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Help with Sleep Problems

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, May 24th, 2012
I am concerned because for the past few months, I feel as if I just don't sleep what I should. I know that this is a general problem within society, but I feel something is genuinely wrong. Each night I go to bed, either early ...
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Afraid of Public Speaking

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
im 13 and I'm always scared when i have to present. My hands get all shakey and sweaty and my heart races and i feel like passing out and crying. I tried to kill myself just to get out of presentating. I have to ...
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Afraid to Ask Therapist What’s Wrong with Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, May 21st, 2012
I'm not sure what is wrong with me, and I'm too scared to ask my therapist. I need a bit of help. No matter how hard I've looked, I can't find anyone who has the same sort of issues as me. Last year I sort ...
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Depressed and Without Hope

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Okay so this is kind of a big deal and I need advice. I struggle every day with depression and a lot of suicidal thoughts an the onlY reason I havent done anything is because I care about my family too much to leave. I've ...
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Driftless Soon-to-be Graduate Needs Help

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
I've always been kinda socially awkward but in the last 4 years it has become a pretty extreme phobia. And in just the last 2 years alone I've gained almost 60 pounds due to stress that causes me to eat to much (I was really ...
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I Think I’m Schizoid — What Should I Do?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, May 6th, 2012
I've taken the "tests" and come out that I could be an intermediate schizoid. I live at home with my parents and the times I have bought it up, they avoid the question. They can't understand why I can't simply ignore it or control my ...
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Confused on Sexuality

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, April 29th, 2012
I feel like I'm bisexual. But sometimes I'm not really entirely sure. I've had feelings for a girl before, same for a guy but not as strong as it was for this girl. I've kissed a girl before, but never a guy. And I can ...
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Afraid of Men

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, April 28th, 2012
I just realized today I have a serious fear of men. Any man whom I could potentially be involved with. I am 21 years old. Ever since I was small, I was told not to talk to them. My family was strict about this. Even ...
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Dad’s Leaving Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 26th, 2012
I'm a 14 year old guy. My dad has been dating this girl for a while and he decided to move in with her and her new kids I do not get along with them and feel unwanted when I am with them. my dad ...
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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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Am I Schizophrenic?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 13th, 2012
I have been reading about schizophrenia and it seems to match the way i think. It started in high school, where i always felt paranoid about everything, thinking that everyone was always talking about me behind my back. It made me very anti-social, and i ...
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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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