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dncn4lyfe77
Female, 21, Rochester, NY
"11 months healed from SI as of 11/23/08 !!!"
11:17am, October 24, 2009

  • About Me

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    dncn4lyfe77

    Female, 21, Seeing Someone
    Rochester, NY, USA
    Member since April 20, 2008

    • About Me

      My name's Sarah. I'm 21. I have a baby girl named Emma Jade, born 2/19/08 I'm a single mom and diagnosed with Bipolar I. I self-injure, and am trying to stop. I dropped nursing and now I'm pursuing a degree in biotechnology. I hope this is it for me, I can't really afford to put around much longer and figure out what I want to do with my life. Though at 21 it's hard to know I guess. You grow up fast once you have a child. Generally I'm happy with life, I have an amazing boyfriend who loves me and my daughter, a great support system, I'm stable when it comes to bipolar disorder and I'm 10 months healed of SI!

      My name's Sarah. I'm 21. I have a baby girl named Emma Jade, born 2/19/08 I'm a single mom and diagnosed with Bipolar I. I self-injure, and am trying to stop. I dropped nursing and now I'm pursuing a degree in biotechnology. I hope this is it for me, I can't really afford to put around much longer and figure out what I want to do with my life. Though at 21 it's hard to know I guess. You grow up fast once you have a child. Generally I'm happy with life, I have an amazing boyfriend who loves me and

    • Interests

      Anything medically related really

      Anything medically related really

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 5 hugs given, 3 discussion posts, 3 hugs received

    Yesterday

    Thursday

  • Journal

    • An update

      Mood October 16, 2009 1:39pm

      Well since school started it's been interesting. Lots of urges to SI but I've still stayed strong thank god. It will be 11 months on the …

    • Gahhhhhhh

      Mood September 27, 2009 11:48pm

      Manic episode...full fledged

       

      bright one over here asked the pdoc if i could wean off depakote...he said yes....I did, and I started to lose …

    • yayyyy

      Mood August 28, 2009 10:57pm

      It's getting easier every day. I love this. It's so much easier to just not worry about hiding the cuts, cleaning them, and feeling dependent …

    • coming off depakote....paird with exercise...hope it works :(

      Mood August 24, 2009 1:56pm

      Gah.

       

       

      I want my body back.

       

       

      I weigh as much as I did when I was about to have Emma.

       

       

      Fantastic.

    • Journal Entry for July 29, 2009

      Mood July 29, 2009 12:22am

      back to 140lbs  starting over

       

      update on SI

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    • Hug

      From nicoleh21 Friday

      ah i'm excited to go to school for spring semester! lol feels like its been so long since i graduated i can't wait to get back into school. nothin else is really going on.. trying to figure out what to get everyone for christmas and not spend loads of money!

    • Hug

      From nicoleh21 Monday

      its hard not to get your hopes up in that kinda situation. don't let your guards down though. it's a lot harder to stay changed once you get out of a program so let him prove himself to you. hope everythign works out though for emma's sake :)

    • Hug

      From nicoleh21 November 1

      hate it! i think you did the right thing though. it's not fair to emma if you don't give her a chance to know him. you're boyrfriends just gonna hafta deal! he must just be a little jealous which is understandable. have you talked to the dad at all? think the programs changed him any?

    • Hug

      From nicoleh21 October 30

      lol too funny! i'm sure it won't be when its my kid doing it, but i have some time yet! actually chloe already has her own little attitude going on and shes only 5 1/2 months! i'm guessing that gene in my family runs verryy strong, haha.

    • Hug

      From nicoleh21 October 25

      good =) she's been over her grandmothers all weekend and i miss her so much! lol. its getting fun right now 'cause shes started sitting up and can play so much more. how's emma?

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  • Goals

    Not cut in 2009

    Progress

    90 %

    Goal End Date is Dec 31, 09 53 more days.
    Get down to 120lbs

    Progress

    0 %

    Goal End Date is Apr 4, 09 218 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    142
    Not SI for 7 days

    100%

    Goal Completed on Oct 14, 08

  • Support Groups

    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      I'm diagnosed with Bipolar I, and have been since I was 17. They thought I was depressed (I had been self injuring for 2 years at that point) but I kind of went super manic when they put me on more celexa. They finally got me straightened out and stable for a few years, then I got pregnant. I was fine untill I had my baby girl. Now with the whole post partum thing, it's kinda been hell. My psychiatrist is helping me through though, and I'm trying some new meds. Still haven't kicked the SI though

