Archive for September, 2010

Eating disorder?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, September 30th, 2010
I've been in treatment for an eating disorder for almost 3 years now. It started when I was 17, and now that I'm 21 i've been better, but i'm not completely recovered yet. I used to go to weekly appointments with my psychiatrist, now I ...
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Child with Low Self-Esteem

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, September 30th, 2010
My friend has a 6 year old daughter who suffered from third degree burns a few years ago. The scars cover most of her body. Lately, since school has started, she has started acting out, hurting herself, and trying to hurt others. She often says ...
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I blame the government

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
51 years of age, male, totaled my car in 2009 in car accident.Mother died 5 years ago, she was my good friend as well as she always pushed me to do things, and give me pep talks and now she's not here. My father died ...
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Girlfriend won’t look for a job

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
We relocated together to California as I got a great job, and she said she could work from anywhere with her job as it is commission based. In the last 3 years, she has not been able to contribute to the expenses of anything. ...
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My mind is weird

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
I never stop thinking. I lie a lot, normally when with friends, not to get away with any thing or for pity but just to lie. I usually always admit to lying right after or if later asked about it. i just make up ...
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Completely unhappy for no reason

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
ok well I have a lot of friends and I know my parents love me but I find happiness in nothing. Except I'm not depressed. I don’t hate my life and I don’t want to die or anything like that. I always wanted a boyfriend ...
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Trust and jealousy

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, September 27th, 2010
Hi I have been married to my husband for 18 years they have not all been good but we have always had a mutual respect and caring for each other.Last year my husband found an old girlfriend on facebook and started communicating with her by ...
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Stuck in the past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, September 26th, 2010
I am feeling extremely distressed. I saw a therapist for 3 months in US and now I've moved to a country where I can't really afford a therapist and at the same time, I don't trust the mental health system here. This is what I ...
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How can I help friend who is in wrong relationship?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, September 26th, 2010
My friend is in a relationship for app. 4 years now. she found out a year after they met that he was married , and had a kid. He promised her to divorce the wife but after 3 years he is still married and ...
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Crabby therapist

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, September 25th, 2010
I have been going to this therapist for about 7 months. I really like her so far besides the fact that she can be really crabby with me. If I say one thing that upsets her, she takes it so offensively and says I am ...
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Double Take: Love and Kisses

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker & Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, September 25th, 2010
I have got to exercise and diet. (However, she was raised in an environment that does not allow her to ever take responsibility for my own actions) It's not easy though. When I wake up early by myself to get it done, my husband complains ...
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Bipolar diagnosis and trauma

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, September 24th, 2010
Recently my friends and my partner all told me that my behaviour (ie my mood swings) was worrying them and that they thought I might have bipolar disorder. As I looked up symptoms on the internet a lot of them rang a bell, so I ...
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