Archive for February, 2009

Can I Seek Mental Health Treatment While In Military?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Q. I am 21 year old US Air Force member, and I suspect that i have bipolar disorder. However I am unable to get treatment or a diagnosis because a mental illness would classify me as unfit for duty. Also after I get out I ...
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How To Let Go?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Q. I was recently 'dating' a guy that I met online. We talked online for about a month and moved on to the phone. It seemed like we had so much in common with one another and he made me feel really special. During the ...
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Psychosis?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Q. I don't know what I am doing anymore. I am 17-years-old and a senior in high school. I don't seem to feel as good as normal anymore. i can't think about less than 5 thoughts at one time and i'll wake up completely ...
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I hate everything about me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, February 16th, 2009
Q: I know I should just be happy about my life, because I have too many years ahead of me. But, I hate everything about me and my life. I have two close friends and I do have a good amount of friends at school, ...
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How do I get good treatment for my stepdaughter?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Hello. I have a 16 yo Step daughter who lives with me, my husband, my 9yo daughter, and our 2yo daughter. She used to be really close with me. When she moved in with us, she really acted out towards me at about 12. It ...
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Why doesn’t my husband want forgiveness?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 15th, 2009
On February 7th, my husband revealed to me that he cheated back in December. We have been having issues lately; he always goes out with friends, doesn't spend much time at home anymore, and I feel like I am last on his list of ...
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I feel like I’m losing my son

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 15th, 2009
My first born child is 22 years old and living with (engaged to) his girlfriend and they have a 1 year old little boy (my first grandchild). I have been a single mom for 14 yrs and we have always been very close. He works ...
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Is there someone who is a better match?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 15th, 2009
I'm in my 30's and have been with my boyfriend for 5 years. It's a good relationship, and by far the longest I've one I've ever had. In my 20's I had several serious relationships which all lasted about a year or ...
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Mother with Schizophrenia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, February 9th, 2009
My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia in her twenties. I grew up watching the woman I knew slowly fade away. It still pains me because she has had problems with taking her medication. She now lives in a treatment facility but still waves in and ...
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Boyfriend with PTSD Flashback

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, February 9th, 2009
My boyfriend is a VET who suffers from PTSD. Last night he had a dissociative flashback and relived watching 3 of his friends killed during a fire fight. He was completely unaware of where he was, or that I was even there. I need ...
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Why Does My Family Treat Me As If I’m Nothing?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, February 9th, 2009
Since I was a child, I was taught that females must do everything for the males. Growing up to my father drinking everyday, to come home to beat my mother, to then beat us. When he was not drunk, he would make us pick ...
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Difference Between Being Depressed and Having Depression?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, February 9th, 2009
Dear Therapist, I have been receiving psychodynamic counseling for the last 4 of my 41 years of life. I have found it a painful process but very helpful. I have also been taking citalopram for this period and still am. It takes a lot for ...
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