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pir8teldy 
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About Me
pir8teldy
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About Me
I am a Christian, wife and mom. I have been under psychiatric care for almost 19 years now for depression, OCD, and anxiety. I was recently diagnosed with panic disorder and suffer from panic attacks.
I am a Christian, wife and mom. I have been under psychiatric care for almost 19 years now for depression, OCD, and anxiety. I was recently diagnosed with panic disorder and suffer from panic attacks.
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I love reading the Bible, being with my family-especially my hubby, spending time with my blue and gold macaw, Sebastian. I like reading and watching comedies. I enjoy walking, listening to music and as all my family can attest to--talking!!
I love reading the Bible, being with my family-especially my hubby, spending time with my blue and gold
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6 hugs received, 5 hugs given, 5 journal comments, 2 journal posts
Friday
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pir8teldy commented on sandybeach101’s journal entry Journal Entry for November 19, 2009 11:23pm
I'll be looking for your return. Happy Thanksgiving!! Hugs, Anglena…
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pir8teldy updated their status 11:18pm
The dark cloud has lifted!! Praise the Lord!!…
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pir8teldy changed their mood to Good 11:18pm
Tuesday
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pir8teldy gave sensitive a moment of peace 9:15pm
I am wishing you peace, my friend. I think we all could use a little of that!! Hugs, Anglena…
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pir8teldy gave tipperspal a thanks 9:02pm
Thanks for wishing me happiness. I want that as well. I'm starting to feel some better. I guess it's…
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Thinking of you........some tissues to dry your tears. Loving hugs xxxxx
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Hello! Happy Wednesday! Girl, if you have the joy of the Lord, you have most everything you need. I'm gonna try and get out in this sunshine today. xoxo Judy
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I am so glad you are enjoying the games on Facebook. You are my friend and I worry about you and want you to be happy.xoxo Judy
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I am sorry to read hat you are sad and anxious. Why not join Facebook and play the games with me and everybody else? It keeps me occupied and it's fun. At first, the games seem dumb. Then, after a while, you start to like them. There's one called Farm Town, that I love. Since you like gardening, you might like that. It keeps me occupied when I have nothing to do and therefore don't have time for sad thoughts. Love you much, Judy
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I am sorry to read hat you are sad and anxious. Why not join Facebook and play the games with me and everybody else? It keeps me occupied and it's fun. At first, the games seem dumb. Then, after a while, you start to like them. There's one called Farm Town, that I love. Since you like gardening, you might like that. It keeps me occupied when I have nothing to do and therefore don't have time for sad thoughts. Love you much, Judy
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Close Panic Attacks
I am a 44 year-old female who has been diagnosed with panic disorder, OCD, generalized anxiety and depression. Sometimes I feel so alone in all this.
Treatments
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Had to take it at night due to drowsiness, but it helps with the OCD; did have to back down on it due to increased anxiety/attacks at 30 mg.
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- Trying to relearn my internal dialogue from a childhood of negativity and negative talk/self-taldk.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Currently in counseling and find it helpful to have someone to talk to and to help me focus on positive and overcome negative tendancies.
- Remeron Working / Worked
- Started this in early Feb.'07, after undergoing a hospitlization. It definitely helps me relax and sleep, and the nighttime attacks are sooo much fewer.
- Xanax Working / Worked
- I've been on it for almost 10 years and haven't needed to go higher, in fact on less than when I started it. Effective for prevention and for rescue during an attack.
Close Menopause
I am 44, and have been having hot flashes and weird cycles for quite some time now. Also have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety/panic disorder, and OCD. Trying to keep away from hormones due to breast biopsies. Have been having more hot flashes over the past year.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI have suffered from depression,OCD,and anxiety most all my life. Recently had increase in anxiety attacks and labeled with panic disorder.
Treatments
- Meditation Working / Worked
- Meditating on God's Word is very comforting and uplifting; Psalms is a great book on various feelings.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Take 20mg (down from 30mg which made anxiety worse). Helps with depression most of the time as well as the OCD.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Currently working with a counselor. She encourages me to think positively which really helps a lot.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- My husband doesn't understand, but he always supports me and loves me.
- Writing Working / Worked
- Find it's very cathartic to write out feelings even if no one else sees it.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- I've found that the endorphins "feel good hormones" do help.
Open Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders
I have a 19 year old son who was diagnosed at age 4 with TS, OCD, and is LD. Looking for support and to support others.
Treatments
Open Chronic Pain
I was rear-ended 18 August 2006. The result was torn rotator cuff in right shoulder, and torn cartilage/soft tissues on sternum/ribs on right side resulting in costochondritis. I have been doing at-home physical therapy; warm, moist heat; ice. I'm still in a lot of pain; very discouraging. Can't do everything I once did.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
- Had a spinal alignment done; scary and painful at first, but felt better for a while. Don't really want to do that again!!
