Archive for October, 2010

Happy, but…

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Had a splendid summer! Enjoyed 98% of the time - and not alcohol of course, meds+alcohol=bad er visit. Learned that a couple of times already. I'm back at work, have wonderful students, things are going great. I'm taking graduate courses besides already having a master's ...

Trust issues with boyfriend

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, October 31st, 2010
I have been dating my boyfriend on and off for about 3 years. We have broken up twice; both times he was the one who initiated the break up. Everything he always came back to me the two weeks after and asked to be back ...

Trust issues

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Hi, well I am 19 years old and I am getting to a point I don't know what to do anymore. Ever since I was younger I have never wanted to deal with my own issues, I have never focused on me. I would rather ...

I Kind of Hate My Life

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Hello, my name is Gabriel, i live in Romania, Europe and i'm 14 years old. First of all, i'm poor, pretty fat (some muscles but that's all), and i think I'm ugly. I can't fit in a group easy, i gave up my old classmates ...

How To Help Boyfriend

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, October 29th, 2010
OK, not sure how to write this down, but here goes hope it makes sense I am totally confused and not sure what to do... Brief overview; I am 29 have an okish but not terribly well paid job and at the start of the year had ...

So much is wrong

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, October 29th, 2010
I don't have anywhere to turn. This will be extremely long, and full of unnecessary detail...because I never know how to sum things up. I'm sorry. For years I have known something was wrong with me. I go insane trying to figure it out, trying ...

Love/hate relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, October 28th, 2010
I was recently called a "misfit misanthrope" by some random user here on the internet & I wasn't too sure what misanthrope meant. Sooo, I looked it up. When I did, I realized how I kind of fit in with what it was. I do ...

Stingy boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, October 28th, 2010
I love my boyfriend dearly but his problem is but money. My boyfriend has savings and his own home. I have nothing. But he makes a big issue that i have nothing. He dosnt like spending. I have to mostly by food and drinks ...

Wife doesn’t love me because of childhood issues

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
I have two children and have been married for 10 years. This is my wife’s first marriage and me and we've been together for 12 years. Five months ago, my wife told me she is happy with every aspect of her ...

Engulfed in My Memories and Fears

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
I don't know. It's like, I'm sitting in class, then a memory of something frightening or maybe something that didn't even happen, just begins and I grow fearful and then the memory just starts to grow and it's like if I'm living it again. Everything ...

Doubting What I Know To Be True

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
I am in the process of recovering from a major depressive episode which is believed to be partially hormonally triggered since two other depressive episodes in my life have occurred at times of hormonal vulnerability (post-partum). I am working with a reputable psychiatrist and ...

Is this abuse, or is it just me?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Let me start off by thanking you for taking time to answer my question. I want to first say that my partner and I have been going to counseling for about 2 1/2 yrs. now and only been together for 3 yrs. I have talked ...
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