Archive for June, 2011

Betrayal, lies, and deceit in a committed relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, June 30th, 2011
How does a person get over and move on after being involved with person for 5 years and she now lies, lies, and lies. Nothing makes sense anymore. I'm am really hurt and she doesn't seem to care how much she hurts ...

Who Can I Tell About My Depression and Cutting?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Thursday, June 30th, 2011
I'm pretty sure I have depression, I mean I have most of the symptoms. But I have nobody to talk to me and my mum aren't close. I cant see a doctor without my mum finding out. So I think I should go to one ...

I feel like I’m losing my mind

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, June 30th, 2011
I'm 36 years old, I've been married 5 yrs, but been off and on with my children's father for 18 yrs. We have 4 children, a 16, 14, 10 & 5 y/o. My relationship with my children's father has never been healthy (I ...

Why I don’t trust him?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
My boyfriend and me are living together for almost 3 years and we have a common child together. I have trust issues and jealousy issues that needs support if he was just sharing of all the things he has done in the past that ...

Mother-in-law Passed Away and Left Us $50,000 In Debt

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
To start off I was best friends with my wife's mother. She took me in and gave me a family. Within the last 2 years both my wife's mother and grand father passed away. My wife and I lived with them before we got married. We ...

Does my mom need help?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
I'm 15 years old. I have two older sisters and we all find ourselves getting frustrated with our mom often. I know this is common with kids and their parents but I feel like my relationship with my mom is different. She sits around ...

I’m depressed, angry, grieving

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
I recently found out the man I was in a 2-year relationship (long distance) was a new senior pastor of a church and was also married. I found this out by googling him. I called him and he told me he had been separated ...

She’s unable to open up to people

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Let me give you some background. I'm now 58. I was raised in a strict military family. My father a MSGT the Army for 23 years. I was the youngest of 5 children and 1 of 3 girls. In our family girls ...

Treating The Correct Disorder When You Have Bipolar and PTSD

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
My therapists help me to identify long-standing bipolar I but is it possible to have that without having never been treated and never suffered any negative consequences. My manias fueled a high-pressure career and I've been able to self-monitor and control my tendencies to overwhelm ...

Troubled Relationship with My Mother

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, June 27th, 2011
I have never been close to my mother. While I didn't have the worst childhood I prefer not to think about it. All I really remember is my parents constant fighting. My mother throwing a knife at my father that almost hit me, her ...

Insomnia and Other Troubling Symptoms

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, June 27th, 2011
Thoughts won't shut up, devouring soul, frightened to death. I NEED HELP! I REALLY NEED HELP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF ANYMORE! I can't sleep. It goes on in cycles, longest insomnia has lasted is 7 days. People ...

Voices a Sign of Schizophrenia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, June 26th, 2011
I am a 22 year old woman who has dealt with mental health problems for most of her life. I was diagnosed with depression at a young age and still get depressed from time to time. My question though, is about recently problems. I have ...
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