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Am I Schizophrenic?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, May 18th, 2012
I studied in UK, I went back to my country after finishing my studies, I am bisexual and I am sure most people in Pakistan are phobic of non-straight sexuality when I went back and spent some time I started to become Paranoid that my ...
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How Do I Help Depressed Dad?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, May 18th, 2012
I really need a lot of help with my father. He's 65. My mother and him have been divorced for over 5 years and he is severely depressed about it. I can tell and so can other people. He's been drinking alcohol a lot sometimes. He ...
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Always Seeking Attention

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been together a year and a half, I moved to Texas to be with him. Lately I've found myself needing attention all the time. Like in always looking for reassurance that he loves me. I'm thinking this stems from ...
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[Video] Will PTSD Symptoms Jeopardize Military Career?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Q: I'm 23 years old and in the military. Recently I was raped while on duty, I haven't been handling it well it brought up a lot of childhood stuff. I started seeing a psychologist, but I'm having a really difficult time opening up. She's ...
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Family Repercussions from Son Molesting Child

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
My 15-year-old son molested our 5-year-old friend. After 5 months he has finally come clean with the truth to me. The next step is addmiting in court. His step father, who I also just married 6 months ago, has left the house because he can ...
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[Video] Psychiatrist Talks To Mom, Not Me

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Q: I have bipolar disorder, along with ADHD and OCD. Recently, I have started going to see a psychiatrist about my issue. But when I go to her, I feel as though she doesn't ask ME how I am, she asks my mother. There are ...
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Girlfriend Still Interested in Ex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
I'm a 15 year old high school student,who is deeply in love with a 17 year old,we've been going out for some time,and have, developed deep feelings for each other.Well,don't let our age change your opinion of my perception of "love" for starters. The problem,she ...
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[Video] Father-in-law Is Ruining My Marriage

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Q: My Father In-law has been living with us for 2 years now. What started out as a temporary situation 3-6 months. Has turned out to be a permanent situation. Despite talking to him, he doesn’t help with expenses and hasn’t made an effort to ...
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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 ...
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[Video] Do I Have OCD?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Monday, May 14th, 2012
Q: OK, I been having a problem where if I see someone that's uneven or something it will bother me greatly and my mind tells me that if I don't fix it something bad will happen to my mom. It's weird, but say I'm reading ...
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What does my dream mean?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Two weeks ago I had this dream: I woke up in a trailer, went out and yelled at my boyfriend's friend in the yard (they were being loud). I saw John Cena, followed him, and came to a huge nest of killer bees; he was ...
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[Video] Is My Eating Disorder Serious?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Q: Hello. About four months ago I diagnosed myself with possible anorexia. I skip about 2 meals a day but I eat try to eat a full meal for dinner. I exercise for at least an hour daily. I am 16, my height is 5 ...
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