Depression Articles

Severe Anxiety and Depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 30th, 2012
In 2010, I started going to a therapist about anxiety and depression. I went for about six months and she diagnosed me with OCD, Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder and Dependent Personality Disorder. I seemed to be pretty functionally after seeing her. ...
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Possible Depression

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Lately I have been going over a number of problems I have been having and am trying to piece together if they may somehow be related. Since in high school I have been struggling with not being able to handle high stress or emotional situations. ...
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I Hate Everything for No Reason

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 26th, 2012
I am 19 years old and have a supportive family and live in a nice house, and I am currently in university however I hate my life. I hate everything about it. I hate myself, I have no friends, I don’t go out and ...
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Too Hard to Ask for Help

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 25th, 2012
I'm 17 and I think I might be depressed, but I'm wondering if I really have to tell someone about it because I also am extremely shy. I'm so scared of people and so ashamed that I may have a problem that I'm literally shaking ...
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My Mother-in-Law Hates Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, March 24th, 2012
I recently discovered that my mother in law has very strong feelings against me. That sounds like a normal situation for many families, except I had no idea. She has always been so kind to me, very nice person and always laughing and giving out ...
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How Do I Make My Family Understand My Depression?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 24th, 2012
They think it can go away over night. I am currently 18 years of age and have been suffering from depression since I was 9. For years I wasn't aware of my depression but since it's gotten worse it's pretty clear that I am ...
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Will I Have to Struggle Forever?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, March 23rd, 2012
I am a 45-year-old widow--currently being treated for depression and anxiety. I am suspecting more and more lately that i have ADHD in addition to or instead of those disorders. I have done research on adult ADHD, and--quite frankly--much of what I have read is ...
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Not Sure Who I Am Anymore

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Hello, I am not so different from my peers in many ways, but now it feels like I'm an entirely different person on the inside. I came from a middle-class family, got good grades and worked really hard. I was accepted to my dream ...
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Do I Have An Eating Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 16th, 2012
My weight makes me embarrassed. I think that I suffer from binge eating. I've been always overweight. I can barely control myself near food and I always want more. I eat when I'm sad or angry or anxious. I sometimes lie about how much ...
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[Video] I Have No Self-Esteem

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Because I came to realise for the last fifteen years that I have no self esteem and I try to accomplish tasks that are far too difficult to make me feel slightly okay about myself to keep myself non suicidal. And when I fail, I ...
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Immediate Attachment

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
My problem is that when I find a girl with any of the same interests as myself and start talking to them I immediately get attached and feel almost in love with the person both emotionally and sexually. This has happened many many times ...
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[Video] I’m Not Depressed Or Anxious But I Prefer Being Alone

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
I know there have been several questions on this site regarding preferences for solitude, but most of these questions have come from people with diagnosed disorders such as depression, social phobias, PTSD, etc., and the answers provided have been framed in the context of the ...
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