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  • About Me

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    ashena

    Female, 30
    Duluth, MN, USA
    Member since October 25, 2007

    • About Me

      I enjoy reading, writing poetry, and communing with nature. I'm very easy going and love animals. love to read and write poetry. I am also into hiking, meditation, yoga, Wicca, fairies, angels, and I will try just about anything once. I am very empathic and intuitive. I like doing divination. I am very interested in earth-based religions and spirituality. I am very open-minded and love to meet new people. My life as of now has been a strange brew of odd misencounters, brief encounters, and touches on the street that smile and keep me warm. I am now attending school for social work-It's my third degree-eek soon I'll be finished after my Masters. I have a degree in veterinary assisting-one AA-and now I'm obtaining a BSW. Whew! I recently became certified in Kundilini Reiki-so if anyone has any special requests or does reiki themselves PLEASE contact me I beg you! I'm looking for people who are interested in the same path.

      I enjoy reading, writing poetry, and communing with nature. I'm very easy going and love animals. love to read and write poetry. I am also into hiking, meditation, yoga, Wicca, fairies, angels, and I will try just about anything once. I am very empathic and intuitive. I like doing divination. I am very interested in earth-based religions and spirituality. I am very open-minded and love to meet new people. My life as of now has been a strange brew of odd misencounters, brief encounters, and touches

    • Interests

      I love goth/industrial music and dancing. I play a couple of instruments and sing as well. I love watching movies-anything but rot-gut horror movies (except the pulp kind). I love reading-no romance crap-usually books on spirituality or the occult. I love agate picking-making jewelry-beading-drawing-pastels. The list goes on and on and on-If you want-check out my myspace and add me as a friend www.myspace.com/agatefairy

      I love goth/industrial music and dancing. I play a couple of instruments and sing as well. I love watching

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  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for October 25, 2007

      Mood October 25, 2007 1:20am

      "Snake Pit"

       

      Intangible distractions prevent me from grasping my slipping sanity.Within walls painted white as bones I glare at the …

    • Journal Entry for October 25, 2007

      Mood October 25, 2007 1:18am

      I gaze out my frosted window at the blood-veined Scarlet Maple majestically framed by a grey, shadowy sky murky with autumn’s freezing rain.

      Who …

    • Journal Entry for October 25, 2007

      Mood October 25, 2007 12:53am

      Well,

       

      I went from being a chronic insomniac to not being able to get out of bed.  I sleep for over 12 hours a day. My limbs feel heavy and …

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      From Darkrain April 4, 2008

      just cause

    • Hug

      From Darkrain November 28, 2007

      When I feel down a hug from a friend helps to perk me up. Thanks for being there to recieve this special hug

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      From BeautyforAshes November 5, 2007

      Saint Theresa's Prayer May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.

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  • Goals

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    Goal End Date is Nov 4, 08 372 days ago.
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    Goal End Date is Oct 26, 08 381 days ago.

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    Goal End Date is Nov 15, 08 361 days ago.

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    Goal End Date is Oct 28, 08 379 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    180
  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      Treatments

      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
      Cymbalta Somewhat Helpful
      Effexor Not Working
      Lexapro Not Working
      Meditation Working / Worked
      Paxil Not Working
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Trazodone Not Working
      Zoloft Not Working
    • Close Endometriosis

      I was diagnosed with endometriosis 3 years ago. Previous to that diagnosis I had many frustrating years of unexplained pain, improper treatment, and misdiagnoses. After my diagnosis I had two laporoscopies to remove endometriomas. They removed over twenty tumors during the last surgery. They were unable to eradicate all of the infected tissue so they gave me injections of Depot Lupron to induce menopause. I'm 28 years old and I'm scared that I will never be able to have children.

    • Open Chronic Pain

      Treatments

      Cymbalta Not Working
      This does nothing for my pain. I'm beginning to wonder if it's making it worse.
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      Somewhat helpful, but hard on the intestinal tract.
      Lidoderm Considering
      My insurance won't cover it! :-(
      Meditation Working / Worked
      TENS Working / Worked
      This does help when I can get out and get treatment.
    • Open Back Pain

      Well I'm 29yrs old and I've already had 2 back surgeries-I ruptured 2 disks in my spine ant now it looks like I'm going to need another one-I just had an MRI today-and I'm scared because I don't want to go through it again. I've tried alternative treatments-pretty much everything-you name it!

      Treatments

      Acupressure Not Working
      Bedrest Somewhat Helpful
      Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful
      Darvon Not Working
      Flexeril Not Working
      Wow-it just knocked me out for about 10 hours!
      Heat Not Working
      I've alternated hot and cold-and cold seems to work the best. The heat just seemed to inflame my injuries even more and cause more pain.
      Hydrocodone Somewhat Helpful
      Ibuprofen Somewhat Helpful
      It helps with inflammation at high dosages 800mg, but it's hard on your liver and it doesn't really do much for the pain.
      Morphine Somewhat Helpful
      Naproxen Not Working
      Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      They pushed me too hard and had me doing too much too fast-it was a bad experience-it made my back pain worse.
      Relaxation Somewhat Helpful
      I meditate every day-and try to do breathing exercises, but it's hard when you feel like someone his hitting you in the back with a baseball bat.
      Stretching Working / Worked
      I was doing yoga for chronic pain up until this acute pain-and it was helping a great deal-it's very gentle and very VERY relaxing.
      TENS Somewhat Helpful
      It did work to relax my muscles but the relief was very temporary.
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