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  • About Me

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    ctchika84

    Female, 25
    USA
    Member since October 20, 2007

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    • Journal Entry for October 29, 2007

      Mood October 29, 2007 3:35pm

      Man... Haven't written here in a while... Hope everyone is doing ok...

      I'm feeling a little bit better, but my thoughts are still depressed at …

    • Journal Entry for October 25, 2007

      Mood October 25, 2007 1:34am

      God, I hate being depressed for two weeks or more, and then finally coming out of it and still feeling like shit... (I know that doesn't really …

    • Journal Entry for October 24, 2007

      Mood October 24, 2007 1:13pm

      I posted this on the boards, but I figured I would post it here to...

      I know this probably sounds like a stupid problem, but I think I have finally …

    • Journal Entry for October 24, 2007

      Mood October 24, 2007 12:36am

      Well, I'm actually starting to feel a little bit better. I started taking St. John's Wart a few days ago, and I think it might finally be …

    • Journal Entry for October 22, 2007

      Mood October 22, 2007 10:28am

      So today we have part of the day off from classes for "Fall Break", which I don't understand because it's like a half of a day, but …

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      From hoppyj2004 January 6, 2008

      hey I just written a new journal entry...actually it's my blog from myspace, I just copied and pasted it on here...LOL. oh well it's the same thing I would have written on here anyways. Just thought to let you know so you could read it and be updated as to what is going on with me. I hope all is well,Take care!

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      From hoppyj2004 December 12, 2007

      May I please have your mailing address ("snail mail") so that I could mail you a christmas card? I will give you mine if you'd like. Please let me know ok.

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      From hoppyj2004 December 7, 2007

      Thank you, sorry I haven't been on in a while, for about a week and a half we were with out a phone and internet service, but we now have it reconnected and today is a bad day for me, I didn't get much sleep last night so I am laying low and been napping all day. I hope all is well. Take care my friend and I shall be back on soon to get evey one up to date.

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      From luvyourself November 30, 2007

      Really sorry your down. I have a daughter your age so it makes me sad that your alone. xxx

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      From capodo November 11, 2007

      Sorry to be so silent as of late on here. Had to travel a couple of times recently for my job. :( A BIG HUG to you!

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    Goal End Date is Mar 1, 08 635 days ago.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I was diagnosed with Clinical Depression 6 years ago and have been in and out of treatment. Currently not on medication or in therapy, I am in college, sometimes perfectly fine but most of the time what doctors would call depressed. I've been a self-mutilator for a long time as well as been in the institution for suicidal tendencies.

      Treatments

      Effexor Not Working
      I used to be on this medication for a long time... When I was on it, it gave me strong urges to hurt myself, which ended me up in the hospital.
      Positive Thinking Not Working
      As much as I try, this just seems impossible to do right now (especially when I'm depressed...)
      Prozac Not Working
      This medication seemed to work for a little bit, but I was still having suicidal thoughts and was still depressed. Insurance wouldn't cover Prozac so I went on Fluoxentine which caused me severe tremors and I started to hear voices.
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      I had a great deal of problems opening up to people because whenever I was able to open up it felt like they were trying to push me onto other people because they either didn't want to or couldn't help me. I decided to drop therapy a while back because I didn't find anyone that I could trust that actually seemed to care.
      Seroquel Not Working
      The doctor gave this to me more as an anti-anxiety drug, but I was still not able to sleep and having severe panic attacks.
      Support from Friends & Family Considering
      I know that sounds dumb, but my family doesn't really believe that I have issues. And when they do, they tend to go way overboard and treat me like I can't do anything by myself and that if they say or do anything I'm going to shatter in a million pieces.
      Trazodone Not Working
      I was only on this for a few weeks but it made me continually nausious and did not help me sleep.
      Wellbutrin Considering
      Someone recommended this to me, but I'm not sure if I'm going to try it.
      Writing Somewhat Helpful
      As long as no one reads anything that I have to say in there, then it's a good way for me to try and vent my feelings. Unfortunately, I feel like garbage afterwards because it sounds like I'm continually complaining and not doing anything to help the problem.
    • Close Self-Injury

      Well, I've been an on and off self-injurer for the past 7 years... I think about it all the time, and usually after a while I will end up giving in and doing something... I've had treatment for it, but it has never really helped... I really can't talk to anyone because people freak out everytime I say something about it.

      Treatments

      Group Therapy Not Working
      Kind of link outpatient, I felt like there was too much stuff to deal with so I ended up hurting myself more.
      Outpatient Treatment Program Not Working
      After my hospitalization visits, I went into outpatient treatment programs... I don't know if it was just the group I was with, but it ended up making me feel more depressed and more suicidal because of all the tension that the group therapy had.
      Psychotherapy Not Working
      Whenever I went to therapy, the person either made me feel like I was being stupid for what I was doing, or didn't want to deal with me and put me in the hospital.
      Rubber Bands Not Working
      Ummm... Let's just say that I used this as another way to harm myself...
      Talking Somewhat Helpful
      I think is what I've found most helpful, even though I still end up hurting myself later because it's not really much of a release.
    • Open Obesity

      I've been overweight all of my life... Then when I hit high school and started getting depressed I began to eat more and more. While being treated for depression, I went on some medication that made me gain lots of weight too... lol The gas station attendent the other day actually told me how fat I was and how I could get so much more out of life if I wasn't that fat... You know you have problems when random people say that stuff to you.

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Not Working
      I just have too many cravings... I try so hard but then I get hungry and there is so much food lying around. I share an apartment with three other people who don't really need to lose weight, so it's really hard to constantly be tempted with those foods I know I shouldn't be eating.
      Slim-Fast Not Working
      When I was on the diet, I would still be very hungry and ended up eating the foods that Slim Fast had, but in too large quantities, almost reversing the effect it was supposed to have.
      South Beach Diet Somewhat Helpful
      I think with this I ate healthier, but I just don't have the money to constantly buy food already prepared even if it is to help me lose weight.
    • Open Stress Management

      Lets just say I really stink at it!

      Treatments

      Music Somewhat Helpful
      I'm actually going to school for music and it helps me to a point... When I get really depressed and stressed, though, it doesn't really help...
      Seroquel Not Working
      I took it a while ago and it made me more anxious... Didn't really help with my anxiety to stress...
    • Open Anxiety

      Treatments

      St. John\'s Wort Working / Worked
      Trazodone Not Working
      Zoloft Not Working
    • Open College Stress

      I am a college student. Hopefully I will be graduating in May with a Bachelors in Music Education and a Masters of Arts in Teaching.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Considering
      Sleep Considering
      Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
    • Open Psoriasis
      Affected Areas: Psoriasis of the Skin

      I've had psoriasis since I was about 8 years old. It's only on my scalp, but it makes me look like I have excessive dandruff all the time. It gets worse and better without warning so its a pain in the butt to control.

      Treatments

      Coal Tar Not Working
      I used to use this all the time and all it did was make my hair smell REALLY nasty!
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