Grief & Loss Articles

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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Grieving Husband’s Loss

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
My husband was ill for 10 years before he died. He died 15 years ago when he was 47. I did not realize I was avoiding a lot of the pain. I had my own deals, i.e., brain surgery as a kid, legally blind from ...
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Husband Cheated

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Me and my now husband started our relationship at the end of February 2010, and got married mid-april 2011.. Its a different marriage as he lives in Portsmouth due to work commitments and I am moving down to Portsmouth to be with him in September ...
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Dreamed of Miscarriage

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
I recently lost a baby a month and a half ago. The other night I had a dream of being in the hospital holding a perfectly healthy baby. I don't know what it could mean. A: I'm so very sorry for your loss. I suspect that ...
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Grieving Mother’s Death: How Long?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
From a 63 year old man: I just do not understand what is going on with me but I think I am losing my mind I have had a hard time with my memory. I think that there has been too much going on lately ...
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I Never Feel Good Enough

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Hello, first of all I'm going to thank you for taking time to read my story. I'm 14. I wil start off by saying that my parents are divorced. I go one week with my m an other week with my dad. When I was ...
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Tired of Trying to Fix My Life

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, April 14th, 2012
I feel like my life is falling into pieces and scattering into all different directions, and as I try to pick up all the pieces I lose some more. I miss my father who died of lung cancer when I was 10. I miss my mom ...
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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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Dad is Constantly Lying

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Well my mother has recently passed away and my dad is constantly lying. He always says we will do something fun or he will help me but it is never true. He also drinks sometimes. What should I do? A: I'm so sorry for the loss ...
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Fiancée is in Love with Someone Else

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Hi, i have been with my fiance for 5 years in 1 week. Recently a new person has come into her life. Before i had ever meet him, she decided it would be ok to spend the whole night with him in a vehicle listening ...
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Where Do I Find Affordable Help?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 11th, 2012
About a year ago I lost my father to suicide. At one point we had a good relationship that started going bad when I was in high school. We hadn't spoken for 2 months before he killed himself, we were in a huge fight when ...
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