Author Archive for Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker

Is Something Wrong with Me?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Hi, I don't know whether I am just reading too much into things or whether there actually is something wrong with me. I have noticed that I am very sad quite often I have also noticed that I tend to fidget a lot and cannot ...
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Boyfriend Can’t Get Over My Past Relationship

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, June 17th, 2013
I've currently been dating a man for 8 months. He's 45, never been married and has no kids. I'm 1 month away from a finalized divorce and share 2 little boys with my ex. My married relationship has been over for years ...
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Turning into Abusive Dad

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, June 16th, 2013
When I was a child my father always insulted me. I remember he made me cry almost everyday when we were doing my homework because I couldn't do things right. He made fun of me when I got things wrong or just kept screaming at ...
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Jealous or Insecure?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, June 15th, 2013
I have been married to my husband for 12 yrs we have 4 children the oldest is 9 and the youngest is 9 months old. My husband and I have been having problems for a long time. Our problem is me I guess to ...
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Struggling with Self-Improvement

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, June 14th, 2013
im 16 yrs old ..my dad was an alcoholic and has passed away(4 years ago).i live with my mom and sister now.i used to be a normal moody teen but lately i find myself worried about everything. i love drawing and would like to ...
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Pain of Childhood Sexual Abuse

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, June 13th, 2013
I am in so much pain. I look at my life and noticed that I've lost. I have 27 distinct personalities. Mom and Dad decided to have people rape me over and over. I came here from another country and we were poor, so ...
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Difficult Mother-in-Law

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
I've been happily married for 22 years. For 15 of those years, I thought I had a good relationship with both my in-laws. FIL called me “number 1” and loved me, but he passed away 3 years ago. I bent over backwards ...
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Nightmares from Past Abuse?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, June 9th, 2013
My grandson's mother suffers from nightmares, that seem real to her...Hallucinations? Can we help her? She is a 25 year old mother of one, she was sexually abused as and adolescent, and her father abandoned the family when she was about 11 years old, she ...
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Can I Get a Diagnosis?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, June 7th, 2013
I just want help. I know you can't diagnose me through the internet, but can you at least help me narrow it down? Here are some characteristics of mine. I have to have everything end in five or zero. If it doesn't, then I have an anxiety ...
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Mother Needs Help

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, June 6th, 2013
I want to help my mom, but she refuses to believe there's anything wrong with her, and i have no idea what to do. Growing up, she was very overprotective, to the point of it being ridiculous (ie - asking what Santa claus got ...
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Do I Need Therapy?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
I'm not sure if I should see a therapist or not. My main problem is that I'm an attention seeker and a compulsive liar. As far back as I can remember I've lied, as a child it was often about how good ...
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I’ve Let Us All Down

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
So, I don’t know where to begin… To sum up, I didn’t try hard enough in my last year of high school because I didn’t want to go into university since I didn’t know what I would do. I should have just sucked it up ...
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