Depression Articles

I Just Don’t Care

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, May 6th, 2013
It's not like I'm depressed or anything, I'm not suicidal or self-harming, thats why I haven't really sought out any help until now. I'm not sad in any way. I'm usually either really happy, or neutral. I used to do well in school. I'd try ...

Repressed Memory of Rape

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
I have come to the realization that I was raped at 12 or 13. Didn't know up until about a year ago. I have been given a diagnosis of major depressive and borderline personality disorder. It affected the way I treated children, who are now ...

Ways to Help Depressed Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for a few months now and he has always had a problem with depression but at first I did think it was just his life as he almost died last year and his dad is ill and his mom ...

Criminal Past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
I started a criminal life early, spending most of my 20's behind bars. I never learned how to be somebody or even be in a relationship sober or that did not feel like a hostage situation. Years later(present), I came across an acquaintance of mine ...

Extreme Body Issues

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
I've always been self-conscious about my body. When I was 13 I gained a lot of weight and I realized I was getting stretch marks. I didn't really care back then, but when I turned 17 I noticed that I had stretch marks everywhere. I ...

Always Crying

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, April 28th, 2013
I feel like crying all the time and I’m not able to concentrate on any task or talk to someone. My sister got divorced after a 2 year marriage and it has been 2 years and still she is not able to recover from the trauma. ...

Long-Term Apathy and Depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, April 27th, 2013
I spent last winter in an apathetic state where I completely lost interest in things that were important to me and I avoided interacting with friends at all costs. I spent my days distracting myself with videos and mindless things. At the start of this ...

Normal Grieving or Depression?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Hi, Im wondering if what I went through was physical depression. When I was 7 my mother died and after that I would get sick almost everyday, it got better over the years and by the time I was 12 I was fine. Im 13 ...

Adopted Teen Wants “Normal” Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
I am very confused right now. I don't know if I am happy because I always feel like something is missing in my life and I know I shouldn't ask for more. I was adopted when I was 3 years old by a single middle ...

Problems with My Family

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Hi, I am one of four sisters and have four brothers. We are a total of eight siblings. My father past away almost six years ago and so did my grandmother from my mother’s side. My mother was left to care for us all. She ...

Am I Normal or Not?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
I have thought maybe I would classify under ultradian/rapid cycle bipolar because my father, grandmother and great-grandfather suffered from bpd and my moods change over the course of hours to a couple of days at most. However I don't really suffer through "manic" episodes, ...

Feeling Betrayed and Adrift

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 21st, 2013
I am 21 years old girl and I've got much interest in psychology. So sometimes I doubt that I'm assuming all problems and in real I'm OK. Summarizing all issues, I have trust problem so I'm very reserved. I am survivor of suicide and also ...