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Open Bipolar Disorder

Treatments

Lamictal Somewhat Helpful

It might be too soon to tell but at first I really noticed a difference

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Parent

I lost my Dad to suicide in August 2006, he was my everything. Just lookingg for people in similiar situations to talk it out with, especially if your similar to me 25, female and now fatherless :/

Treatments

Crying Somewhat Helpful

Music Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Sometimes its good to talk it out with someone other than a friend or family member

Reading Working / Worked

Reading definately helped me relate and realize that alot of the things I was experiencing was normal.

Remembering Working / Worked

I love sharing funny stories, thats what he would have wanted

Scrapbooking Working / Worked

Kodak gallery! I got the biggest collage they offer, its like a 100 mini pictures or so of my dad, its great because if I need a quick picture for anything I have plenty to choose from!

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

I don't know what I would have done with out my family, and my brother :)

Talking Working / Worked

Time Somewhat Helpful

There will never be enough time to fully heal and I don't think it gets better with time I think it goes up and down with time :/

Open Anxiety

After losing my Dad I noticed I was having mini anxiety attacks multiple times during the day at work. I never knew what one was still I started having them :/ Luckily they have calmed down a bit but I still have mini ones maybe once a day or every other day...ok maybe that is alot

Treatments

Breathwork Somewhat Helpful

When I know its kind of happening or coming up I just accept it and just breath through it and know that it will be calm soon.

Open Fitness Goals
Type: Compete in a race

Planning on running a 1/2 marathon at the end of January in Miami :) I was really getting into running right before my Dad passed and now I am ready to start up again. He's my motivation for completing it!

Treatments

Kickboxing Working / Worked

Love the stress relief ... just picture that person who's getting to you ;)

Personal Trainer Working / Worked

My brother is a PT, he gives me tips and helps me out sometimes. Its good because they can personalize it

Rollerblading Too Soon to Tell

Someone teach me how!! :)

Running Working / Worked

Love it, lose weight, energy, good mental challenge, clears your mind

Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

I think depression is the first thing out of my laundry list that I was diagnosed with?

Treatments

Effexor Somewhat Helpful

Mmm I didn't think it was working because I got up pretty high, but when I was weened off of it and down to a little bit it was not pretty so I'm back on it now

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

Just trying to remember that everyone is different and just because we all have these issues is ok

Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

I can actually convince myself that I have left something on when I know wthat I didn't, then I'll leave work to go check and low and behold its off...