Illegal drugs/alcohol abuse Articles

Bodybuilder Blues

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, February 17th, 2013
I have problems gathering between being a bodybuilder and a normal person in the same time! I love bodybuilding but when I start training this kind of sport, I find my self aggressive and violent and I find my self rating people with their strength in ...

Depression For No Reason?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, February 11th, 2013
I've been having issues ever since this summer. I've always been very healthy, mentally and physically. I got into pot and alcohol in college, but not much. I was responsible and wouldn't do anything to jeopardize my schooling. Last summer, I had a panic attack ...

Fiancé is a Heroin Addict

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, February 7th, 2013
We have a 7month old. He works full time, but when he runs out of money for his addiction he asks me to lend him money from payout i got. Says he will give it back next pay next pay next pay and so on. ...

Confusing Feelings

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
I don't know how I feel; my feelings and actions are confusing to me. Okay. So this is probably going to be long and confusing for everyone reading this. I have a hard time expressing my feelings, and maybe it's genetic because apparently my mother ...

My Wife Is Explosive

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, December 27th, 2012
I am writing to find a manner to cope with or gain insight into my wife's behavior. There are probably multiple areas but I will attempt to summarize in the allotted space. Today she went into a tirade which concluded with her typical threat to leave ...

Does My Friend Have Borderline Personality Disorder?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
First, I would like to explain that I am a Psych major and have been in counseling for years for PTSD and now ADD, among other issues. I believe this person I will describe does have BPD, but I'm not a professional and can't ...

Lacking Motivation

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Alright this is the briefest explanation i can give. My mother is crazy and has effectively at every turn over the course of my life is responsible for countless issues. Very violently physically and emotionally abusive my existence under her was comparable to hell. She's ...

Depression & Marijuana

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
Lived an eventful life up until the summer of 2011 when I began to smoke marijuana frequently. Noticed that I began to feel emptier, like I didn't know who I was but thought it was because of the cold weather coming up(I usually get a ...

Boyfriend Lying about Drug Abuse

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, November 16th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been together for three years. When we met, I knew that he would occasionally smoke weed with friends but did not think it would be an issue. When we went to college, there were many times when I ...

I Keep Hallucinating

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Earlier this year I started to have tactile hallucinations as soon as i turned to go to bed, It felt like rats crawling on my bed. I have a slight phobia of rats and mice so i thought it was just that. I told my ...

Can’t Face Current Reality

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
I am over 300 pounds. I used to be 130 pounds. Dieting is very difficult for me. Exercise is worse in that I am disabled. I noticed one day that when I think about myself in various situations, I see myself ...

How to Help Daughter with Multiple Problems?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, November 9th, 2012
How do I help her? My family has a history of schizophrenia. I grew up with both a grandaddy and aunt who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, so I know just what it looks like. By the time my daughter was showing symptoms she ...