Archive for February, 2013

No Time to be Anxious

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, February 28th, 2013
I have only worked with counselors in training so I haven't been officially diagnosed, but they hinted strongly that I have social anxiety and OCD. I am a pharmacy student so I really don't have time to keep dealing with it, but I don't feel ...
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Feeling Alone in My Relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, February 28th, 2013
I need help with my boyfriend. I feel like he is putting any effort into our relationship anymore. All I ask is to be surprised sometimes with flowers or anything and he promised he would and still hasn’t happened. On Valentines Day I got a ...
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How to Tell My Mom I Need Help?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
I'm 17, almost 18. I believe I may have some form of Schizophrenia, anxiety, and I'm almost positive I am a pathological liar and bipolar. My mother is Bipolar and I see a free counselor from the state. I want to get a real therapist ...
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Confusion Keeps Me from Honesty

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
I am 25 years old. I grew up in an alcoholic/addict home where neglect and abuse were the norm. I have struggled with major social anxiety my whole life and have been unable to really ever feel fully connected to ...
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Is Hypnotherapy Useful?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Though I’ve been married for 32 years and have two grown children, I am terrified of sex. Four years ago I finally confessed to my husband about these feelings and started seeing a psychotherapist who is certain that I was sexually abused as a child ...
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Will I Ever Have a Normal Life?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
I am writing cause I want to understand what is wrong with me and if I will ever have a normal life. About 20 years ago wheb I was 18 and after I had moved out of my mothers house, I had gone back to ...
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Sexually Harrassed at School

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, February 25th, 2013
I was sexually harassed everyday in class for a year when I was 13. This guy used to say things, which i could ignore, but he also used to grope and grab my chest and butt and he used to try to stick his hand ...
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Can’t Shake Melancholic Mood

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, February 25th, 2013
Please help. I think I’m heading for a complete breakdown. Every aspect of my life is in turmoil. Firstly, I am a complete failure. I used to be a straight As student, but now I’m just average. I used to be really good in writing, ...
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Could This Be Schizophrenia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 24th, 2013
I have been experiencing most of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, except for depression, but I appear depressed to other people. I have some positive symptoms as well, like paranoia (which I've had for years) and acute senses. I'm more sensitive to noises, and on ...
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My Boyfriend Wants to Change Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 24th, 2013
hello.i am with my man for over 6 years.he is 6 years older.we have a communication problem, actually i have, and i cant stop lying.i dont know why.it comes automatically, and it built up so high frustration in my partner that it brought us to ...
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Anxiety Following Marijuana Use

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
I started smoking weed this summer for about 3 months. Maybe twice a day. Sometimes more. I never had any side effects, and it wasn't to escape anything, I was back in LA and it was just a way to enjoy the beautiful weather even ...
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Marriage Crisis

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
18 months ago we gave birth to a two-pound baby girl, 14 weeks early. While the baby is doing very well, the trauma is having profound effects on me and my relationship. While we had issues before, I believe it has lead to the climax ...
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