There Is Something Wrong with Me
I don’t know what it is, but I am certain that I need help: I really don’t know how to begin this or to just tell it all, so please bear with me. I am a 15-year-old girl, and, because
Author: Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW
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Therapist Credentials Needed for Social Anxiety
I have developed anxiety around my forays into the public. As a child I withdrew from social situations because I couldn’t tolerate my sexual thoughts. This stunted my social development. Now, as an adult trying to correct the problem I
Conflict in the Family
So my question is this: My family is not communicating effectively. So l would love it if we embarked on family therapy. But the issue is we live in different countries. So is it possible to use two therapists who
My Daughter Is Very Explosive, Angry with Us & Other Family Over Mistakes of Others That Are Innocent
My daughter has been in a volatile marriage for about 10 years. there is verbal and emotional abuse from each of them (husband and wife) and little we can do to intervene. she is extremely volatile and angry over her
What Can I Do to Help My Father When We Suspect My Mother Has Factitious Disorder?
What can I do if I suspect my mother has factitious disorder; she has, for many years, exaggerated sickness when lacking attention, persisted in problems to get possibly unnecessary surgery ( from which she inexplicably has difficulty or never recovers
About Myself Worrying about Someone Whom I Don’t Have Any Connection
This started last year (18.12.2017) ,I heard through my friend that this particular person died I don’t know about him I had no relationship with him. I never even talked to him, I never had a date with him, I
Internal Voices that Make Me Hit Myself or Do Certain Things
It’s been a year since I’ve been getting these thoughts (they aren’t external). But recently they have been getting more and more violent. They make me hit myself or I will jerk my head and scream “no” when the voice
Child Abuse Reporting
So I’m a minor, 16yrs old, and I am thinking about going to a therapist for my depression and other stuff. One of my biggest concerns that has stopped me from making an appointment w a therapist is if I
Waking Up Panicking
For a few years at random times around 3-5 a year I wake up sitting up In my bed on the edge, feeling lucid but feeling I’m trapped somewhere else and Thinking the darkness will never go away, lasting only
Boyfriend Hears Voices
Five months ago I started a relationship with someone I’ve been friends with for 12 1/2 years. He’s recently told me that he hears voices and some nights/mornings he can’t fall asleep because they won’t stop and this has been
Best Friend Suddenly Hates Me
My best friend and I are extremely close. I have OCD, an eating disorder, depression and anxiety. She has depression and anxiety. About two weeks ago she suddenly stopped talking to me. I apologized profusely for whatever I had done.
Mood Swings & Depression After Sexual Issues in Past Relationship
I don’t know whats wrong with me. I was a virgin when I met my ex-husband. Our sex life was bad. He treated me badly outside of sex. He was critical and yelled at me and threatened to leave me.