Grief & Loss Articles

Emotionally Detached

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Hello! Between age 21-25 I went through 3 very bad relationships ended in rejection, on the last one I had to be hospitalized, I couldn`t eat for days huge stomach pains from stress but I recovered and moved on. I noticed now in my 30+ ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Miscarried and Grieving Alone

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, April 19th, 2013
I had a silent miscarriage and found out at my 12 week scan that I was no longer pregnant a few weeks ago. Not even 48 hours after finding out the worst news of my life that killed me inside my sister decided to rub ...
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Am I Looking for a Father Figure?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, March 31st, 2013
When I was little I loved my dad, but he walked out on me. And now I find myself attracted to older guys. Not too much older. But at least 3 years. Could not having an older male figure be part of the reason I ...
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Please Help

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
I feel as though I cannot communicate with anyone, it’s not that I do not want to…I can’t. I can’t think of anything to say to start a conversation, sometimes if I’m lucky ill get a conversation going but then random negative thoughts just come ...
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Both My Children Have Died

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 25th, 2013
In the last 2 years I have lost my 27 year old daughter, my 25 year old son and my mother. I don't seem to care about anything anymore. I'm not sure how to live when I don't care. I don't have any energy. I ...
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Relationship with Mother

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, March 18th, 2013
Hi, I am very low. I am 42 yrs. old and my father is dying. But the problem I need advice for is my mother can't stand me, I know I should be used to this; she was no different in my childhood. ...
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Raised Without a Mom

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, February 18th, 2013
My mother hasn’t been around most of my life. She has been a drug addict since before I was born and my parents divorced when I was 5. Then she moved back in when I was 7 or 8 and my dad kicked her out ...
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3-Year-Old Fears Death

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, February 15th, 2013
From Puerto Rico: I have explained to my three year old that when people get really old they die since she experienced death scenes in a movie (in the movie both parents die and leave the girl orphan). So, she has cried asking me not ...
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