Author Archive for Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker

Boyfriend Lies About Drug Use

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 19th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost two years. I knowingly went into this relationship knowing he has done cocaine once to try it and his friends are all into it. I told him at the beginning of our relationship that if he ...

Boyfriend’s Mood Swings Confusing

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
My fiancee and I have fights ever other day, or even every day. He goes from totally happy to hating the world for sometimes no reason. Everytime I confront him of our issues, he quickly makes an excuse saying that he had some physical ...

Can’t Convince Grandma I’m Mentally Ill

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
about 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with both dysthymia with major depression, and post traumatic stress disorder. My mother left not long after. she was abusive and convinced my dad to be abusive. I spend most of my free time with my grandma, who ...

16 and Pregnant — Again?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 16th, 2012
I had a little girl about 4months ago. And well I got cheated on. So we fought a lot. Things are better. So what do you do after you fight? You have makeup sex... Well never again for me. I could be pregnant again.. What ...

I Never Feel Good Enough

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Hello, first of all I'm going to thank you for taking time to read my story. I'm 14. I wil start off by saying that my parents are divorced. I go one week with my m an other week with my dad. When I was ...

Is My Stepbrother a Peeping Tom?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 14th, 2012
I have been staying at my mums house for the last month while looking for more suitable accommodation. On two occasions I have noticed someone trying to look in my bathroom window as I've come out of the shower. I couldn't see them properly but ...

Am I Schizophrenic?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 13th, 2012
I have been reading about schizophrenia and it seems to match the way i think. It started in high school, where i always felt paranoid about everything, thinking that everyone was always talking about me behind my back. It made me very anti-social, and i ...

Drug Addiction is Hurting Relationship

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 12th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years. We get along great and would do anything for each other. However, our relationship has taken a slight turn for the worse just this past month. My boyfriend smokes marijuana everyday (I personally do ...

Out-of-Control Moods

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
I'm a 19 year old female and have been experiencing issues with my mood. I've always been a very emotional and sensitive person but recently it's gotten out of control. I describe it like a light switch, it's as if my mood is controlled by ...

Girlfriend’s Sexual Past Concerns Him

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
My girlfriend of 3-1/2 months has been widowed for 7 years. She tells me she's only had sex with 5 men in her life. Her behavior with me was very aggressive and she has said things wil cause me to suspect there may have been ...

Extreme Anxiety

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 9th, 2012
For as long as I can remember I have had extreme anxiety issues. I have social anxiety, but the main source of my anxiety is my health. I can't do anything, and I mean anything without worrying that I am going to die. For example, ...

Stay or Go?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 8th, 2012
I've been in a relationship for 5 years, I'm 22 now, and I'm not sure if I should stay or leave. My boyfriend and I broke up two summers ago, after dating for about 3 -4 years and I saw another guy over that summer. ...
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