Archive for June, 2010

Stress and Migraines

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Yesterday I was outside quite a bit and ended up with a massive migraine. We then went for food. The restaurant was quite packed, and I do not like being surrounded by that many people. It worsened my headache. Suddenly, the food began to strongly ...
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Fiance lied about his finances and education level

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
My fiance and I live together and the other day I thought it would be a nice surprise for me to clean out his junk drawer and organize his clothes in the dresser. I was not trying to snoop or invade his privacy. ...
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Why Am I Dissociating in Therapy?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
I have had several sessions with a new therapist, and within the past 3 sessions, I have been dissociating to a fairly marked degree when I am in session. I won't be able to answer questions or focus on anything because my mind is ...
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What’s My Daughter’s Prognosis?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
My 20 year old daughter, after 1 year, was diagnosed with Psychotic Disorder NOS and PTSD (symptoms due to her delusions and hallucinations). She has on going treatment from a psychiatrist to manage her medications (Geodon, Sertraline, trihexyphenidyl and temazepam), has sessions with a therapist ...
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Desperate and Cutting

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, June 28th, 2010
Q. What should i do? self harm. I ve been cutting my upper legs for about 6 years lately its become so bad without obvious explanation. all i think about is cutting i told my mother but she told me to get over it i ...
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My fiancee wishes he could kill me, should I stay?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, June 28th, 2010
I met my "fiancée" my first year in college. I had moved out of my home state and away from my parents a week after I turned 18. At home I lived with my older brother, little sister, mother and stepfather. My stepfather and mother ...
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Addams Family Therapy: My boyfriend’s obsession with a female actress

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, June 27th, 2010
My boyfriend's obsession with a female actress bothers me to the point of thoughts of breaking up with him. I've been with my bf for 2 years and I've always known that he is a huge fan of Christina Ricci. He has all her movies and ...
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Parental Harassment of Child/Sex Abuse Survivor

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, June 27th, 2010
I'm a child/sex abuse survivor. I left my parents home at the age of 18, and I was just so elated to be free and on my own that I never developed any signs/symptoms of ptsd, until much later. What lead to my ptsd diagnosis, much ...
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Groping my wife in my sleep

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, June 26th, 2010
My wife and I have been married 2 years, together for 5. On several occasions over the past couple years or so my wife has had to stop me from groping her while she's asleep. She feels violated. I'm never consciously aware that it's happening. A ...
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Therapist Is in Poor Physical Health

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, June 26th, 2010
I've been seeing a therapist for about two years now. I absolutely trust this person and very recently I have opened up about trauma issues and flashbacks. The trouble is that my therapist has MS and rheumatoid arthritis. Last year she was out of ...
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How Does a Homebound Agoraphobic Get Help?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, June 25th, 2010
I've been a homebound agoraphobic for 3.5 years. I want to get help, but obviously can't get to a therapist's office, and I don't work and my family has no money so I can't afford to pay for therapy. My family also doesn't want me ...
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Trouble with letting go of my girlfriend’s sexual past

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, June 25th, 2010
Hi, I am a student who goes to Texas A and M University and I met the most amazing woman of my dreams about 7 months ago. She is everything that I could want in a wife, but she has a past that I have ...
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