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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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Flashbacks a Problem?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
I am 14 years old & I got molested when I was younger by 2 cousins of mine. I have thoughts in my head that i try to not think about and I keep having flashbacks on the incident. I get angry alot & ...
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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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I Cut When Feeling Unloved

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, May 21st, 2012
Well, my parents are pretty decent folks. They love me and deep down I know they do but sometimes in certain moments I don't feel like they do. I sometimes wonder if it's because I'm a teenager or if I really do have some psych ...
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Family Repercussions from Son Molesting Child

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
My 15-year-old son molested our 5-year-old friend. After 5 months he has finally come clean with the truth to me. The next step is addmiting in court. His step father, who I also just married 6 months ago, has left the house because he can ...
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[Video] Psychiatrist Talks To Mom, Not Me

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Q: I have bipolar disorder, along with ADHD and OCD. Recently, I have started going to see a psychiatrist about my issue. But when I go to her, I feel as though she doesn't ask ME how I am, she asks my mother. There are ...
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Girlfriend Still Interested in Ex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
I'm a 15 year old high school student,who is deeply in love with a 17 year old,we've been going out for some time,and have, developed deep feelings for each other.Well,don't let our age change your opinion of my perception of "love" for starters. The problem,she ...
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What’s Happening to Me?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, May 14th, 2012
I have decided to post this on psych central instead of Yahoo answers, haha, I will hopefully get a more professional answer. I've always had anxiety issues and been prone to depression, but it's worsened over the last years. I have symptoms that may lead ...
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[Video] Is My Eating Disorder Serious?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Q: Hello. About four months ago I diagnosed myself with possible anorexia. I skip about 2 meals a day but I eat try to eat a full meal for dinner. I exercise for at least an hour daily. I am 16, my height is 5 ...
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[Video] Talk Of Parents’ Divorce Causing Depression

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Q: My life was fine until I was in seventh grade, my parents were alright and I had amazing friends, until one night my parents told me and my siblings that my mom was thinking about divorce and how they were constantly fighting that single ...
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Cheating Father

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
I’m sixteen and have a 13 year old brother and nine year old sister. I discovered text messages on my dad's phone implying he’s cheating on my mother. My parents are pastors, and have an important place of ministry in the country. Hundreds of people ...
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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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