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  • About Me

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    Eden84

    Female, 25
    Brisbane, AUS
    Member since October 16, 2007

    • About Me

      I am artistic, love animals and goth/rock music and tattoos. I am yet to discover what I want out of life, but i know i haven't seen enough of the world to decide that just now. I want to experience as much as I possibly can while I am able to do so.

      I am artistic, love animals and goth/rock music and tattoos. I am yet to discover what I want out of life, but i know i haven't seen enough of the world to decide that just now. I want to experience as much as I possibly can while I am able to do so.

    • Interests

      I love anything creative. I do graphic design (see below!) and write music. I want to be tattoo artist cause i feel it would allow me an accepting surrounding and the freedom to create something new and lasting everyday

      I love anything creative. I do graphic design (see below!) and write music. I want to be tattoo artist

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  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for February 28, 2009

      Mood February 28, 2009 5:14am

      I fell in love with the girl next door. She was old and had broken hands that limped at the end of her arms. She tied her shoes with wet spaghetti …
    • I was asleep today

      Mood February 28, 2009 5:10am

      I was asleep today, but I saw you with the corner of my eye. You were pale and dressed in blue. You seemed honest and that made me uncomfortable …
    • The ice is thinning

      Mood February 28, 2009 5:08am

      The summer’s almost hereThe ice is thinner under my shoesThe warm breezes coming in From the oceanTaught meTheir hopeful springtime greetingsA …
    • Reading Clouds

      Mood February 28, 2009 5:07am

      When I was a child, I used to read the clouds.                Clown holding an …
    • Friday Morning

      Mood February 28, 2009 5:05am

      My neck hurtsThe pain shoots across my shoulder bladeAnd my hands and fingers go numbThe front of my head hurtsRadiating headaches that last days and …

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      From catusannie July 17

      Thinking of you. It's been awhile and I hope you are okay.

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      From needt2bme March 17

      hey ... you haven't been here for a while ... hope that is a sign that you are doing ok. or even better than ok :) i am thinking of you and here for support / to listen ... if you need :)

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      From BeautyforAshes March 1

      thanks. i will read them. hope you are well!

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      From SEKD March 1

      be true to yourself first-always

    • I’m With You

      From needt2bme February 28

      you are so young. 18 years is most of your life time!! you are right... this is not going to kill me this time ... but I am working very hard at stopping. You are so very creative and have your own perspective on the world ... nurture it ... I shut the door on most of my past and am now trying to integrate the druggie rebel in me with the rest of who I am. About time. Life never stops being an adventure and amazingly enough, you just never know what is around the corner. I am in your corner ... wishing you strength, courage and persistence. hang in there - it is DOable.

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Rheumatoid Arthritis

      I suffer from Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease. I am 23 and I have constant arthritic pain that makes it difficult to function. People don't understand that someone my age can have arthritis (one of the many ctd branches i suffer from) and tend to treat me like a hypocondriact. I am here to find support and listen to the stories of others and maybe even find some sort of solace.

      Treatments

      Celebrex Not Working
      Didn't help.
      Methotrexate Not Working
      Made me sicker and dropped my immune system as a result of my other CTD symptoms
      Plaquenil Not Working
      Didn't work either.
    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      As a result of suffering from Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease which makes it difficult for me to function in 'normal' society, i have suffered from depression my of my life, since my early teens. I also grew up with an abusive older brother and a variety of abusive partners. As a result, i am trying now to take control of my life, and this site was recomended to me as a way to do that.

      Treatments

      Meditation Not Working
      The more I sink into my own mind, the worse it gets
      Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
      Depends on the day really.
      Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell
      Support from Friends & Family Not Working
      Hard for them to understand.
      Writing Working / Worked
      I write songs and music, poetry scripts and short stories. I find it a good way to get the darkness out of my head.
      Zoloft Somewhat Helpful
      Seems to be going well
    • Open Fibromyalgia

      I developed/we discovered i suffer from fibromyalgia after being diagnosed with CTD at age 19. We discovered my chronic pain and illness from the age of 8 had been these problems all along, and not hypocondria which i had so often been accused of. I dont completely understand the disorder, and find it difficult to deal with.

      Treatments

      Acupuncture Somewhat Helpful
      worked, then stopped working. was recomended to take time off between treatments
      Heat Working / Worked
      i find heat very helpful, i now sleep with an electric blanket, even in summer, when the pain is too bad
      Oxycodone Not Working
      Although the drug itself did help and worked well, I developed an addiction and so stopped taking the drug. You need to be very careful with substances like these, and ensure you completely understand everything about them - which i didn't.
    • Open Bisexuality

      I find it hard to talk about my sexuality, as I so often am or feel judged.

    • Open Healthy Sex

      I need to learn to enjoy sex in a healthy way, and stop allowing men to use and ridicule me

    • Open Eating Disorders

      I suffer from a variety of eating disorders, from bulemia and annorexia to overeating. I punish myself by either eating or starving, and i self induce vomitting as an unhealthy form of stress relief. Weight is something I have stuggled with for years and am still to control my urges of self destruction

      Treatments

      Zoloft Somewhat Helpful
    • Open Self-Injury

      still a problem i deal with. Cutting, scraping, punching the walls, anything to make the pain in my heart pain on my flesh, to make it real and visual.

    • Open Anxiety

      I hate having panic attacks in public, and I find days when I sincerely cant face the world outside my room.

      Treatments

      Breathwork Working / Worked
      Valium Working / Worked
      Zoloft Working / Worked
    • Open Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

      I have recently been diagnosed, and with my CTD, my body built a wall of connective tissue around the problem, which just makes it harder to beat and more painful.

      Treatments

      Oral Contraceptives Not Working
    • Open Prescription Drug Abuse

      I was addicted to oxycodone for around 2 years. My use had me in what felt like a constant state of catatonia. It was hard to come off but i did it. Now I've been put on valium and I'm scared I'm getting too dependant on it.

    • Open Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

      I have recently been diagnosed with Crohns disease. I don't know much yet, still waiting for more tests.

      Treatments

      Dietary Modification Too Soon to Tell
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