Sex Articles

Inappropriate Behavior between Daughter, Stepdad

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
It came to my attention that my daughter (almost 17) was playing around with my husband (stepdad). They were poking, kicking, etc - just playing. She got up, went to the bathroom, took off her bra, came back to where he ...

Relationship Issue & PTSD

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
My boyfriend and I have an up and down relationship. He also has PTSD and I don't think its only from Iraq. I think his past has a lot to do with it. He has called me names (which I actually don't take offense too) ...

Scared of Myself

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 17th, 2013
For about two years I have sort of thought that people can hear the thoughts in my head and recently I also feel like God, Jesus, demons and the devil talk to me in my head and I talk with them. I have started to ...

I Kissed My Brother

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, March 14th, 2013
My brother who is 17 and I get along not very well, all we ever do is argue since the day my parents adopted him from Russia when he was 13. Last year I was 14 and him and I were sharing my room because ...

Borderline? Sociopathic?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Ever since I was little (5-6) I've been stealing (little things, not expensive or important), lying, and acting impulsively. I've gotten into trouble at home, at work, at school, and even with the law for different things. But somehow, I'm never remorseful or feel guilty ...

Jealousy, Insecurity Cause Breakup

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, March 8th, 2013
My boyfriend broke up with me because I pushed him too much about "bad feelings" towards his 30-year-old good female friend. He made friends with her and if it wasn't for her according to him we wouldn't have gotten back together. How come I feel ...

Therapist Is Threatening Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
My therapist and I had an emotional and sexual affair for nearly a year. After her spouse found out about the affair, our relationship ended quickly. I was distraught and had a near fatal suicide attempt. After some time, I’ve come to the realization the relationship ...

Girlfriend’s Past Abuse

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
I have known my girlfriend since November of last year. We are both very attached to each other. It started off great but after a month, sometime in December her step dad visited her and sexually abused her one night. She told me about this ...

Relationship Advice Please!!!!!

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, March 1st, 2013
I've have been dating my boyfriend for a year. We have had a healthy sex life. Lately I just feel I don't want to have sex I don't want to be close I have an Iud birth control method which is very effective ( not ...

Feeling Alone in My Relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, February 28th, 2013
I need help with my boyfriend. I feel like he is putting any effort into our relationship anymore. All I ask is to be surprised sometimes with flowers or anything and he promised he would and still hasn’t happened. On Valentines Day I got a ...

Is Hypnotherapy Useful?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Though I’ve been married for 32 years and have two grown children, I am terrified of sex. Four years ago I finally confessed to my husband about these feelings and started seeing a psychotherapist who is certain that I was sexually abused as a child ...

Will I Ever Have a Normal Life?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
I am writing cause I want to understand what is wrong with me and if I will ever have a normal life. About 20 years ago wheb I was 18 and after I had moved out of my mothers house, I had gone back to ...