Archive for March, 2011

Fearing That I Am Schizophrenic

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 27th, 2011
2 Weeks ago I was sitting on the couch watching tv. and all of a sudden I felt unreal. Like I was detached from reality.. my whole living room became a picture. and I started having a panic attack. And it has been straight like ...

When Dealing with Certain Issues, I Suddenly Need to Sleep

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, March 26th, 2011
I have been in therapy for several years and am currently working on grief tied to the death of a sibling. I am finding that as I am working on how I feel I suddenly need to sleep and will actually fall asleep. I am ...

Need Help Dealing With My Ex

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Although im sure I know the answer to this, I need to get it out..I am 44, she is 43..After 3 years of dating my girlfriend ,she tells me she has herpes only because she had a breakout...she has told me the following over the ...

Depression, Apathy, Anxiety, and Self-loathing

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, March 26th, 2011
For three of the previous four years I was on several anti-depressants and have always had anti-anxiety prescription drugs available. This year i'm not takking any anti-depressants because they never really helped. I have only a few exams left and then my master's thesis, but ...

Curious About Amnesia Part of DID

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 25th, 2011
I am curious about the amnesia part of DID. I seem to have different people who live inside me. Unlike what I know about DID, though, we all know about each other. We don't always but occasionally we do talk to each other. ...

In an Abusive Relationship and I Need Help

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Friday, March 25th, 2011
For the past year, I have been in an abusive relationship. I have been with another male in a gay relationship. I have been tore down both mentally and physically. I need to get out but don't know where to turn. My partner has controlled me, ...

Does My Therapist Have to Report Past Abuse?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, March 25th, 2011
I'm having panic attacks about once or twice a week I think is due to the fact that i was sexually abused in the past. I want to get counseling now. My question is, does a therapist have to report past abuse. ...

Depression, Anxiety, and Alcohol Abuse

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
I am a 21 year old female college student. Of course everyone in college drinks, but I have been drinking since I was a freshman in high school. I've always had a lot of friends and most people refer to me as "The plastic bottle ...

Going Back to Therapist after Being Kicked Out?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
I was attending dialectical behavior therapy for 9 months before I got kicked out after a suicide attempt. They never told me this directly, rather I got the message through the doctor at the hospital that they had dropped me from treatment and I couldn't ...

My Boyfriend is a Complete and Utter Jerk

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
So my boyfriend and me have been dating for more than 3 years now and we haven't been truly & deeply happy for about 2 years of it now. After the 2nd year, we started to break up then make up and repeat over and ...

Why Do I Need To Be Dominated By My Husband?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
...and spanked for punishment. Why do I have this innate need to be dominated by my husband? I recently asked him to spank me as punishment when I disrespect him by fighting with him or raising my voice to him and there are a ...

Am I Gay, Or is Something Medically Wrong with Me?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
I am attracted to men, but when I have sex with a man it's not pleasurable. I never reach orgasm and it doesn't feel good in any way. I have dry humped and I can reach orgasm that way, but not from actual intercourse. I'm ...
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