Teen Issues Articles

Am I Cyclothymic?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, May 13th, 2013
So I'm not positive, but I think I may be cyclothymic. I tend to "cycle" through moods as the disease is described, only i don't have long periods of mild mania or depression. It tends to be a short period of calm, good self-esteem, ...

I Imagine Killing People

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
I fantasize about killing people in extreme detail. My most recent "fantasy" (I don't prefer saying fantasize because I feel that people assume I like it.) was of me going to school with a gun and a camera and I would go to my home ...

Parents Upset We Had Sex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 5th, 2013
I know most people think this is stupid but I am really serious with my girlfriend and we have alot of fun together an we are so In love. we r in high school but next year we graduate and we want to move ...

Ways to Help Depressed Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for a few months now and he has always had a problem with depression but at first I did think it was just his life as he almost died last year and his dad is ill and his mom ...

Boyfriend’s Kids Disrespect Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
I have been in a committed relationship for 1.5 years to a man that truly loves me. He has 3 daughters 22,18,16. I have a 19 year old daughter who lives with me. We moved in together then 3 months later his 18 year old ...

Getting Help without Insurance

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at age 15 but the doctors at the mental hospital did not even bother to look into the problem very well they just diagnosed me after my 2nd admission because i was hearing voices and seeing demons in the dark. Now ...

Something is Wrong

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, April 26th, 2013
I am sorry to bother you, you probably get stuff like this all the time. Sorry. I um...theres definitely something up. With me. Ive always been nervous around people, but its getting worse. Thats not it though. Um...my brain feels weird, and sometimes I get ...

Normal Grieving or Depression?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Hi, Im wondering if what I went through was physical depression. When I was 7 my mother died and after that I would get sick almost everyday, it got better over the years and by the time I was 12 I was fine. Im 13 ...

Adopted Teen Wants “Normal” Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
I am very confused right now. I don't know if I am happy because I always feel like something is missing in my life and I know I shouldn't ask for more. I was adopted when I was 3 years old by a single middle ...

Teen Refusing Professional Help

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
A 19 year old family member who was diagnosed with ADD as a teen and recently diagnosed as bipolar refuses to get professional help. He has had previous drug issues as well as law issues. no violence just dumb but it is straining our family, ...

Am I Normal or Not?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
I have thought maybe I would classify under ultradian/rapid cycle bipolar because my father, grandmother and great-grandfather suffered from bpd and my moods change over the course of hours to a couple of days at most. However I don't really suffer through "manic" episodes, ...

Adolescent Curiosity or Worse?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, April 21st, 2013
This is really hard for me to talk about, but ever since I was 12 I've been sexually interest to animals (dogs in particular) I know this is wrong and I hate myself for it. I find myself dreaming about sex with dogs, and surfing ...