Strong woman in a scared little girls thoughts
August 14, 2009 6:25pm
Well, I did it, again. I broke it off with Perry. I know, I know, we all thought that I had mastered this last summer. Ever the …
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LIgirl 
1:19am, August 17, 2009
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About Me
LIgirl
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About Me
I'm a Long Island Girl now living in West Virginia. I was diag. w/ Narcolepsy 3 yrs. ago and am learning how to live with it. I'm a single mom w/ 2 girls, 12 and 14. My 12 yr old is ADHD, Bi Polar, has IBS, and a possible thyroid problem. Likes: facing life's challenges on my own successfully. Fears: being rejected.
I'm a Long Island Girl now living in West Virginia. I was diag. w/ Narcolepsy 3 yrs. ago and am learning how to live with it. I'm a single mom w/ 2 girls, 12 and 14. My 12 yr old is ADHD, Bi Polar, has IBS, and a possible thyroid problem. Likes: facing life's challenges on my own successfully. Fears: being rejected.
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Interests
(okay, not in any specific order...) hiking; bicycling, surfing, hanging w/ friends; rock concerts; driving fast- sun roof open - music playing loud; reading; listening to Hearts of Space to fall asleep... then again, I could fall asleep on a corner of New York City during rush hour! (But, could I stay asleep longer than an hour?)
(okay, not in any specific order...) hiking; bicycling, surfing, hanging w/ friends; rock concerts; driving
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then there was you
August 9, 2009 3:40am
For You
For all of those
that have touched my soul
taught me that,
which I'de yet to learn,
I've felt the strength
you've …
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At a loss....
August 7, 2009 4:28am
Little fish am ISwimming in this ocean wide Wondering about all I seeThen wondering who is at my side
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Trying not to freak out....
July 24, 2009 9:07pm
Had an MRI this week due to pain in my arm and lower back. Now I have to go to a specialist who will analyze the results further and make his …
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Narcolepsy Kicking my Butt!!!
July 21, 2009 2:29am
This face stands for innocense, but I think it looks like I feel... head swimming. My Narcolepsy has been so frustrating as I don't even …
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hey Llgirl...coming by to give you a big hug, been a long time...thinking of u and wishing you peace and love and all thing's pure and good....xoxo maggie
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Just wanted to give you a hug and let you know I'm thinking about you. How are you doing? How's your daughter doing?
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TGIF! Hope your week is going well. :-)
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What amazing insight you have, where does such a skill come from? Please yourself whether you answer this question or not, love you, from Tim the questioner!!!
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Support Groups
Close Narcolepsy
Diagnosed 3 years ago, and have been frustrated ever since trying to find a medication plan that the insurance company will approve. Combination medications seem to work best. I feel very overwhelmed with this disorder, as the medications that I have tried have all had side effects that change who I am as a person... I just want to stay AWAKE!
Treatments
Close Healthy Relationships
I am the queen of choosing the wrong man. My dad said that I always pick 1's that need fixed. Lets see, controlling, abusive, emotionally unavailable men... I guess my insecurities lead me to undervalue myself and cling to relationships that leave me vulnerable and further insecure. Those around me can't understand it. They are astonished to learn this, when what they see is a pretty, intelligent, thoughtful and fun woman! I just want to love and be loved.
Treatments
- Couples Counseling Working / Worked
- Both times the counselor told me to leave my ex-husbands. Good decision both times.
- Patience Too Soon to Tell
- Putting it in God's hands to help me find the right man.
- Talking Not Working
- You can't stop a tsunami!
- Xanax Working / Worked
- Brings me back to reality when I get too depressed.
Open Bipolar Disorder - Teen
My beautiful tween is BP and ADHD, and I don't know how to help her. I hope some of you can give me some advice. She sees two Dr.s for therapies, but I'm scared of what lies in her future.
Treatments
Open Breakups & Divorce
3 years and too many secrets. That's my relationship, or the one I'm trying to get away from. Lets see, kissed my best friend in my kitchen while they were supposed to be there for me as my daughter had just been hospitalized for her Bi-Polar. Had a "secret" friend for months that he talked to every day (she called him 200 times in one month), yet can't seem to answer mine. Is content with being intimate maybe once a month, even kissing! Drinks entirely too much. Lives next door!!!
Treatments
- Forgiveness Working / Worked
- Works for him!!!
- Leave Somewhat Helpful
- I find I'm more at peace.
- Music Working / Worked
- Rock out hard! Gets the rage out!!!
- Reading Working / Worked
- Great escape!
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- The best! They remind me why I left, when I inevitably get weak!
- Talking Not Working
- Just a short time fix. He's great for a bit, but then it's back to the same ol', same ol'.
- Time Too Soon to Tell
- I'm trying really hard to stay away.
Open Physical & Emotional Abuse
13 years. That's how long I allowed him to intimidate, bully, control and scare me into losing myself. I finally left with my 2 girls, a car w/ 200,000 miles and no money but at least had a good job. Never regretted leaving, in fact it saved my life.
Treatments
- Abuse Counseling Working / Worked
- When the counselor told me to go to a shelter and file a restraining order, I realized it was worse than I realized.
- Divorce Working / Worked
- Best decision ever!
- Leave Working / Worked
- Best decision ever! I found myself again.
- Music Working / Worked
- Jamming to tunes makes me smile and reminds me that I'm free to be me.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I was able to find the person God had created me to be!
- Talking Not Working
- There's no communicating with someone who thinks being abusive is forgivable and/or deserving.
Open Bipolar Disorder
I am a single mom with an 11 year old daughter that was diagnosed at 8 years old. This has been a wild ride, with no end in sight. I hope that you guys can help me to understand how to help her while maintaining my own sanity. She has had some periods of calm, composed behavior. More often than not, she cycles daily. She has a wonderful therapist and physician, who have guided me well through this. It's still scary though... I teach special ed-BD, yet helping her is far more draining.
Treatments
- Abilify Working / Worked
- Working well I suppose...
- Risperdal Working / Worked
- She did well, but the weight gain depressed her.
- Adderall Working / Worked
- Shes also ADHD and this works better than Focalin or Vyavanse.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- She fights it though
- Love Working / Worked
- Gives her security and makes her feel safe
- Atarax Working / Worked
- She can sleep without nightmares.
Open Family & Friends of Bipolar
My 12 yr old daughter is BP, ADHD and has IBS. My 14 yr old daughter and I are losing our minds with her manic behavior. Their Dad, my ex, comes and goes, and is mostly gone, which just makes everything harder.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionLately I've been so overwhelmed with managing my Narcolepsy, helping my daughter with her Bi Polar, financial problems, and my boyfriends lack of trust, that I'm having suicidal thoughts.
Treatments
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- I'm not sure......
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Helps me sleep through the night, a problem for Narcoleptics.
- Positive Thinking Not Working
- It seems too hard to find positive things about myself that I can focus on.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- After 8 years, it seemed to be less effective.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Helps a lot, but I worry about the financial end of it.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Thank God for their objectivity and for loving me for me.
- Trazodone Considering
- I wonder if it is making my feelings of hopelessness worse?
- Wellbutrin Not Working
- Made me too wired.
- Writing Not Working
- Reading what I write scares me a bit.
- Zoloft Not Working
- Made me too wired.
