bad started smoking pot again and it when away. I WANT to STOP so bad what ...

Q. Is She Delusional?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Q. My Aunt is 60, grew up extremely sheltered, no close friends other than family. Never a boyfriend. Very dominant parents. History of panic attacks in social situations including chest pains and tics (spasms in her face) She was prescribed meds in her early 50's ...

Borderline or Bipolar?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Q. Could I be Borderline? I had an 'episode' about 2 years ago, a few weeks after I started on anti-depressants for the first time in my life. I was very impulsive, spending a lot of money, binging a lot on food, ...

Are These Strange Questions Coming From My Pdoc?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Q. I just started therapy again after 2 years of trying to handle this on my own. But it only took 2 sessions to mess it all up. I may be Bipolar. I was explaining some things from my past - sometimes ...

She can’t accept her boyfriend’s child

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
I been with my boyfriend for 3yrs and he has a kid that is 4yrs old. Right now I was face with the issue that the mom of his kid is taking him to child support and thats really getting me angry. I just feel ...

Is BPD Taken Seriously?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
I'm 19 years old and feel as if I have BPD.I am scheduled to go to a place next month hopefully that is going to be able to help give me some answers. In the mean time I have been reading Information on BPD from ...

Is my boyfriend Borderline or Abusive?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, March 24th, 2008
Is my boyfriend Borderline or just abusive? My boyfriend has huge mood swings (Up and down almost daily) and wants to control who I see and what I do. He wasn't like this in the beginning. When he's down, he imagines all sorts ...
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