- Heat Working / Worked
- Put a "Bed Buddy" Microwave Heat-Pack on as needed. Works better than ice for me, but of course, not a cure-all.
- Naproxen Working / Worked
- Take an over-the-counter Advil as the prescription strenghth doses of NSAIDS causes swelling of hands and fluid retention. Take only 1 liquid tab a month or less as a last resort.
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- When I followed it every day, it was working. I need to get back on an every day schedule.
Open Eating Disorders
Type: AnorexiaI am a recovered anorexic who still struggles with body image. I never like the way I look. I haven't really wrote a lot about it because it is a hard subject for me to discuss. Even though I'm "recovered" I still struggle and need constant reassurances that I'm "not fat".
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- Counselor always tells me I look great for my age. Kinda dismisses it all.
Open Eczema
I am 44, and have eczema on my face, head, and hands. It comes and goes. The worst is usually on my hands, around my nose and hairline.
Treatments
- Aloe Vera Working / Worked
- Soothes the dryness and itching.
- Eucerin Working / Worked
- Helps especially in the winter and on my hands which get washed frequently.
- Hydrocortisone Working / Worked
- Use it most of the time on flare-ups. It will thin the skin, so it makes it easier to crack. Works best on my nose and hairline.
- Lidex Somewhat Helpful
- Used for a short period, and it helped. I found it did "burn" a little.
- Melaleuca Tea tree oil Not Working
- This unfortunately did not work for me at all.
Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
I've always had a "fear" of germs and some small hoarding and intrusive thougths. I thought this was part of my personality until after my first son was born. Boom!! I had major depression, anxiety and I couldn't clean things enough to please myself. My hands were a raw mess. Was diagnosed in 1988 with OCD. The worst part is the intrusive/blasphemous thoughts and fear of the thoughts occurring. You unfortunately can't stop yourself from thinking.
Treatments
- Anafranil Somewhat Helpful
- Took 100-200mgs. for 7 yrs. Didn't completely take away the OCD, but made it bearable. No longer able to tolerate it; caused tachycardia.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- I don't really like to discuss the thoughts I have that are OCD- related as they are sometimes blasphemous and very upsetting to me as a Christian.
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- Helps with the OCD, but I've been experiencing some break-through anxiety and sleep disturbances from it. It tends to aggravate my eczema.
- Remeron Working / Worked
- Helps very much with the anxiety and helps me sleep much better. I have experienced weight gain, but since I've had eating disorder, this is probably more a plus for me than a minus.
Open Migraine Headaches
I have migraines with aura. They were diagnosed as "transitory" because I sometimes get the aura, but not the pain. I seem to go through cycles with the migraines--clusters of them for weeks, then one about every 2 or so weeks. Diagnosed at age 25.
Treatments
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a ParentMy dad passed 12 January 2008. I miss him so much, but I know he is with the LORD and no longer suffering. I'm doing good for the most part, but some days it really hits that he won't be back, but I'll one day go to him.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- I let the tears come when they need to. Holding it in is not healthy; I know it's okay to cry.
- Pets Working / Worked
- My blue-and-gold macaw, Sebastian, is such a clown and brings laughter to me even through tears. My dad was a jokester, so I know he would want me to laugh.
- Poetry Working / Worked
- Writing is very cathartic and cleansing. Sometimes it's much easier to write out your feelings and to put into words exactly what you're feeling.
- Prayer Working / Worked
- The LORD is my rock, plain and simple. Through Him I live and breathe and have my being. Jesus cried, so I know He walks with me through this.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I've been in counseling for over a year with my current therapist, so she's been there during my dad's decline. I'm thankful to have her from the beginning.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- My husband lost his dad a few years ago, so he has been such a comfort and sounding board. He supports and comforts me and I him. Also my mother-in-law who lost her own mom several years ago. When we talk, we support one another and comfort one another.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Talking with friends, family and others who have lost a parent is so helpful. You realize that a lot of what you're feeling and going through is universal. Talking is very therapeutic.
Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
I was diagnosed with IBS, spastic colon, at age 16 and have been living with it for 28 yrs now. My biggest problem with it is bloating, gas, pain and constipation. Gets worse when I'm really stressed or anxious.
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Lactose! I drink vitamin-fortified soy milk. If I "splurge" and have regular ice cream, I pay for it with the bloating, pain and gas. I can't drink regular milk at all as it causes burping for hours afterwards and always tastes "sour" to me.
- Chamomile Working / Worked
- Helps to relax me and helps the cramps and stomach upset.
- Colace Working / Worked
- Use this when things get really bad. Sometimes I have to take a daily pill as my psych meds make the constipation worse.
- High Fiber Diet Working / Worked
- Now that I use high fiber foods, I can't get used to white bread or those type products any more.
- Peppermint Working / Worked
- Use this in a combo with an anti-gas pill. It helps with the gas and bloating.
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