Archive for January, 2011

Why Do I Blink a Lot?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 31st, 2011
I blink a lot uncontrollably squeezing my eyes. I also breathe funny not for any reason but habit... also I tense up at times to "make sure" and I do other wierd things like this.... I'm not really able to control it and It's embarassing ...

Lack Confidence in Completing Nursing College

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 31st, 2011
I began nursing school in 1983 and got near completing it - to the final year. Although my grades had always been superior emotionally I was a wreck and had to drop out. However, I DID discover at this time I had hyperthyroidism, and ...

My Wife’s Mother Verbally Abuses Her

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 31st, 2011
I am writing on behalf of my wife, since I don't know how to help her or which direction to guide her. My wife's mother has borderline personality disorder. Ever since she was little she has been called worthless, stupid, cussed at, and a whole ...

I Hate Myself and It’s Ruining My Relationships

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, January 31st, 2011
I've been depressed for a while, but I was always too embarrassed to get help. But now that I've ruined another relationship recently, I decided I should seek help. As a young child, I was always put down by my brother and felt I was ...

My Boyfriend is Lying to Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, January 31st, 2011
My Bf and I have been together for a little over a year. His mother passed away in Sept. after a tough battle with cancer. I was by his side through it all. She passed on Sept. 20, 2010. On Sept. 28, 2010 ...

Anniversary of Dad’s Death

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Saturday is the 1st anniversary of my dad's sudden death. I have been the support person for my mom this year but it is catching up with me. This week I have been having bad thoughts of dying. I feel like why ...

Is this an eating disorder?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
I have recently begun to notice some disturbed thinking I have and I haven't really been able to talk about. I have had a lot of change happen this last year in every possible area of life but my thinking patterns just seem ...

I’m Very Depressed

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
I'm depressed like all the time and all my family members say I have no reason to be depressed but i think there wrong. Around 2 years ago i lost my horse, she was everything to me. I can't seem to get over it. A: ...

My wife is extremely suspicious

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
I am located in India. I am seeking advise to solve problem between me and wife. My relationship has always been in trouble because of my wife's suspicious nature. She never trusts me on any thing and The problem is of so high magnitude that ...

How do I know if he has ADD or a personality disorder?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
I am currently married but separated from my husband who has ADD, has had it since he was a teen, but I jjust found out about this diagnosis after we were married and experiencing serious paranoia problems, control issues, and domestic violence with severe ...

Unanswered questions about my past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Friday, January 21st, 2011
This is all probably going to sound really strange, but I just really feel like something is not right. There is a blur in my life that I absolutely cannot remember. I can remember right before I started school, when I was 4 or ...

Alone and No Direction In Life

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, January 21st, 2011
I have Stage 3 Cancer that is in remission now. I have gained back all the weight that I had lost during Interferon Therapy. I feel alone in my life. I don't know what to do with myself. I still work but that is ...
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