Bipolar Articles

Am I Psychotic?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Hello Doctor, ill try to make this breif: my lifestyle: i go to work from 8 am till 6 pm, when i get back home, i do some compulsive behaviours, then spend the rest of the night getting high on cannabis or alcohol while watching ...

It’s My Fault My Family’s Falling Apart

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, June 8th, 2012
I'm 12 and I had a bad experience with my stepdad, i don't really want to go into it but i will just sum it up, he came home drunk and he touched me and got in alot of trouble with the police and now ...

Disturbing Images, Thoughts about Loved Ones

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic depression, OCD, and generalized anxiety disorder. Before I continue I must tell you first that I DID consume psychoactive elements such as psilocybin mushrooms and a MDMA for a year and a half, i took MDMA ...

What’s Happening to Me?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, May 14th, 2012
I have decided to post this on psych central instead of Yahoo answers, haha, I will hopefully get a more professional answer. I've always had anxiety issues and been prone to depression, but it's worsened over the last years. I have symptoms that may lead ...

Is Schizophrenia Inheritable?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
I really need some advice. My fiancé and I are having a problem. His mom has come to visit us and she's just not right. He warned me before that his mom has bipolar but didn't go into detail. For the first few days while here ...

Could I Be Bipolar?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, May 7th, 2012
Hi, I was wondering if I could be bipolar. All I know is, I cannot sleep. Right now it's 12 30 am, im tired and sleepy but i just don't feel like sleeping, and this happends every night. Also, i have many episodes of mood ...

Is Fiance Mentally Ill?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
I have been dating my boyfriend (age 31) on and off for almost 3 years. Most of the time we have a very loving, affectionate and deeply connected, positive relationship. However, several times a year we go through shorter periods of extremely rocky times that ...

Boyfriend’s Mood Swings Confusing

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
My fiancee and I have fights ever other day, or even every day. He goes from totally happy to hating the world for sometimes no reason. Everytime I confront him of our issues, he quickly makes an excuse saying that he had some physical ...

I Want Help — But I Don’t

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, April 15th, 2012
My now 22-year-old brother was diagnosed with Bipolar, Aspergers, ADD and OCD when I was 12. He’s always been verbally abusive and sometimes violent to me and my 19-year-old brother. He’s never seriously hurt us and he’s been medicated for years, but I’m still ...

Out-of-Control Moods

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
I'm a 19 year old female and have been experiencing issues with my mood. I've always been a very emotional and sensitive person but recently it's gotten out of control. I describe it like a light switch, it's as if my mood is controlled by ...

Boyfriend Cheated

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been dating for 8 months. He had a very rough childhood/teenage years including abuse, sex, drugs, alcohol. He was diagnosed with manic depression and schizophrenia at a young age and went through therapy and tried many different drugs. He is ...

Possible to Have Both PTSD and Bipolar Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 9th, 2012
I just recently got out of the military and i was diagnosed with ptsd after going to some behavioral sessions my last session the Dr. out of left field said i had bi polar symptoms and tried to say i was bi polar i was ...