Author Archive for Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker

When Does Sexual Maturity Arrive?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
I have been masturbating for 3 or 4 years about once a day and have only reached orgasm twice. Even the very first time I masturbated I did not achieve orgasm. I usually masturbate laying on my back or sitting on the toilet. The only ...
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Depressed, Lonely and Bored

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Well, this is looking hopeless..but here goes nothing. I am 22 years old and I have been depressed my entire life. All I ever do is play video games so that I can escape my life and occupy my time. Sometimes I will get so ...
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Can’t Get Over Girlfriend’s Past

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I've been dating my girlfriend for several months now. I only new her a few months before we started dating, but things progressed and here we are. She's an absolutely amazing woman. She has everything I seek in a partner, except for her sexual ...
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How to End an Inappropriate Relationship?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, February 10th, 2012
I developed an emotional attachment to a man at my gym after he showed a lot of interest in me and I eventually decided to return the interest. We became extremely attached to each other, he was very intense emotionally. We did not get to ...
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Is This a Panic Attack?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Hi, whenever i go to school, and walk through the hallways whether there are a ton of people or no one at all i feel like people can hear me breathing and then i start to feel like i cant breathe. My chest feels tight ...
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No Problems but Still Depressed

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
I've been depressed most of my life since I was a teenager. There were some times when I was happy but I always go back to being depressed. I have been to therapy three times. Now I haven't been feeling that depressed but I've been having ...
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Fiancee Continually Lies

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From Iran: My fiancé has lied to me about the most basic of things. She said she studied in the United States for her masters, and as a trusting soul I believed her. I never once asked questions regarding her past and the fact ...
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Should I See a Doctor?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, February 6th, 2012
well, i know for a fact i have depression. my friend had it exactly how i have it and well vicodine helps a lot with that, but it does affect my life since i have no energy and no fun at all when i am ...
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Helpers Disagree on Ways to Help Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 5th, 2012
I am currently in a program called Drug Court in VA. I have been in the program for almost 3 years. I have worked on very heavily the abandonment issues from my Father. I have come to a very comfortable point of acceptance, ...
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Mental Health Affecting School Performance

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, February 4th, 2012
I just finished my first semester at a major university in New York City. I failed miserably and I know it was my fault. It was a mix of laziness, ADD and depression. I have been dealing with depression since I was 13 (18 ...
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Left out of Family Gatherings

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
I'm 54, the youngest of 4 girls. Our parents passed 16 yrs ago. For some reason over the last ten years my sisters enjoy leaving me out of family events. This year, it's more than I can handle. The situation escalated when my sister (will ...
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.Husband’s Past Is Affecting Present

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
My husband was molested as a child.As a result over the 20 yrs we've been together our sex life has become nonexistent.He tells me this is a result of what happened to him.At first I tried everything to fix this. He has seen four different therapist,but ...
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