Archive for July, 2009

Boyfriend has anger problems

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, July 26th, 2009

My boyfriend is angry all the time and I wonder if he has some kind of disorder. He consistently dwells on negative thoughts and has trouble letting go of bad things that happened in the past. Sometimes he is excessive with his anger and ...

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How do I stop being selfish?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, July 25th, 2009

My boyfriend just broke up with me recently because he says i am selfish and i only think about me and until i can figure it out he will come back to me again. He really loves me and i love him too but i ...

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I’m bipolar and don’t know what to do!

By Diana L. Walcutt, Ph.D. on Friday, July 24th, 2009

Im only 17! nobody understands me, they just get angry... andd I dont even understand myself! I NEED HELP!! Are there such thing as rehab for bipolar people?? A: Hello! My goodness, it's a shame that nobody is listening to you. There is help, but it's ...

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Am I staying for the right reasons?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

I've been with my guy for almost 2 years. We met when he was 23 and I was 15 and I became infatuated with him. I had a crush on him for 24 years before we finally got together when I was ...

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Stuck In The Past

By Diana L. Walcutt, Ph.D. on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Six years ago today my dad commit suicide and I miss him so much. I just want to kill myself because I can't stop thinking about him. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about him or what he did. I ...

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She feels like her family hates her

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Therapist's note: This is a summary of a letter I received but with the facts substantially changed to protect the writer. A teen wrote of a very complicated history where siblings and half-siblings have been shuffled back and forth between various parents and various countries. ...

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Caught between gf and mom

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

I'm a European expatriate stationed in Asia who, as of the last 6 months, lives with my girlfriend of 3 years. Apart from a few conquerable problems we've had a good relationship that started shortly after I started my foreign assignment. I love her and ...

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Severe Mood Changes

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, July 20th, 2009

While growing up, my father always yelled at me and I was spanked and hit quite a few times. Then, when i was 19 I was raped; I was also raped again in 2007, by a group of guys. From 2003-2009 I lived wtih my ...

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Something Wrong With Me?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, July 19th, 2009

I don't know wat's wrong with me. i am only 16 and yet i feel so stressed out and depressed. i don't know wat to do or wat to think. for one, im not happy with myself. i feel like im so fat when i ...

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Bipolar Husband

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, July 18th, 2009

My husband is bipolar. We are just now discovering this. In reflection, it is obvious that this has been a problem over the 25 years we have been together but it escalated last year. He is getting treatment and wants to ...

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Need Advice About Psychotherapy

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, July 17th, 2009

I have suffered with Depression and Anxiety on and off since I was a child. My last Depression/Anxiety episode was very bad and I had experienced nothing quite like it before. I was extremely agitated and began believing something evil was living inside me and ...

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