Abuse Articles

Being Bullied, Need Help

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Well I get bullied like CRAZY people throw apples at my head on the bus i get called a whale, useless, SPED (i am not special),ranga, faggot and most of the things you could think of. My parents have told me they wish i was never ...

Sibling Slander

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
I recently found my relatives I haven't seen in over 30 yrs and I figure I would get to know them. I talked to them for awhile and now they stopped talking to me after they talked to my siblings and other relations,which they look ...

Emotionally Abusive Boyfriend

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 30th, 2013
My bf and i have been together for a little over 2 years. My problem is how he treats me. Yesterday morning he was off and came down to sit on the couch to join me and his daughter I'm chit chatting like usual and ...

Relationship Issue & PTSD

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
My boyfriend and I have an up and down relationship. He also has PTSD and I don't think its only from Iraq. I think his past has a lot to do with it. He has called me names (which I actually don't take offense too) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...