Teen Issues Articles

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 ...

What Should I Do?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 20th, 2013
At 14, I'm obviously very young, which makes this so much harder. I've been researching and i've come to notice I have symptoms of Bipolar Depression - Depression. I don't know what to do? I don't want to ask my mom to get me ...

Miscarried and Grieving Alone

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, April 19th, 2013
I had a silent miscarriage and found out at my 12 week scan that I was no longer pregnant a few weeks ago. Not even 48 hours after finding out the worst news of my life that killed me inside my sister decided to rub ...

Always Expect to be Left

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
I am a sixteen year old female and throughout my life, I have moved cities very often and been to 6 different schools in 11 years of education due to my father's career choice. Because I have moved around so much, it is very hard ...

I Think I Have an Eating Disorder

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 15th, 2013
Hello, my name is Laura. I'm 14 years old. I suffer from depression, my mum had an eating disorder and bipolar. I'm really scared about putting weight on, I chop my food up into small/tiny pieces or hide it. I weigh myself every morning I ...

Angry Brother Rules Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 11th, 2013
My older brother who is 20 has taken control of my family. I haven't talked to him since I was 7, but he still lives with us. My parents and I must do anything he says, get out of the same room he is ...

Dating Dad of Daughter’s Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
My daughter is 15. Her boyfriend is 14. They started dating in September. i met his dad in October and we began dating secretly. We both are divorced and have an agreement with our kids that no one is introduced to the kids unless ...

Is There Something Wrong with Me?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
I'm starting to think there is something wrong with who I am. People seem to act coldly and distantly towards me. The group of friends that I call myself a part of don't seem to want to be around me - I only see them ...

Being Bullied, Need Help

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Well I get bullied like CRAZY people throw apples at my head on the bus i get called a whale, useless, SPED (i am not special),ranga, faggot and most of the things you could think of. My parents have told me they wish i was never ...

Becoming My Abusive Mother?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 7th, 2013
I have for a long time believed my mother to be emotionally abusive. Recently after a fight with her, I began to google general characteristics of emotionlly abusive/narcissistic mothers, to reassure myself but I found several things that reminded me of my relationship with my ...

Always Jealous of Other Girls

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 4th, 2013
I'm 19 and have been with my boyfriend for 2 1/2 years, his previous relationships, he cheated, ended after a few weeks etc so I went into the relationship thinking it would happen to me. It started off ok until he started 'liking' + commenting on ...