Anxiety Articles

Give Back the Guide Dog?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Hi. I wrote to you over a year ago about my loneliness, and being stuck by myself due to not having a driver's license because of a vision impairment. At the same time I let you know I did ride a bike around Sarasota for ...

Is This a Panic Attack?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Hi, whenever i go to school, and walk through the hallways whether there are a ton of people or no one at all i feel like people can hear me breathing and then i start to feel like i cant breathe. My chest feels tight ...

My Guy Lives in Another State

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
I need advice on what I should do about a guy that lives in another state. We are in a very complicated situation. I am 16 years old and in a situation I can't figure out to do. I moved to Indiana this year, my junior ...

I Am Lost

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
I study communication engineering and I've failed in three subjects out of five so far what can I do? In addition I don't know what to do or where can I start from. I feel that I can't decide anything anymore. A: The angst that you ...

Insecure

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, February 6th, 2012
Being successful works against me because no one understands why I’m so insecure. When it comes to school, work, finances, I feel like I have things together. Even though I feel like I don't really know what I’m doing I manage to keep things together on ...

Hearing Voices

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Uhh. I'm 13 and I I will sound crazy, but I'm serious here. You know the phrase 'train of thought'? Well, it needs a track if it's a train. So my whole life there were two tracks of thought, mine & a narrator (stupid things ...

How To Deal With Parental Pressure To Choose a Major?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, January 30th, 2012
Hi, my name is Almendra I am a 19 year old, I am a student, currently I am studying french, I finished high school in 2009,and I could not decided what career to follow. I was told that after leaving high school I will move ...

Constant Destructive Anger

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, January 30th, 2012
My roommate seems to get angry at the littlest things. It's like walking on eggshells with him. I am scared to mention almost anything to him, in fear that he will start yelling. When an electronic item messes up he will rip it from the ...

Psychosis Maybe?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 29th, 2012
I sometimes get paranoid that what I think and feel isn't really me, that it's all just some unreal lie type thing. I used to have moderately severe depression but I don't feel as though I do anymore. I have major 'highs' when I ...

Boyfriend Cheated and Blames Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Ok, so I have been in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend for 5 years. This year I gave up my job to move to be with him for six months, I won't go into details but whilst I was there I went into ...

Family Thinks I Am Schizophrenic

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, January 26th, 2012
I have lived with depression/social anxiety and selective-mutism for the past 4-5 years. I recently had my sister express her concern for my mental health. She begged me to seek help. I engage in cutting, overdosing, starvation. I have cut since the age of 14 and ...

Mom Is Taking Over My Life

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
I know I may be young (16) but I am stessed out to the point that I want to run away or harm myself. I do not want to be with this boy, and actually broke up with him already. My mother has actually been ...
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