Bipolar Articles

Boyfriend refuses counseling and says it’s really me who needs to go

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, August 20th, 2011
I have been with my current boyfriend for 6 yrs. I have one son from a previous marriage and he has two sons also and I am currently pregnant. Our relationship has been extremely difficult over the years and now I feel like I am ...
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Extreme Mood Swings After Birth Control Shot

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
I am worried sick about my daughter who lives 12 hours away from us. She is bipolar (got off her meds 2 years ago)and since she got her birth control shot 2 weeks she is extremely depressed to a point where she is not even ...
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Am I Really Bipolar?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Saturday, August 6th, 2011
I have just recently dealt with the trauma of being molested by a friend's father. I thought all of my erratic behavior resulted from this, but now I'm hearing that I am Bipolar. I am confused and scared. I have been given lithium, but the ...
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Sleep deprived, not bipolar

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, July 10th, 2011
When I was 7 my mom died of lung cancer,she was 43. Now I'm 13 and my dad has a girl friend and she moved in and my dad barely talks to me anymore. So I feel so lonely so I think that's where it ...
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Do I Need To Be Concerned About Family Safety In Regards To My Bipolar Son-in-law?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
My son in law has Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and after a period of remission he has gotten worse. He and my daughter live 2 hours away. I have noticed that my daughter seems more stressed and flat and she has seemed to have distanced ...
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Need Help Badly

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Hello, I'm 20 years old just had my first baby and I've been struggling what i thought was depression and severe anxiety since I was 12. I've tried every depression medication was on medication to help me sleep (which is another issue) and for my ...
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Treating The Correct Disorder When You Have Bipolar and PTSD

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
My therapists help me to identify long-standing bipolar I but is it possible to have that without having never been treated and never suffered any negative consequences. My manias fueled a high-pressure career and I've been able to self-monitor and control my tendencies to overwhelm ...
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I’m not sure if I was molested or not

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
when i was 11, i was molested by my step father. or at least thats what i remember. i told a teacher and we went through this whole trial. and my mom was so depressed and under so much stress that she almost overdosed on ...
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Anxiety, depression…. what else?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
I am 19 years old and I have had depression on and off for the last 9 years, since my grandfather died. Anxiety runs in my family and around the time I turned 18, I started feeling the symptoms of that as well. I constantly ...
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I’m Sexually Attracted To My Therapist

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Okay, so recently I started getting therapy for a few issues in my life and I have this therapist. Obviously, it's their job to listen and what not, but it's such a new thing for me to ...
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Depression…Bipolar?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, May 23rd, 2011
My Mom seems to be depressed most of the time...She gets very evil, nasty & lashes out on her family.... She has made it unbearable...Every time a holiday rolls around she seems to get worst.... She seems depressed.... mad.... sad...tired...does not want to do anything...then ...
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Nothing is wrong with my life but I hate it all

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Well. Where do I start. I'm 16 and live in New Zealand. I know I have an anxiety disorder of some form. I also know I'm extremely likely to have depression. But sometimes I'm hyper, which is why I keep thinking I might have bipolar. ...
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