Archive for July, 2008

Boyfriend joined an adult dating website

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Q: My boyfriend recently joined an adult dating and I found out. So I decided to take it upon myself to make up a fake profile and start talking to him. When I asked if he was in a relationship he stated no. ...
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He’s newly married and cheating

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Q: I'm 18 and I have been with my husband for 2 and a half years now. We've been married for less then a year. Ever since the wedding he's been lying to me a lot, even about other girls. My wedding day experience was ...
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Mom Thinks I am Faking. Do I Get Help Anyway?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Q. My mother thinks I'm faking my issues, or else isn't taking them seriously. I don't know what to do. There's something really wrong with me. I know it, my friends know it, my doctor knows it, and unfortunately, so do my co workers. The ...
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Do I Have a Borderline Friend?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Q. Very worried about my friend - is she borderline? I met a lovely woman at my new work when I started last year, we look after disabled teenagers. At first she was amazing, very sociable, bubbly, and made clear she wanted to be my ...
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Eating Disorders: How to Stop Listening To “Ana”

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Q. I'm 20 yrs old. I've been suffering from depression for 7 yrs & an eating disorder for 4. I've been hospitalised for depression 6 times & 4 times for my eating disorder. At the moment I'm a healthy weight but feel so fat and ...
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Finding the Right Path After Making Mistakes

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Q. My name is Mitch, I was blessed and cursed with an imagination. All my life I felt like an outcast or freak to people. Girls never liked me, everyone I know always found fault in me. As a child, I was very emotional, and ...
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What to Do When My Mom’s Schizophrenia is Tearing My Life Apart

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Q. My son may have it also: My mother has schizoaffective disorder. Her father was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. I have been diagnosed as bi-polar. She was given depakote and it caused a medicine induced Parkinson’s disease. She quit taking all medications and refuses to get ...
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Can’t get over cheating boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Q from a 16 year old: I have been dating this one guy for almost about six months now. about three-four months in the relationship he had to go to rehab to get help with drugs. i supported him all the way through this. well ...
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i cancelled my wedding

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Q from Canada:i was supposed to marry my boyfriend of 7 1/2 years in may. however, the august of last year he said that i wasn't motivated or inspirational and he didn't love me anymore. immediately i had a great group of friends to fall ...
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My family hates me, and I hate them!

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Q: I am fifteen years of age and through out my entire life I have known that I was dealt the short end of the stick when dealing with family. My dad was an abusive alcholic. My mother divorced him when I was young ...
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What does my fiance’s behavior mean?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Q from Cyprus: I'm engaged, but would like to know why my fiancee is fascinated with men on pop/music videos who are wearing a little make-up? Also, why he has cried 2 times when telling me how much he loves me, and why he has ...
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Son lied about attending college

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Q: My husband and I recently learned that our son has lied about attending college classes for the last year. He is an excellent student, intellectually, but lacks maturity and respect for authority. When we discovered that he has dropped or failed his ...
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