Grief & Loss Articles

Girlfriend Unexpectedly Left

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, March 10th, 2012
From Romania: I am 52 years old. After 6 years my girlfriend left me for a new boyfriend. The news arrived like lightning!! I can`t accept the painful truth, that she is with a new guy. I still love her.I am very sick, crying easy, ...
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[Video] My Therapist Is Abandoning Me

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Thursday, March 8th, 2012
My therapist has told me in 4 sessions I will be passed to someone else. I trusted him and we are in the middle of EMDR. I feel so abandoned and let down. I feel stupid for trusting him. Since I got this information I ...
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I Didn’t Grieve My Father’s Death. Is This Normal?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 5th, 2012
I'm 17 years old and my father died when I was 15 or 14 or so. I didn't really know him very well or at least I don't have many memories of him. He had been sick from cancer for several years so I always ...
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Grieving a Pet’s Death

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
I lost my dog about 3weeks ago she got hit by a car, she was the world to me. I suffer from depression and have always seen my life as pointless and having my dog gave me a reason to live. My dog and i ...
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I Want to Kill People

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, February 27th, 2012
Every day I have thoughts of killing someone, it doesn't matter who, I just want to see them die by my hand. I have been planning my first kill and it feels like I will not be able to hold back any longer. I have ...
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Getting Over Being Controlled and Lied to by an Ex

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
I met a man in his 40s online in a chat. We hit it off and started talking everyday despite living in different countries. We planned on meeting after I completed my semester of school. It started out passionately but I never ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Guilt Over Brother’s Suicide

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 5th, 2012
My brother and I had been very close as kids, grew apart as we grew up, but always on good terms. He had a rough life, especially mentally. A few years ago, he sent me a letter saying he had a rifle and talked about ...
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No One Measures Up to My Father’s Memory

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
My amazing father set the standard for what I think I relationship should be like. Everyone I've ever dated has been a disappointment for me. I've had to break up with some of the sweetest guys I've ever met because I got to ...
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Lost My Youth to Eating Disorder

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, January 27th, 2012
I'm a male, 23 years old, and I suffered from anorexia nervosa for over 6 years. I recovered at 21 years old without any professional or family help and it wasn't until i was 22 that i told family and friends that i once had ...
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