Illegal drugs/alcohol abuse Articles

Disturbing Images, Thoughts about Loved Ones

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic depression, OCD, and generalized anxiety disorder. Before I continue I must tell you first that I DID consume psychoactive elements such as psilocybin mushrooms and a MDMA for a year and a half, i took MDMA ...
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No One to Talk to about Mom’s Infidelity

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
I just found out my mom has been cheating on my father. I am not totally surprised because she has been acting sneaky the past year or so, but I am devastated. I love my dad, he is so good to my mother and he ...
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Brother Is Mentally Unstable

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Hi There, I really need help with dealing with my brother. He has serious mental problems and I think they are down to a lack of self esteem. Our dad (who still lives with us) is very aggressive but has never hit us, he just ...
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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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Is My Brother Really Schizophrenic?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, May 10th, 2012
i have a question about my brother. hes been on concerta since he was about 9 for adhd and for the past 5 years hes been on and off of it. recently he went back on it, 56mg once a day. he was taking ...
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Depression, Hallucinations & Feeling Like I’m Moving Really Fast

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Lately i have been feeling strange. Sometimes i can hear a bunch of voices screaming at me, but i can never make out what they're saying it just feels really loud and angry. When this happens i usually feel like i'm moving really fast, like ...
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Boyfriend Lies About Drug Use

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 19th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost two years. I knowingly went into this relationship knowing he has done cocaine once to try it and his friends are all into it. I told him at the beginning of our relationship that if he ...
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Boyfriend’s Mood Swings Confusing

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
My fiancee and I have fights ever other day, or even every day. He goes from totally happy to hating the world for sometimes no reason. Everytime I confront him of our issues, he quickly makes an excuse saying that he had some physical ...
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Drug Addiction is Hurting Relationship

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 12th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years. We get along great and would do anything for each other. However, our relationship has taken a slight turn for the worse just this past month. My boyfriend smokes marijuana everyday (I personally do ...
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Fearing Schizophrenia After Smoking Marijuana

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Scary symptoms i need to know whats wrong with me i fear Schizophrenia...I smoked very strong Marijuana (hydro) at the start of the semester (2 months ago.) i had only smoked milder forms before that and not very much or often. I apparently had way too ...
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Sober Woman Dating a Drinking Man

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Hi there. I have been dating a great guy for 4 months who doesn't drink a lot and treats me well. I have never seen him overindulge, but his friends are partiers. Sober for 8.5 years, I am okay with evenings out with people ...
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Not Sure Who I Am Anymore

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Hello, I am not so different from my peers in many ways, but now it feels like I'm an entirely different person on the inside. I came from a middle-class family, got good grades and worked really hard. I was accepted to my dream ...
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