Author Archive for Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW

Do I Have Dissociative/Multiple Personality Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
I have recently become concerned with my mental health. I am twenty-one, and I realize that this is an age where people begin to often experience their psychosis, so I need to ask, am I losing it? As far as my history goes, my father ...

Give Back the Guide Dog?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Hi. I wrote to you over a year ago about my loneliness, and being stuck by myself due to not having a driver's license because of a vision impairment. At the same time I let you know I did ride a bike around Sarasota for ...

Depressed and Highly Sensitive

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I need help. Ill try to explain as best I can. I lost my self esteem due to a sad childhood I was held back in school after words I saw no way to save myself so I give everything to everyone else I get ...

Guilt Over Brother’s Suicide

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 5th, 2012
My brother and I had been very close as kids, grew apart as we grew up, but always on good terms. He had a rough life, especially mentally. A few years ago, he sent me a letter saying he had a rifle and talked about ...

Does Psychosis Go Away on its Own?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, February 4th, 2012
About 8mths ago, my husband woke one day and said he was hearing voice, he complained of headaches; he wasn’t sleeping and became very religious. He said my family had tried to poison him or something spiritual- he also was paranoid. He was very cold, ...

Can Antidepressants Cause Anorexia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Hi, I have been dealing with depression, anxiety, and eating issues since I was in grade school, but I always maintained a normal body weight. I finally sought treatment for depression in college, and have been taking anti-depressants (effexor) for the past 3 ...

No One Measures Up to My Father’s Memory

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
My amazing father set the standard for what I think I relationship should be like. Everyone I've ever dated has been a disappointment for me. I've had to break up with some of the sweetest guys I've ever met because I got to ...

Lying and Manipulating Others: What’s Wrong?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
I am 18 and a freshman in college. Since I have been here, I have become increasingly socially isolated. The only person I talk to is my roommate, and we are not close. In the past I have attempted suicide a few times, but I ...

Need Ideas to Justify Freedom from Self-Injury

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Sorry to waste your time with a problem that is completely my fault, but I have been free of self-injury for over 1000 days now, but it is still a fight sometimes. All the information on the internet seems to say find someone to talk ...

How To Deal With Parental Pressure To Choose a Major?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, January 30th, 2012
Hi, my name is Almendra I am a 19 year old, I am a student, currently I am studying french, I finished high school in 2009,and I could not decided what career to follow. I was told that after leaving high school I will move ...

Psychosis Maybe?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 29th, 2012
I sometimes get paranoid that what I think and feel isn't really me, that it's all just some unreal lie type thing. I used to have moderately severe depression but I don't feel as though I do anymore. I have major 'highs' when I ...

Lost My Youth to Eating Disorder

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, January 27th, 2012
I'm a male, 23 years old, and I suffered from anorexia nervosa for over 6 years. I recovered at 21 years old without any professional or family help and it wasn't until i was 22 that i told family and friends that i once had ...
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