Insane Jealousy
November 19, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"Dear Dr Schwartz My partner of the last 18 months is displaying thoughts and behaviors that are scaring me and causing a lot of emotional stress. He is what I call "insanely" jealous.  I dont know what else to call it. He wakes up in the morning after we slept in the same bed the whole night, go and inspect the house and be convinced that I entertained another man during the n ..." More

Help Me Please. What is Going On With Me?
November 17, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"I have been through so much stress in the past years. I have trust issues with people because of my past. I have three children whom i dearly love. However, I sit in my room and hardly ever deal with them unless i have to check their home work or something of importance. For the most part I get my significant other to handle it and, when he is not there, my 15 yr old does it. I l ..." More

Guys Think I Am Too Much for Them to Handle
November 11, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"I am 23 years old and is attractive enough to make heads turn when I walk down the streets. I went on numerous dates with guys as young as 3 years younger than me or as old as 12 years older than me. Which means to say that I do not have problems attracting any guy. At the beginning stage, guys find me really attractive, intelligent, understanding, sensitive etc... But as time goes on, they eve ..." More

Paranoid Schizophrenia Diagnosis
November 10, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia 3 years ago. I have had symptoms of extreme paranoia since I was 15, mainly at night, and generally involving someone in my house and bedroom. The fear is not specific as regards the harm I think will come of this. I am also very suspicious of people doing things to trick me, my husband cheating, etc. On and off I have had beliefs of special messages ..." More

Why do Men Not Find Me Attractive?
November 6, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
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"I am sort of old fashioned in the sense that I prefer the man to ask me on a date. I am 27 years old and the only guy who has ever shown any interest in me turned out to be an abusive jerk. What am I doing wrong?" More

Odd Eating Behavior
October 28, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
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"I'm recently married and have a new 14 year old stepdaughter who has a diagnosis of ADHD for which she takes medication. She is extremely thin which we attribute to the ADHD medication. She doesn't have much of a normal appetite but does eat at meal times, sometimes more than others. While her weight is concerning us, some rather odd behavior is even more puzzling. During visitations we fi ..." More

I Think My Husband has Sex and Intimacy Issues
October 27, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
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"I have been with my man for three years now and have been patiently waiting for things in the bedroom to change. He claims he does not like having oral sex performed on him. We never have any kind of foreplay, ever! He refuses to perform oral on me and whenever we do have sex, which is not that often, I initiate it. Also, he seems to have a problem letting me arouse him. He sort of just gets an ..." More

I'm Afraid I'm Going Crazy
October 23, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"It started before bed when I would get this anxious feeling about dying. Then I started to think about dying all day. After that I would get really angry, no actions followed, but I would just feel really anxious. I feel lonely. I feel like I'm losing it. What should i do?" More

I Don't Know What To Do
October 22, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"For the last 10 months or so I have been feeling really sad. It seems like everything is making me sad. Even when good things happen I still find some reason to be unhappy. I have also been having random mood swings which tend to affect my life at home and in school. My mood will switch so suddenly without warning and l will either feel like crying or be really angry for no reaso ..." More

New Diagnosis...My Doc Says I Am Not Bipolar. Should I Go Back to My Medication?
October 20, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"My psychiatrist retired and I had to get another one. I have been diagnosed by two different doctors with Bipolar Disorder. I was diagnosed 8 years ago. I stabilized on Depakote and Lamictal for two and a half years. My new psychiatrist said I do not have Bipolar Disorder and that I have ADHD, instead. He took me off of Depakote. Now I am&n ..." More

How Can I Talk About My Greatest Fear?
October 13, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"I've been seeing a psychotherapist for over a year. I trust her and know that she wants to help me. She's been very gentle in not forcing me to discuss the issue that concerns me the most (my fear and dislike of sex), focusing instead, on childhood trauma of abuse. She's now being more direct, asking me to describe intimate details of my sex life with my husband. This part of my life is what br ..." More

Bipolar Woman with Secret Lives
October 12, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"What could cause a married with children bipolar wife and mom to purposely destroy a happy family in order to become an escort for sex, drugs and money? Using the house in an upscale neighborhood and two small children as a cover for this secret life? This was her goal and only reason for marriage and kids. They are basically pawns for her to control. She was very promiscuous dur ..." More

Parenting a Bipolar Child, Not Quite a Child, Not Quite an Adult
October 9, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
"I have a 17 yr. old daughter, 1st semester at community college on scholarships. She's decided not to take all of her meds. She takes concerta but doesn't want to take Seroquel as prescribed. I found a complete bottle of unopened Welbutrin. She has made poor decisions with dating guys and started bringing them to my house while I'm at work. I want her to be successful with school, and ..." More

What Should I Do?
October 8, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
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"Hi: I've been seeing a married man for two years now. The first year we went to lunch every day and enjoyed each other's company. I fell in love with him within months and told him apologetically. He kept saying he was sorry but he'd been married 27 years and loved his wife. We did not touch each other for a year and continued to lunch. I was married 24 years and decided to divorce my h ..." More

5 Year Old Behavior-Is it ADHD or Bipolar or Both?
October 7, 2009 - Ask Dr. Schwartz
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"Hi, My 5 year old is currently spitting at school out of frustration or anger, hitting adults when in trouble, hiding when corrected, and tearing papers off the wall. He also played in the toilet at school and put toilet paper on the wall. He's always been a handful. He's much easier at home. I'm a special ed teacher, so, maybe I'm a little more understanding and structured. We are having him t ..." More