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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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.Husband’s Past Is Affecting Present

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
My husband was molested as a child.As a result over the 20 yrs we've been together our sex life has become nonexistent.He tells me this is a result of what happened to him.At first I tried everything to fix this. He has seen four different therapist,but ...
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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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Trapped in an Abusive Marriage

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
This is both a typical and an atypical marriage. My husband and I have been married nearly eighteen years. We have three young children. The first four years were filled with extreme violence and people begging me to leave. I used drugs ...
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How To Deal With Parental Pressure To Choose a Major?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, January 30th, 2012
Hi, my name is Almendra I am a 19 year old, I am a student, currently I am studying french, I finished high school in 2009,and I could not decided what career to follow. I was told that after leaving high school I will move ...
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Parents Won’t Listen to Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, January 26th, 2012
I have a group of fantastic friends, and a guy who I really like and he likes me. My parents won't let me date. They think that this guy is a horrible influence, a manipulative monster and a cruel person. They think this because of ...
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Mom Is Taking Over My Life

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
I know I may be young (16) but I am stessed out to the point that I want to run away or harm myself. I do not want to be with this boy, and actually broke up with him already. My mother has actually been ...
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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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I Disappoint My Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
I am 15 years old and the youngest of five kids. Growing up all I ever wanted was for my sisters to like me but they forever criticise. They comment on my weight. On my love life and about how I look. They tell me ...
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My Mom Is Having an Affair and I Am Very Hurt

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
I am 13 years old and very sensitive. I love my family and friends and I am especially close to my mom. Last summer, she went with her best friend on a trip for one week to visit a town in western france. During ...
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How Do I Get My Mom to Go to a Therapist?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, January 16th, 2012
I have come to believe, over time, that my Mom has a severe anxiety disorder. I have a very close relationship with my Dad, and after speaking with him, we've come to understand that her disorder is so imbedded within her that she is in ...
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I Feel Like A Failure. Am I Depressed?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Monday, January 16th, 2012
I just feel like there's nothing I can do right. All I want is to be good at something, but there is always someone better than me. I've cut myself hundreds of times because I just hate myself so much. I've tried to lose weight ...
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