Author Archive for Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP

Problems with Choosing a Major and a College

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Saturday, May 11th, 2013
I am currently a college freshman studying in the medical field and looking to transfer out. I have realized that the medical field is not for me but I have no clue what I want to do. I'm transferring to a different school ...

Am I Borderline?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, May 9th, 2013
I might be suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, but I don't know. It might be Bipolar Disorder as well. I have a lot of mood swings, that can last a week at least, and sometimes a month. My moods varies between depression/anxiety with extreme suicidal ...

Asperger’s?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
I have always felt different than everyone else. I had never had real friends or anything besides my family (that is, my dad, my brother, and my mom); it's not that I am myself with them; it's more like they accept me with all of ...

Abusive Relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, May 6th, 2013
My boyfriend has an anger issue n I have been the victim for a long time. We both live together and he finds silly reasons to get angry on me or hit me even. He is mean in every way he can be but when ...

Repressed Memory of Rape

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
I have come to the realization that I was raped at 12 or 13. Didn't know up until about a year ago. I have been given a diagnosis of major depressive and borderline personality disorder. It affected the way I treated children, who are now ...

Criminal Past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
I started a criminal life early, spending most of my 20's behind bars. I never learned how to be somebody or even be in a relationship sober or that did not feel like a hostage situation. Years later(present), I came across an acquaintance of mine ...

Extreme Body Issues

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
I've always been self-conscious about my body. When I was 13 I gained a lot of weight and I realized I was getting stretch marks. I didn't really care back then, but when I turned 17 I noticed that I had stretch marks everywhere. I ...

Angry at Girlfriend’s Past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, April 29th, 2013
I guess she is my ex now, but I was in a reasonably serious relationship with a women about 20 years my senior (a subject that came with its own issues). She grew up around Redfern and Randwick in Sydney around the 70's and 80's ...

Always Crying

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, April 28th, 2013
I feel like crying all the time and I’m not able to concentrate on any task or talk to someone. My sister got divorced after a 2 year marriage and it has been 2 years and still she is not able to recover from the trauma. ...

Wife Unsure if She Loves Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
I have been married for 10.5 years now and we have 2 amazing children. About three years ago my wife approached me and said that she was basically done with the relationship unless I changed things. I feel that I have changed those ...

Issue with Girlfriend’s Past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Saturday, April 20th, 2013
3 months ago I went back to my home country. I fell in love with my best friend’s elder sister. She is 2 years older than me. We had known each other 3years back but we never spoke. This time we dated few times and ...

Miscarried and Grieving Alone

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, April 19th, 2013
I had a silent miscarriage and found out at my 12 week scan that I was no longer pregnant a few weeks ago. Not even 48 hours after finding out the worst news of my life that killed me inside my sister decided to rub ...