JonathanA

Open Codependency

I've been the codependent in every relationship I've ever been in, right down to my parents.

Treatments

12 Step Program Working / Worked

I've been in two separate programs for the last eight months.

Reading Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

\"Codependent No More\" Working / Worked

Meditation Too Soon to Tell

Prayer Working / Worked

Couples Counseling Working / Worked

Open ADHD / ADD

I was diagnosed adult ADD last year; it made a lot of sense given my history.

Treatments

Concerta Working / Worked

Works VERY well.

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Friend

My close friend passed away Saturday at the age of 23. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to deal with it.

Treatments

Keeping Busy Not Working

Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell

Support from Friends & Family Too Soon to Tell

Talking Too Soon to Tell

Open Eating Disorders
Type: Bulimia

I've suffered from compulsive overeating and purging through use of laxatives and, much more commonly, compulsive exercising to the point where I've injured myself, from childhood.

Treatments

Dietitian Consult Working / Worked

It worked for awhile as a child, but I soon went back to my habits.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Too Soon to Tell

I've just begin.

Prozac Somewhat Helpful

Unfortunately, the side-effects were too strong.

Topamax Working / Worked

It helps, but the side-effects are really tough.

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

I avoid gluten and processed sugar. This seems to short-circuit the binging.

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD resulting from my childhood abuse is behind a lot of the disorders that I currently suffer.

Treatments

Guided Imagery Working / Worked

My therapist has used some of this.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I have an excellent therapist, and we're slowly getting through it.

Reading Working / Worked

I've read a few books on PTSD and sexual assault.

Topamax Working / Worked

It's helping a lot, but the side effects are tough.

Open Sleep Apnea

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2001, and have been using a CPAP machine since then. So far, so good.

Treatments

CPAP Working / Worked

It was awkward for the first year or so, but I barely noticed it anymore.

Lose Weight Too Soon to Tell

I've lost 100+ pounds, but I'm still not quite to my diagnosed weight, so I have a way to go.

Open Health Care Reform

I recently lost a friend who was on Medicaid (or should I say suffered and battled Medicaid). A rational, reasonable health care plan for all might have saved his life.

Open Environmental Allergies
Type of allergy: Other

Got scratch tests back in March 07 and - surprise surprise - I'm allergic to most everything in the environment. The funny thing is, I went in for gluten intolerance, ignorant of exactly how that worked. My allergies explained a lot of my functioning issues.

Treatments

Nasacort AQ Working / Worked

I really only need to take this during spring and summer, but it's a life saver.

Open Career Changes

I'm currently a technical writer, and am looking to change careers in the next year or so to pursue a career as a therapist, as well as a novelist.

Open Breakups & Divorce