Family Articles

Depressed and Anxious

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Hi, I'm sixteen years old and a male. I've been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder since age 13. Also, I have used numerous drugs, alcohol, self-harmed, contemplated/attempted suicide twice, I don't eat or treat myself very well, have critically low self ...

Confused with Depression

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
I’m 16 and I’m not really sure what to do with myself. The past few months have been really hard; my “depression” has gotten really bad. (I put depression in quotes because I have not been diagnosed by any doctor. I’m assuming that this is ...

Overly Controlling Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, May 20th, 2013
Good afternoon, I am 21 years old youngest of three. My mother had two children before she met my dad. Then she fell in love with my dad then I came along. I come from a very strict Hispanic family. My older siblings ...

Wife’s Issues Harming Children

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, May 19th, 2013
I am fairly convinced that my wife has some degree of bi-polar disorder. She goes into fits of rage over any question about her, her parents or upbringing. She constantly belittles me and talks bad about my family to the children. It has escalated in recent ...

Is My Mother Mentally Ill?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
I am here because I'm losing hope and I'm running out of options. I'm here because u have many reasons to believe my mother is a paranoid schizophrenic. She is a single 56 year old woman with 4 children. Three boys and me, the youngest ...

Am I Difficult to Love or Like?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, May 12th, 2013
I was diagnosed Bipolar II in 2007. My family and friends have had a hard time accepting this and most of my friends stopped talking to me and said I was faking it for attention and my mother told a family member that I ...

Difficult-to-Handle 6-Year-Old

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, May 10th, 2013
My 6-year-old daughter has become so contrary! Every answer to every question, (when there is an answer) is negative. She has huge tantrums at school when she feels she has been slighted in any way and becomes violent when reprimanded. She has ...

Asperger’s?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
I have always felt different than everyone else. I had never had real friends or anything besides my family (that is, my dad, my brother, and my mom); it's not that I am myself with them; it's more like they accept me with all of ...

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 ...

Abusive Relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, May 6th, 2013
My boyfriend has an anger issue n I have been the victim for a long time. We both live together and he finds silly reasons to get angry on me or hit me even. He is mean in every way he can be but when ...

Mother is Deteriorating and I Need Help

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Hello my name is luke, my mother is going down hill fast including anti social and chucking items away and not eating she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and other things in life and it is getting to the point where i'm ripping my hair ...

Lying about Dating Married Man

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
I have been seeing a married man for almost 2 months now. We work together and have been friends for two years. He and his wife are no longer happy together, but neither of them want to be alone. We recently have gotten very ...