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PTSD?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, January 4th, 2013
Ok so I'm a normal teen but my mom has taken away my Xbox, stuck me with my annoying little brother, crushed my social life, and made me stay be her side all the time. All because I have PTSD, all I want is my ...
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Depressed

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
I have been to a counselor about my depression, I am planning on going to her again soon, but I would like a second opinion. So I have been in college for close to 2 years now and I haven't been able to make any ...
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Brother Lacks Friends

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, December 29th, 2012
y older brother is 17 and doesn't seem to have any friend. He just got in university and never goes out. He used to have a few friends in school but now he stays in home all day and I never heard about any of ...
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My Friends Are Extremely Depressed & Have A Suicide Pact

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, December 29th, 2012
Since last year, I have discovered that many of the people around me are depressed. I, myself, are on and off,(a little portion of the bipolar in my gene pool.) Last year, one of my close guy friends, who I've known since I was two, ...
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Troublesome Child

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, December 27th, 2012
Hello, I have several phobias, and am slight OCD, Bi-Polar. My husband is loving but a militant parent. We try to parent as a single force, but my two kids know he's stricter. My son who is 7, and rebellious since 3, continues to ...
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Depression After Therapy Session

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
Since three years I found myself not able to be sociable at all , it's my second year in college and I couldn't make friends so I don't go to my collage I decided from one month to go to counselor but after every session ...
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Confront my Stepmother?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
I have anger and sadness, and my parents' actions don't help nor do my medications. When I was younger, I was diagnosed with PTSD because of physical and sexual abuse I received as a child. Now-a-days, I am on 15mg of Abilify and 10mg of ...
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Future Fears

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, December 17th, 2012
I don't know how my future will turn out. I am a girl with very little confidence in myself, I am always the person in the dark corner. My dream is to be a pilot when I grow up and go to college. Many people ...
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Friend Is Being Depressed About Turning Gay

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, December 15th, 2012
I think that my best friend is turning gay, we're both girls, I'm straight and I have a gay and Bi friends already (I'm not homophobic, at all) and she keeps denying it but she is also getting more depressed when it is brought up ...
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College & Social Phobia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Hello, my name is Ahmed i'm originally from Iraq but now in in Jordan to study in the university of Jordan my specialize is pharmacy and it's my first year...my problem is that i think i have some kind of social phobia ,i feel so ...
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I Can’t Stop Cutting

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, December 6th, 2012
So, ever since I was a wee-little lad, I have been in Dance classes, and I enjoy it! Just Because I prefer "dancing" over "football", according to everyone in my school: I'm gay. When I got into 6th Grade, the bullying started getting really bad. ...
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Depressed and Want to Die

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, December 1st, 2012
To Whoever is reading this, I am depressed, I feel like I've failed. I was dropped from college, but I'm trying to get back in. What if I dont accept me again? What if I have to go back home, a failure. What will I ...
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