Checking in
September 30, 2008 8:00am
Hey there fellow DSers
I know it has been a while since i have been on here but I have been checking in from time to time. I'm sorry …
witti 
5:46am, October 10, 2008
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About Me
witti
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About Me
I am a 37 year-old school teacher from Sydney, Australia. I am the 9th child in a family with 9 children. In my family it was expected that you would grow up quickly, leave school, get a job and get married and pop out a few kids. I was determined to be different and, while not against falling in love, getting married or having kids, my priority was doing well at school, going to uni and becoming "something". The something ended up being a primary school teacher. I was sexually abused by an older relative from the age of 9 until I was 21. I vowed never to tell anyone of this but finally this year I told my mum. As a result of the abuse, and being part of a non-emotional family, I switched off emotionally at 9 years of age and went on austo-pilot until the age of 26 when one of my sisters died. Through her 6 week fruitless battle with cancer and her eventual death I did not shed a tear. I then started to question myself. Why didn't I cry? I had a mental break down (for want of a better term) and ended up medicated for depression. Not long afterwards I moved back in with my parents and here I remain.
I am a 37 year-old school teacher from Sydney, Australia. I am the 9th child in a family with 9 children. In my family it was expected that you would grow up quickly, leave school, get a job and get married and pop out a few kids. I was determined to be different and, while not against falling in love, getting married or having kids, my priority was doing well at school, going to uni and becoming "something". The something ended up being a primary school teacher. I was sexually abused by an older
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Interests
My interests have dwindled. I used to play volleyball. I used to play musical instruments. I used to perform in musicals. I used to learn Rock 'n' Roll dancing. I used to do a lot of writing I used to paint and draw. I would love to do any of these things again but I have given them all up. This site has brought writing back into my life. I guess chatting on the internet and teaching the choir at school are my only interests now.
My interests have dwindled. I used to play volleyball. I used to play musical instruments. I used to
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Journal
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Oh, the irony!!!!
August 5, 2008 9:27am
Like rain on your wedding day!
No such thing as a free ride so I wont continue.
For years now I, and my GP, have marvelled at how …
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Feeling Romantic...
July 25, 2008 9:41am
Tonight I lay here, on my lounge room floor, laptop in front on me and television tuned to one of my very favourite romantic, sweetly comedic movies, …
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Get to know witti........version two
July 25, 2008 9:13am
I tend to think this more effective than mass emailing everyone (most people know how annoyed I am by mass emails by now)... but if you want to …
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Hug
thinking of you how have you been
Thanks
THanks for your messages from a while back. I was not getting notification of them because i hadn't updated my email address untill now. So; Hugggbakk!
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Little Love
sending some love your way, hope your enjoying your holidays
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Hug
hope you enjoy your long weekend :)
Rainbow
Thank you for the hug, sorry it has taken me a while to respond but had to let our sick cat Missy sleep forever yesterday (tuesday) so am feeling shattered. take care and hoping your day is a good one.
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Goals
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Support Groups
Close Depression
37 year old teacher from Sydney, Aust. Never been married, no kids.
Treatments
- Effexor Somewhat Helpful
- Get very sick if a dose is missed
- Positive Thinking Not Working
- negative thoughts invade
- Prozac Not Working
- gave me heart palpitations
- Cymbalta Too Soon to Tell
Close Obesity
Treatments
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for a time and then I yo-yoed
- Physical Exercise Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for a time and then I yo-yoed
- Swimming Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for a time and then I yo-yoed
- Weight Watchers Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for a time and then I yo-yoed
Open Gambling Addiction & Recovery
I have become addicted to playing poker machines
Treatments
- Distancing Somewhat Helpful
Open Sexual Abuse
From the time I was 9 my closest sibling (6 years senior) sexually and emtionally abused me. He did not force me, he co-erced me with bribery and withheld attention.
Open Loneliness
38 years old, never been married, never had a relationship last more than 6 months. Suffer depression and push friends away. Also have very low self-esteem. Believe it or not I come from a HUGE family but I feel so unlike them.
