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  • About Me

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    dallasheather

    Female, 39, Single
    Dallas, TX, USA
    Member since May 21, 2008

    • About Me

      38yr old "adult orphan" and single mother to an adorable little boy! ~ Life has been pretty tough these past couple years, but I still have hope that things are going to get better.

      38yr old "adult orphan" and single mother to an adorable little boy! ~ Life has been pretty tough these past couple years, but I still have hope that things are going to get better.

    • Interests

      Photography, movies, nature/outdoors activities, baseball games, playing pool, going bowling, playing putt-putt (but not very good), cooking/grilling/baking, etc etc etc. =)

      Photography, movies, nature/outdoors activities, baseball games, playing pool, going bowling, playing

  • Recent Activity

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  • Journal

    • Lost my job again! :( ~ Need some advice!!

      Mood November 13, 2008 12:14pm

      Four days after I had been told that things were finally settled and it was safe to return to Houston after the hurricane, I found out that my job …

    • My grandmother passed away

      Mood August 8, 2008 10:58am

      Had to go back to Dallas a couple weeks ago after getting the news that my Grandmother had just passed away.  Have not felt up to getting on …

    • Terrible Twos ~ Positively DEFIANT!!

      Mood June 27, 2008 7:38pm

      I need some advice, some pointers, some suggestions... anything to help me get thru to my son.  (I posted this in two of my groups too, so …
    • Getting settled in Houston

      Mood June 12, 2008 12:41pm

      Haden and I are starting to adjust to our move to Houston.  Well, in all honesty, it doesnt feel so much like a MOVE as it does a very strange …

    • Job Offer within FIVE days of being fired!

      Mood June 2, 2008 2:44pm

      What a difference a week can make!Many of you already know this, but last Wednesday I was fired from my job for "excessive absences" …

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    • Hug

      From septemberbaby24 May 9

      sending you lots of hugs. Have a good weekend. Cindy

    • Hug

      From tinathelost April 16

      if need to talk let me know. i have not loss a parent as in death but i have been disowned for a while. and we are raising a girl and the boy is with his dad as of today. but i have eyes and ears ifyou need someone. hugs tina

    • Hug

      From ALC67 April 16

      I know exactly how you feel and I'm getting about as much support as you are. Stick with us on DS and maybe we'll all find a way out of this.

    • Little Love

      From ALC67 April 16

      Sorry you're having such a horrible time. Wish I could do more to help but Texas is a long way away from me.

    • Hug

      From septemberbaby24 February 10

      Happy Valentines Day. Cindy

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  • Goals

    Goal Completed on Jun 12, 08
  • Support Groups

    • Close Bereavement
      : Loss of a Parent

      My mom just passed away (May 2008) at age 60, and my dad passed away (Sept 2001) at age 58. Neither of them had an easy death... My mom fell and hit her head on the hardwood floor ~ spent almost 6wks in ICU. She had to have brain surgery twice to relieve the pressure from the bleeding, and even though she started feeling better, she was bombarded with one infection after another and ended up more than she could fight off. My dad had a stroke in December of 1999 and, through the course of the next year and a half, had four more before passing away. Each one was worse than the one before. While on the one hand I am grateful that they are not suffering anymore, I am having a very hard time coping with not having any parents ~ and subsequently no grandparents for my son. Since he was born I have thought constantly about how much my dad would have loved him! And now that my mom has just passed I am having an even harder time letting go. Rationally, I know that things will get better with time... but its the irrational thoughts I am having so much trouble with. ~Any suggestions??

    • Close Anxiety

      Treatments

      Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful
      Huge impact on my panic/anxiety attacks!
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      Best combination meds I've been on for my anxiety (taking with Wellbutrin) ~ starting to feel "normal" again!
      Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
      Doesnt always work, but a good idea to try regardless =)
      Wellbutrin Working / Worked
    • Open Single Parenting

      dallasheather hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I'm struggling :( I cant seem to manage my life anymore... everything is just out of control and only makes my depression issues that much worse. It has deteriorated my health, my self-worth, and my relationships. I just dont know how to get better...

      Treatments

      Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Absolutely essential! She is the one and only person I can count on these days to understand what I'm going thru.
      Support from Friends & Family Not Working
      Losing the support of all of my friends and family.... they all seem to think I should just shake it off and get over it already.
      Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
      Strattera Somewhat Helpful
      Helps with the forgetfulness that is a complication of both my major depression issues and my thyroid condition.
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