      Treatments

      Abilify Somewhat Helpful
      It works to keep me not so manic, but it makes me irritable if I go over 10mg Side effects: not as hungry....just feeling funny
      Celexa Not Working
      I used to be on it. It worked for a little bit then set off my mania. Coming off of it was a BITCH. Google "brain shivers" or "SSRI withdrawal syndrome"
      Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
      Amazing. I don't know what I would do without it.
      Geodon Somewhat Helpful
      It took my mania away and was really helpful almost immediately but I was a total space cadet when I was on it. That's why I came off it. I couldn't stand it.
      Lamictal Working / Worked
      I've been on it for almost 2 years. Very good at keeping me stable. Works best for the depression. No side effects other than it taste like crap
      Lithium Not Working
      I had a rare reaction to it. My body couldn't tolerate it. All that happened to me was I was thirsty all the time, shook a lot and wasn't hungry.
      Seroquel Working / Worked
      Very good at taking the edge off manic aggression. You'll sleep until next tuesday though :)
      Depakote Working / Worked
      Made me gain 15 lbs so im weaning off of it but it works well

    • Close Self-Injury

      I'm Sarah, I've been SI'ing for 3 years now. I'm trying to stop again. I didn't cut the whole time I was pregnant but recently had a bout of a bad time with SI. I'm aiming for 1 week SI free, then 2 then 3....baby steps

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      I love my psychiatrist
      Squeezing Ice Working / Worked
      Works REALLY well
      Talking Working / Worked
      I'm a member of buslist.org, a site for people that SI. It's kind of like this group but a whole site. It's nice.
      Tattoos Working / Worked
      I got one after 100 days SI free. It was a phoenix

    • Open Parenting Newborns & Infants (0-1)

      I have a baby girl named Emma Jade who was born 2-19-08

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      I'm trying to be more patient with her. It's hard but I'm trying
      Research Working / Worked
      I'm looking up stuff about the newest ways to care and foster development in my baby.

    • Open Brain / CNS Tumors
      Type: Other

      My dad got diagnosed with a brain tumor. Turned out it was coming from the lining of his brain and it wasn't cancer (thank God)

    • Open Post Partum Depression

      I'm a mother of a baby girl named Emma Jade born 2/19/08. I'm dealing with Bipolar I disorder and PPD.

      Treatments

      Talking Somewhat Helpful

    • Open Asthma
      Type: Exercise-Induced Asthma

      I'm sarah, I've had asthma since I was 12. It's well controlled right now but flairs up with exercise mostly

      Treatments

      Advair Working / Worked
      Albuterol Working / Worked
      Singulair Working / Worked

    • Open Rape

      My (ex) boyfriend of 2 years raped me..

    • Open Single Parenting

      Single mom of a beautiful baby girl. Her father is in Shock Camp for drug charges....6 felonies ( I sure know how to pick them)...If he messes this up its 2 years in state prison

    • Open Healthy Sex

      dncn4lyfe77 hasn’t entered any details for this support group.

    • Open Family & Friends of Bipolar

      I have bipolar I disorder, and figured I'd join so you can message me with any questions you might have, and so I can give you an insider's view if thats ok :)

    • Open Families of Prisoners

      My baby's father is in jail right now. His next court date is tomorrow, he might get out but we don't know yet.

      Treatments

      Talking Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
      I wrote an angry letter venting my pain and frustration but didn't send it. now i send him letters of encouragement and support and he writes me back a lot too :)

    • Open Lactose Intolerance

      I'm lactose intolerant? lol that's about it

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      I don't eat ice cream without my lactose pills
      Lactaid Working / Worked
      I use Lactaid Pills, so that you can eat dairy

    • Open Parenting Toddlers (1-3)

      My little baby girl Emma Jade was born on 2/19/08.

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      ha, well I'm trying that one
      Positive Reinforcement Working / Worked
      Definitely working. I get all smiles when I do that, instead of tears and going straight back to the offending behavior/object

    • Open Pregnancy - Teens

      I was a teen mother, I had my baby girl at 19. I'm almost 21 now

    • Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

      I have PMDD, aka superbad pms. Ick.Plus bipolar, YAY... My periods have always been really heavy and I get really sick too

      Treatments

      Naproxen Not Working
      Oral Contraceptives Somewhat Helpful
      it worked when i was on it.....kind of....mellowed me out a little
      Zoloft Working / Worked
      my god on earth! I take it as soon as I start feeling symptoms and keep taking it until i get my period

    • Open Skin Cancer
      Type: Other

      I have 3 "elongating skin lesions"...I have to go to the derm. No biopsy yet....Im so scared....

    • Open Weight Loss For Teens

      Post baby body has to go haha, I'm on the boarder of "overweight" according to BMI...I was a comfortable 120 lbs before Emma (im 5ft 2) and now 140. I'm starting to eat healthier and exercise more. I want to get back to 120

    • Open Cervical Cancer

      Had an abnormal pap smear....they want to do a coloscopy on the 17th...im scared

      Treatments

      Colposcopy Considering
      Having one on the 17th

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