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Do I Have Dissociative/Multiple Personality Disorder?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
I have recently become concerned with my mental health. I am twenty-one, and I realize that this is an age where people begin to often experience their psychosis, so I need to ask, am I losing it? As far as my history goes, my father ...

Give Back the Guide Dog?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Hi. I wrote to you over a year ago about my loneliness, and being stuck by myself due to not having a driver's license because of a vision impairment. At the same time I let you know I did ride a bike around Sarasota for ...

Depressed, Lonely and Bored

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Well, this is looking hopeless..but here goes nothing. I am 22 years old and I have been depressed my entire life. All I ever do is play video games so that I can escape my life and occupy my time. Sometimes I will get so ...

Depressed and Highly Sensitive

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I need help. Ill try to explain as best I can. I lost my self esteem due to a sad childhood I was held back in school after words I saw no way to save myself so I give everything to everyone else I get ...

Can’t Get Over Girlfriend’s Past

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I've been dating my girlfriend for several months now. I only new her a few months before we started dating, but things progressed and here we are. She's an absolutely amazing woman. She has everything I seek in a partner, except for her sexual ...

How to End an Inappropriate Relationship?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, February 10th, 2012
I developed an emotional attachment to a man at my gym after he showed a lot of interest in me and I eventually decided to return the interest. We became extremely attached to each other, he was very intense emotionally. We did not get to ...

Severe Depression

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Friday, February 10th, 2012
Hello I am 13. Years old and I think I have depression. I have taken 7 tests for depression and they all say I do have depression. I am not comfortable talking to my family about this. I need to talk to some one I ...

He Doesn’t Talk to Me Anymore

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, February 9th, 2012
My boyfriend and me have been together a little under 3 years. I am 18 and he is 19 (almost 20). Lately I've been living with him and his family. We decided this because we never saw each other due to our job schedule. It ...

Is This a Panic Attack?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Hi, whenever i go to school, and walk through the hallways whether there are a ton of people or no one at all i feel like people can hear me breathing and then i start to feel like i cant breathe. My chest feels tight ...

No Problems but Still Depressed

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
I've been depressed most of my life since I was a teenager. There were some times when I was happy but I always go back to being depressed. I have been to therapy three times. Now I haven't been feeling that depressed but I've been having ...

My Guy Lives in Another State

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
I need advice on what I should do about a guy that lives in another state. We are in a very complicated situation. I am 16 years old and in a situation I can't figure out to do. I moved to Indiana this year, my junior ...

Fiancee Continually Lies

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From Iran: My fiancé has lied to me about the most basic of things. She said she studied in the United States for her masters, and as a trusting soul I believed her. I never once asked questions regarding her past and the fact ...
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