Archive for October, 2012

Misperceiving Reality without Medication

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, October 25th, 2012
I took antipsychotic medication until a few months ago, because the medication was killing me for real, I fainted, couldn't breath, and whatnot. Tried to talk to my doctor, but I realized he was trying to kill me, so he did'n want to change the ...
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Wife Continues to Contact Exes

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, October 25th, 2012
my wife maintains a relationship with ex husband ( says that he is more like a dad) and has lied about them meeting and deletes all of their text messages. Also has begun to look up ex boyfriends and try to contact them ...
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Dealing with Phobia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
I'am a 23 years old male who has a phobia problem. I was wondering if you can help me with my problem. I've had this problem for quite a while now but, i'm too embarrassed to share it with anyone because I don't want anyone ...
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Maturity or Depression?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
so i am in my third year of college now and lately I have just been feeling like things have changed. I dont really enjoy going to house parties and events like that anymore due to the fact that i feel like ive already been ...
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Nothing is Enough for my Father

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
My dad is an alcoholic and was arrested a few years back and i was his one phone call from the station. My parents are divorced and i was home alone at my grandmas house so my mom came and picked me up and ...
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I Have Had an Imaginary Friend my Entire Life

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
To preface this, I have eidetic memory and therefore can remember large chunks of my early childhood. I grew up in a fairly normal middle-class home, with two parents, a roof over my head and a great education. However, ever since I was young, my ...
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My Sister Abuses our Relationship

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, October 22nd, 2012
I am in a repeating pattern of my sister lashing out at me and breaking off communication for months or longer. I want to end the cycle without cutting off the relationship but have been unsuccessful and it is causing stress and grief in my ...
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Sexual Aversion Interfering with Social Relationships

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, October 22nd, 2012
I am 19 years old and soon to turn 20. I have led a normal, happy life but I’ve never taken much of an interest in seeking out new friends, other than a few close buddies, or engaged in typical teenager activities like going to ...
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Do I Have Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, October 21st, 2012
Hey, firstly, I have already been diagnosed with having mild Social Anxiety (by a psychiatrist) and am definitely an introverted person anyway. I came across schizotypal personality disorder having seen it mentioned and being curious as to what it was and upon googling, discovered a ...
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No Hello

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, October 21st, 2012
I dated a guy for 2.5 years. We broke up a year ago and within 6 months he was engaged to a previous girlfriend of his. Obviously, I was very shocked and upset. After the break up we stopped talking completely, which was very hard. ...
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Worth Breaking up the Family Over?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, October 20th, 2012
When we first met my husband would text just to say he missed me. We have a 6 year old and have been together going on 8 years. Our relationship was great until recently. Very thoughtful, kissed me in the middle of a sentence, on ...
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[Video] Is My Friend Really Suicidal or Just Seeking Attention?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Saturday, October 20th, 2012
I have a friend with severe problems. She's 16, she is at distance from me. She has claimed to have tried suicide many times, sometimes even talking about committing suicide while I was talking to her. A friend posed the possibility that the suicide attempts ...
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