Abuse Articles

Abusive Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
My boyfriend is so mean wen he is mad at me an we agure he calls me names down grades me an Mentaly abuses me he doesn't think of at all an thinks everything he does he rite I hav no friends I don't go ...
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Obsessed with Rape

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 17th, 2013
I'm 21 and I was raped almost two years ago and every since I have had this obsession with rape. I read books about people being raped and watch movies with really graphic rape scenes and look up stuff about it on the web ...
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Violent Fantasies

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
I've considered the possibility of murder for many years now, starting with my father when I was around 8 (he was heavily psychologically and physically abusive to me, and I have vivid memories of watching him beating my mum and hearing him rape her from ...
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Something Wrong with Me?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 11th, 2013
I want to be sure before I go to a doctor. My dad is abusive to my brother, I get bullied because I like rock music, and i have had other life events which make me want to cut myself and often think about suicide. ...
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Nobody Listens to Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, March 11th, 2013
My parents are abusive to me. If I say something wrong or do something wrong in their eyes, I get beat up. I have friends at school who are kind of there to help me, but they don't quite understand. I don't feel like ...
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Issues from Abuse, Neglect

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 8th, 2013
I am coming to this site for a few reasons. My roommate and good friend is a psychology student. He fears that I may have some psychological issues that stem from a wide variety of childhood abuse I endured at a young age. Since I'm ...
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I Can’t Stand My Life

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, March 7th, 2013
So I have had a harsh childhood, I would say. My parents got divorced when I was young. I think my mother did drugs or something, I really never knew why they got divorced. I've had a total of three step moms and I don't ...
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Therapist Is Threatening Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
My therapist and I had an emotional and sexual affair for nearly a year. After her spouse found out about the affair, our relationship ended quickly. I was distraught and had a near fatal suicide attempt. After some time, I’ve come to the realization the relationship ...
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Girlfriend’s Past Abuse

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
I have known my girlfriend since November of last year. We are both very attached to each other. It started off great but after a month, sometime in December her step dad visited her and sexually abused her one night. She told me about this ...
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Childhood Abuse Causing Adult Distress?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, March 1st, 2013
I live in the UK. I constantly feel low and i have very little self-esteem. I suffered from sexual abuse as a child (3-5 ish) and i went to play therapy as a child but have not been to any type of counselling as an ...
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Confusion Keeps Me from Honesty

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
I am 25 years old. I grew up in an alcoholic/addict home where neglect and abuse were the norm. I have struggled with major social anxiety my whole life and have been unable to really ever feel fully connected to ...
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Is Hypnotherapy Useful?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Though I’ve been married for 32 years and have two grown children, I am terrified of sex. Four years ago I finally confessed to my husband about these feelings and started seeing a psychotherapist who is certain that I was sexually abused as a child ...
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