Archive for August, 2008

He’s Angry in Crowds

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Q: From Australia: When I am with my wife I get angry in crowds. It is not that she does anything but I do feel a pressure to perform to some undefined standard. I especially become angry with the women in crowds. My wife is ...
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She fears her husband will crush her

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Q: My Husband and I have been married for 12 years and are presently having marital problems. For him our biggest problem is me not being very interested in being intimate with him. The thing is... I am not physically attracted to him,am feel like ...
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Childhood cruelty to Animals

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q: I am nineteen years old and I have had social phobia and depression off and on since I was a young child. I grew up in a loving and non-violent family and I generally do not consider myself to be a violent person. We ...
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Can I trust my gut?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q: We were high school sweethearts and have loved each other all these years. He has never stopped. He found me and we got married and divorced who we were with. I can't help feeling that he is going to cheat on me or ...
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I’m in love with a liar

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q: im going to try and explain it all to the best of my ability...so here goes. i'm 18 and i started dating my boyfriend (now my ex) about two years ago. it was incredible! totalfamily and friends wisdom i stepped down from the ...
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Lexapro Withdrawal. Please Help.

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q. I am having horrible withdrawals from Lexapro. Is there anything to help? I am a borderline personality and in a relationship for 5 years that has many ups n downs. I was taking Lexapro for about 5 months when I decided it wasn't ...
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Can Sociopathy Be Treated?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q. My husband has APD. I have 2 questions please. Could u give me a good contact for the specific psychotherapist which do specialize in sociopathy in Las Vegas? Nobody is able to help me and regular psychiatrist is not able to understand sociopathy ...
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Follow up: Mom’s Schizophrenia is Tearing my Life Apart

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q. Hi. I wrote earlier and I want to thank you so much for your reply. I was still very emotional when I wrote to you the first time that I don't think some things I wrote were very clear. None of my family ...
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Can You Explain my “Hyper-Flight Gap?”

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q. Hyper-flight and gap in absorbing info and physical deformity: I have many issues however, It feels like I only have a hyper- flight response and no "fight" response at all. I have a genetic deformity of my right hand, AADD, Generalized Anxiety, Severe Depression, ...
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How Should I Deal with Depression Caused by Sexual Abuse?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q. When i was 6 and my father was given custody of me and my brother, every night my father would come into my bedroom and molest me. He never had sex with me, but did other things to me. After he remarried, the ...
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Can Someone Have Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 25th, 2008
Q. I have a client that I am trying to help get in touch with mental health services. He has previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia, PTSD, and borderline personality disorder. I was recently told that it isn't possible to have both schizophrenia and borderline ...
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Do I take him back?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Q: My husband of 1 1/2 years (together for 10 years) recently told me that he had cheated on me about 1-2 years ago. We have an 11 month old daughter & I just found out that I am 6 weeks pregnant. We have had ...
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