Grief & Loss Articles

Hating Myself to the Point of Closing Myself Off

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
About 2 months ago, my grandpa passed away. I was really close to him and it was the first death I ever had to deal with. (I'm 15). At first my mother understood my depression, she allowed me to be late for school, and always ...
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Prolonged Grieving Prevents New Friendships

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, January 15th, 2012
My friends don't seem to care about me the same way I care about them. In 2006, a very close friend of mine (let's call him Alex) took his own life. Since then, I've been checking up regularly on friends. These are ...
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Can’t Stop Thinking about Breakup

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, January 9th, 2012
My boyfriend of two years broke up with me. It has been almost three months and I can't stop thinking about him. He is 29, I am 24. Some days are better than others, but I still feel extremely sad and crappy about the ...
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Life Is a Living Hell

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, January 1st, 2012
I’m a 20-year-old male whose life is a living hell. I can start back when I was younger at about age 7 my dad died and left me with a family of 3 girls. By 16 I was over my dads death but still was ...
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I Just Want To Give Up

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, December 31st, 2011
I’m new to this and not sure how to do this but I'm just sick and tired of everyday life. I used to wake up every day and it was wonderful, now waking up is a depressing event cause it's the beginning of another long ...
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I Think the World is Turning Against Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Hi, I understand that I am young (16) but I would really like some advice. Something in me is starting to think that the entire world is turning agaisnt me. A great friend of mine died not too long ago and I'm still kind of ...
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My First Love Has Cheated on Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, December 9th, 2011
At the moment I feel quite desperate. My boyfriend / best friend of 6 years has cheated on me and I am heart broken. It is constantly on my mind, I'm not eating very well due to constant feelings of anxiety and anger, I'm not ...
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I Don’t Know What To Do…

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Hi there! well I just moved back to the states two months ago, i used to live here in 2008 and but i had too many emotional problems to stay with my dad. The thing is over my entire life i've had problems, mood swings, ...
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All I Want To Do Is Eat

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Friday, October 28th, 2011
All I want to do is eat, and eat junk food. I have lived a very healthy and active lifestyle from most of my life, going to the gym 5 times a week and eating healthy balanced meals. Every now and again though I feel ...
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Mum Doesn’t Love Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
I recently split up with my boyfriend of 7 years and immediately my mum started to give he a hard time. It is only now, a few months later that I am beginning to see what some of the problem is. It is to ...
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Does my boyfriend have anger issues?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, October 16th, 2011
My boyfriend of just over a year, who is 33 years old, may have anger issues. I thought he had an issue even before he told me that his ex-girlfriend thought he had an anger issue and should see a therapist (which he ...
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Not Wanting To Get Better

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, October 6th, 2011
I feel like that a lot of times. My therapist and doctor have asked if I want to feel better and I respond that I’m not used to feeling good and it’s a strange feeling. I was told my depression started in my childhood and ...
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