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Dad’s Bugging Me to Date

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Every time I see my dad, the first thing he asks is if any guys are chasing me. He thinks that I need a boyfriend. I'm a Sophomore in college and haven't had one since my Junior year of high school. I'm fine with not ...
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16 and Pregnant — Again?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 16th, 2012
I had a little girl about 4months ago. And well I got cheated on. So we fought a lot. Things are better. So what do you do after you fight? You have makeup sex... Well never again for me. I could be pregnant again.. What ...
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I Want Help — But I Don’t

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, April 15th, 2012
My now 22-year-old brother was diagnosed with Bipolar, Aspergers, ADD and OCD when I was 12. He’s always been verbally abusive and sometimes violent to me and my 19-year-old brother. He’s never seriously hurt us and he’s been medicated for years, but I’m still ...
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I Never Feel Good Enough

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Hello, first of all I'm going to thank you for taking time to read my story. I'm 14. I wil start off by saying that my parents are divorced. I go one week with my m an other week with my dad. When I was ...
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Extreme Anxiety

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 9th, 2012
For as long as I can remember I have had extreme anxiety issues. I have social anxiety, but the main source of my anxiety is my health. I can't do anything, and I mean anything without worrying that I am going to die. For example, ...
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Not Sure I Matter

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Lately I've been treated really bad by my best friend. She lives with me because her mother isn't the best. She's been lying to me a lot lately and being mean to be all because she's in a relationship. I just 20 minutes ago, found ...
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Depressed at 11?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, April 5th, 2012
My life *was* okay ok guess. But I'm so sad. I feel worthless, I have lost all intrest in everything, I'm eating less,tired constantly and have given up. I feel so low I even thought about talking my own life...and I tried to i ...
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Should I Marry Because I’m Pregnant?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Well, me and my boyfriend have been dating for 5 months now. We've been pretty serious for about the last three, and last month we found out that we're having a baby. We both know that we want to try to raise this baby together. ...
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Severe Anxiety and Depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 30th, 2012
In 2010, I started going to a therapist about anxiety and depression. I went for about six months and she diagnosed me with OCD, Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder and Dependent Personality Disorder. I seemed to be pretty functionally after seeing her. ...
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Family Tensions

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Hey. I am a senior in high school and I am 18 years old. Graduation is just around the corner. Everyone in my house just seems so silent towards me. Although I am the oldest I feel that I am not treated equal. My cousin ...
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How Do We Establish Paternity?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, March 26th, 2012
hi, I really don't know how to go about this but I'm 16 and my boyfriend is 14. The short story is that he was with a girl a while ago and he doesn't know her surname. she had a baby and moved away ...
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My Mother-in-Law Hates Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, March 24th, 2012
I recently discovered that my mother in law has very strong feelings against me. That sounds like a normal situation for many families, except I had no idea. She has always been so kind to me, very nice person and always laughing and giving out ...
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