By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Hi, one of my friends that I have is becoming very toxic to me and I don't know what to do.
She and I met over a decade ago when we worked in the same place.
She is on the one hand, tries to be ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, May 17th, 2013
My current boyfriend and I have been dating for about 3 1/2 years and living together for about 3 years. We are in a band together and rely on this for most of our income. Since I've known him, he has dealt with minor depression. ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, May 16th, 2013
I think I have suffered long-term sexual abuse, but am not sure. I was laying down for a nap one day and all of a sudden a memory of miscarrying a baby popped in my head. I remembered everything so clearly, but the idea just ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Saturday, May 11th, 2013
I am currently a college freshman studying in the medical field and looking to transfer out. I have realized that the medical field is not for me but I have no clue what I want to do. I'm transferring to a different school ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
I have always felt different than everyone else. I had never had real friends or anything besides my family (that is, my dad, my brother, and my mom); it's not that I am myself with them; it's more like they accept me with all of ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, May 6th, 2013
My boyfriend has an anger issue n I have been the victim for a long time. We both live together and he finds silly reasons to get angry on me or hit me even. He is mean in every way he can be but when ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
I started a criminal life early, spending most of my 20's behind bars. I never learned how to be somebody or even be in a relationship sober or that did not feel like a hostage situation. Years later(present), I came across an acquaintance of mine ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Saturday, April 20th, 2013
3 months ago I went back to my home country. I fell in love with my best friend’s elder sister. She is 2 years older than me. We had known each other 3years back but we never spoke. This time we dated few times and ...
By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Hello, I have been dating my current girlfriend for about 2 years now. She currently lives with me for the past 2 months. I live at home with my widowed mom. My main issue is my girlfriend does not want to be around ...
By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, April 12th, 2013
As a teenager I experienced violent anger which resulted in self mutilation. I spoke with and wrote to a "demon" that I believed was the real me trying to escape. I experienced episodes of increased strength when angry. I lived in a reality where I ...
By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, April 11th, 2013
I've been dating my boyfriend for almost a year known him 10 yrs. He lives in Cleveland, I live in Columbus. He is a workaholic. He travels for his job, I rarely get to see him because all he does is work. His job is ...
By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 7th, 2013
I have for a long time believed my mother to be emotionally abusive. Recently after a fight with her, I began to google general characteristics of emotionlly abusive/narcissistic mothers, to reassure myself but I found several things that reminded me of my relationship with my ...