Archive for May, 2009

6 therapists, 30 medicines, and still miserable

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 24th, 2009

From a 16 year old boy: I don't know whats wrong with me I have no friends because I don't want the responsibility of having them but I still wine about not having them. I've went through 6 therapists nothing helps I've been through at ...

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Why did my boyfriend disconnect?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 24th, 2009

My boyfriend and I were together for six months. We fell in love quickly and were already talking about being together forever. We both felt like we were a perfect match for each other. He was even the one bringing up the topics of ...

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When mental illness comes home

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 24th, 2009

I have been a University professor in Psychology for 6 years now and I still find it difficult to live with my partner's schizophrenia. I feel awful saying it, but he is terribly difficult to live with. He can be hurtful and, often, very ...

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I Don’t Know What’s Wrong With Me

By Diana L. Walcutt, Ph.D. on Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Q. Ever since i was little there were a lot of problems going on at home. My brothers were always getting in trouble and fighting with each other. When i was in sixth grade i moved. I thought things would get better but instead it got worse, ...

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I’m Tired of Being Lost

By Diana L. Walcutt, Ph.D. on Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Q. Three and a half years ago I woke up under an interstate bridge with no memory or recollection of anything or anyone in my life. I have been to therapists, I have read book after book after book...I sit and think and think and think but ...

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Is This Child Abuse?

By Diana L. Walcutt, Ph.D. on Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Q. every small thing i do "wrong" my parnents slap me and beat me till i stop breathing. they say its parenting but they have left brusies. my dad throw stuff at me and my mom always calles me stupid and an idoit. i get striaght A ...

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Codepedency?

By Diana L. Walcutt, Ph.D. on Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Q. i already have GAD/ treatment resistant depression and am currently taking vyvanse (which has done wonders for me in the work world and school) and i found out that i have a cyst in my breast and / or fibrocystic breast disease with a possibility of ...

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