lee83

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments

Art Somewhat Helpful

i only work on art projects when i have the energy and motivation. though, i know i need to do more.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Too Soon to Tell

i've been working on cognitive behavioral worksheets that have really helped me out.

EMDR Working / Worked

i have been having some really good results, but its a very difficult process. it has made my anxiety the worse its ever been.

Guided Imagery Working / Worked

i have the three stages of healing by bellruth naparstek, but i don't use them as much as i should.

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

i've gone threw about 5 different therapist and finally found one i love. thats the reason my psychotherapy has helped me out.

Reading Somewhat Helpful

the best book i've read concerning PTSD was invisible heros by belleruth naparstek. the newest book i got was the language of letting go by melody beattie. i highly recomend these books.

Remeron Somewhat Helpful

i take this med for a couple different reasons and the only thing it works for is my nausea.

Seroquel Working / Worked

this medication helps me out with several different problems. its one of my main meds and couldn't get threw the day with out it.

Talking Somewhat Helpful

i talk to my therapist about everything. i'm also lucky enough to have a wonderful boyfriend who will listen to me for hours. it always makes me feel a little better to talk to some one.

Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide

Treatments

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

therapy is one of the only things that has helped me heal.

Open Sexual Abuse

i was molested by my father since the age of four. my mother knew about it the whole time and did nothing. i finally had enough and ran away at the age of 16. at this point i told my grandmother which she didn't believe me. along with the rest of my family. anyways, about two weeks later my father hung himself.

Treatments

Talking Somewhat Helpful

this is about the only treatment i use. i see a weekly therapist and she helps a little with this topic.

Open Eating Disorders

Treatments

Dietitian Consult Somewhat Helpful

when i talked to a dietitian i really didn't want to hear anything she had to say. at the time i thought i knew everything, but it would be nice to talk to one now.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

support from my boyfriend really helped me through my binging and purging. i slip up once in awhile, but for the most part i've been healthy for the last five years.

Open Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

i found out last year that i have borderline personality disorder and i have to say i still don't know that much about it.

Treatments

Talking Not Working

i work with a therapist once a week and i don't have time with her to be working on my BPD. i do EMDR and CBT with her so i needed a second professional to work with me.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful

im working with a professional one on one. shes a good friend of my therapist and they seem to work together very well in my best interest. i have this workbook called skillls training manual for treating borderline personality disorder by marsha m. linehan. i believe its a must have for anyone dealing with this.

Open Depression
Type: Seasonal Affective Disorder

i've had SAD for about 5 years now, and i feel every winter it gets worse. i have bipolar disorder too, which only makes matters worse when it comes to my depression. also, i can't take any anti-depresants because it increases my risk of suicide. believe me i have tried taking them before i was diagnosed with the bipolar disorder, and i'll never take them again.

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

this does help change the way i'm thinking about myself or a certain situation. once again, i don't do it often.

Meditation Working / Worked

meditating really helps me, but i just don't do it as often as i should.

Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful

it's just hard to do when you feel like crap all of the time.

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

my depression just doesn't seem to be helped with just talking. i mean, i might feel a little better after a session, but nothing that really stays with me.

Seroquel Working / Worked

i take this medicine more for my anxiety.

Writing Working / Worked

just to be able to write what's actually bothering me

Open Anger Management

Open Incest Survivors

the first time i remember my father abusing me was when i was 4. my mother knew about the abuse and did nothing to stop it. the sexual abuse ended when i started my period. that was about 10 years of sexual abuse. then the physical abuse started. i lasted another 2 years in that house before i ran away. my grandmother found me and i told her everything. the police were after my father and he was trying to say i was lying. well, withiin 2 weeks he hung himself.

Treatments

EMDR Working / Worked

this is the only form of treatment that has worked regarding the PTSD.

Seroquel Working / Worked

this med has helped with numerous problems. though what i love about it is that it surpresses the flashbacks.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

this form of therapy helps me learn new skills to cope in sociaty. i do need to see my skills trainer more often but what weve accomplished so far has been extremely helpful.

Trazodone Working / Worked

i get horrible nightmares everynight to the point that im not actualy getting any rest. this med helps me sleep but also makes me forget the nightmares as soon as i wake up. which is good for me.