Journal Entry for September 17, 2009
September 17, 2009 2:08pm
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kcjones 
2:30pm, October 18, 2009
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About Me
kcjones
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About Me
I moved back home with my parents in metro Atlanta after graduate school didn't work. My most recent diagnosis is with fibromyalgia, but I also am in recovery for an eating disorder, schizoaffective disorder-bipolar type, IBS, and anxiety. Even though I do not currently have a job, I find fulfillment by working for my church and by moderating two blogs.
I moved back home with my parents in metro Atlanta after graduate school didn't work. My most recent diagnosis is with fibromyalgia, but I also am in recovery for an eating disorder, schizoaffective disorder-bipolar type, IBS, and anxiety. Even though I do not currently have a job, I find fulfillment by working for my church and by moderating two blogs.
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Website
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Interests
blogging, playing instruments - piano, organ, flute, dulcimer, and guitar, singing soprano, independent coffee shops and bookstores, feminist/womanist theology, writing and reading poetry, thrift shopping, obsessing about cult classics I have two blogs - Hope is Real! at http://hopeisreal.blogspot.com is my recovery centered blog and Femi Nation is my all-inclusive feminist one at http://femination.blogspot.com Check them out! Leave a comment! Be the first one to submit your own feminist or womanist guest post or artwork at Femi Nation by sending it to me first at femination@yahoo.com
blogging, playing instruments - piano, organ, flute, dulcimer, and guitar, singing soprano, independent
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Journal
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So Sorry!
August 21, 2009 1:54am
Here I am! I was a great member of this site and then I went away for a long time and then I came back and started becoming friends with some …
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Journal Entry for January 12, 2009
January 12, 2009 6:49pm
I have a job interview tomorrow to be a receptionist at a nonprofit! Yay! I am SO excited! I am a little bit worried, though. …
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What I Want!
January 10, 2009 9:41pm
I've never been good with transition... Here I am, living with my parents, looking for a job...
These are the things I want - to …
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I’m With You
I am with you in spirit my mom 2 sister and a brother all live in cumming GA and I lived there in the 80's so why am I back in IA? hugs to you!
Prayer
I will just have to hang in there
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ur awesome :)
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Thanks for the friend add! I can't wait to get to know you better :)
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Support Groups
Close Schizophrenia
I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder-the bipolar type-about five years ago. I have been hospitalized twice in the psych ward and once for an eating disorder. When I get stressed it seems like the world is about to end! I may: hallucinate; have insomnia, anxiety, delusions, OCD, paranoia; restrict my food, etc. But I am in college getting my second degree and getting better day by day.
Treatments
- Abilify Somewhat Helpful
- worked some, but not enough
- Geodon Not Working
- I took it to try to make me more alert in the morning, but I couldn't sleep at all, so no good.
- Music Working / Worked
- Totally helps, which is one of the reasons why I'm becoming a music therapist!
- Pets Working / Worked
- I live alone, so my cat, Cinnamon, keeps me from being too lonely.
- Seroquel Working / Worked
- I've been taking it for several years now and seems to work pretty well, though it is disappointing that it doesn't completely get rid of my symptoms.
- Zyprexa Somewhat Helpful
- worked, but not enough
- Walking Working / Worked
- I walk at least a mile most daysI walk to schooland it makes me feel good about myself.
Close Anxiety
I've had a problem with anxiety for a very long time. I know it is connected with my schizoaffective disorder and I know that I use my eating disorder to help deal with the anxiety, which needs to change. Medicine helps, though one day I'd like to not have to take anxiety medication.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- Deep breathing helps, though lately I have been forgetting to do it.
- Klonopin Somewhat Helpful
- Worked, but not enough
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- Worked, but not enough
- Meditation Somewhat Helpful
- Sometimes really helps, but I often forget to do it, and I often don't feel that I have enough time to do as much as I would like.
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- Worked, but not enough
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- The hardest skill of all in my opinion! Works when I believe it, which unfortunately is not oftenn enough.
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- Helps me sleep, so very valuable.
- Xanax Somewhat Helpful
- Worked somewhat, though I did have a horrible panic attack when I once drank too much coffee
- Music Working / Worked
- Playing piano almost always calms me down.
- Atarax Working / Worked
- Just started and it usually works.
Open Healthy Sex
It's been a long time since I've been in a relationship, though now that I'm more healthy that I will find someone soon. I need to learn more about sex, because I haven't had a lot and most of it was not pleasurable at all!
Treatments
- Patience Somewhat Helpful
- I'm a very patient person, but I think I'm finally ready (I hope!) for a relationship-and some sex would be nice too! ;)
Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
I have had IBS all my life, and I'm going to have a colonoscopy soon to make sure it's not something else. I'm only 27, but sometimes I feel very old. I am also in recovery for an eating disorder and for schizaffective disorder, to name a few... I would love support and advice!
Treatments
- High Fiber Diet Somewhat Helpful
- Makes me have diarrhea, which isn't fun-sometimes I eat more fiber than others, though my nutritionist always wants me to eat more...
- Miralax Somewhat Helpful
- I have to take a lot for it to work, but then it gives me diarrhea-I don't like it
Open Fibromyalgia
I was just diagnosed with fibro about a month ago and am in the beginning stages of learning how to handle it and how my life is going to change. I had to quit my job, because of it, and am trying to figure out what kind of job I can do. I also have other illnesses that I am in recovery for, mainly psychiatric. I am looking for friendship and support.
Treatments
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- Took it for depression before I knew I had fibro! Worked wonderfully, but now I don't need antidepressants and I don't want to get on a psychiatric med if I don't need to-mainly because I have trouble remembering to take pills every single day!
- Darvon Working / Worked
- I take it when I need it and it does its job fairly well. I dont seem to have a problem with the addictiveness so Im fairly happy with my treatment.
