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  • About Me

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    blustarfish24

    Female, 25
    AZ, USA
    Member since June 21, 2008

    • About Me

      I've had anxiety and OCD for as long as I can remember. At 13, after my parents officially separated, all of this worsened and I also became depressed, angry, and began feeling worthless, unwanted, and unloved. At the time I wasn't sure exactly why I was having these feelings but I'm learning that little by little. A few months ago I finally started seeing a psychiatrist and a psychologist on a regular basis and got on meds for the second time. I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, OCD and had an unofficial diagnosis of BPD only because my psychiatrist doesn't really believe it exists. I'm not seeing her anymore.

      I've had anxiety and OCD for as long as I can remember. At 13, after my parents officially separated, all of this worsened and I also became depressed, angry, and began feeling worthless, unwanted, and unloved. At the time I wasn't sure exactly why I was having these feelings but I'm learning that little by little. A few months ago I finally started seeing a psychiatrist and a psychologist on a regular basis and got on meds for the second time. I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, OCD and had

    • Interests

      Dancing, kickboxing, yoga, pilates, shopping, medicine, reading, movies, music, interesting people

      Dancing, kickboxing, yoga, pilates, shopping, medicine, reading, movies, music, interesting people

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    • back on DS

      Mood October 20, 2008 3:02am

      It's about time I got back on. I guess they don't wanna delete my account. I got on new meds that were working pretty well. I was OK for a …

    • I will NEVER trust again!!!!

      Mood July 21, 2008 11:18pm

      I hate men!!!! They lie and say they're not like the others and act like they're good guys and then they LIE. I'm so sick and tired of …

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      From GDJ1957 December 18, 2009

      Drive by Hugs and love xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo good luck....love you

    • Hug

      From NANCPATT February 16, 2009

      We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.

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      From NANCPATT January 25, 2009

      End each day with thoughts of peace. Begin each day with thoughts of peace. Continue thinking thoughts of peace throughout your precious day and happiness will be yours.

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    • Flower

      From GDJ1957 November 14, 2008

      I was thinking of you and wanted to send you some love and hugs...xoxoxoxoxo. I read your last journal you really have a way with words. I try some times to get how i feel out but it doesn't sound any thing like how you put it. Thanks for sharing your journals it helps me.....good.luck....love.you

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I've suffered from depression for at least 10 years but in the past year it reached its second peak. I had suicidal thoughts almost every night as soon as I got home from work and would cry and takes meds to fall asleep so that morning would come sooner. I also dreaded the weekends because I knew I would be alone again and suffered through it. I still do but it's not as severe because of the meds I'm taking.

      Treatments

      Celexa Somewhat Helpful
      I started it 6 or 7 months ago and I've been on 40 mg for the past 3 months. It worked really well at first but I'm not too sure it's working anymore. I know I need a higher dose but I tried that and it made me really really sleepy. Also gives me very realistic and unusual dreams
      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      Paxil Working / Worked
      I was on this 8 years ago and I loved it. I'm too scared to try it now because I hear people go through withdrawel. I never did but I don't want to take the chance again.
      Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
      Like a temporary bandaid on my bad feelings. Might temporarily sometimes but the problems always come back. Negative thoughts have been a lifelong habit for me but if I'm more persistant with positive ones I may get results.
      Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
      I don't really feel like too many people understand and since I seem happy most of the time I don't want to scare them away or have them judge me.
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      Amazing if you go to sleep a few hours after you take it. Make me have weird dreams.
      Writing Working / Worked
      Writing works really well and helps clear my head. I'm usually too lazy to do it though and more than that I'm too scared of what might come out on the page. I'm not completely ready to face my emotions.
    • Close Anxiety

      I've suffered from depression for at least 10 years but in the past year it reached its second peak. I had suicidal thoughts almost every night as soon as I got home from work and would cry and takes meds to fall asleep so that morning would come sooner. I also dreaded the weekends because I knew I would be alone again and suffered through it. I still do but it's not as severe because of the meds I'm taking.

      Treatments

      Hypnotherapy Working / Worked
      Only tried it once and it was amazing.
      Paxil Working / Worked
      It was great but I'm too scared to get on it again because of withdrawl some people experience
      Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
      Works for a short time sometimes. Better than negative thinking.
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      Helps me sleep really well.
    • Open Sexual Abuse

      I was verbally sexually abused until I was 18 and after that I was sexually abused more than once by a man more than twice my age and raped by 2 other guys. I considered all of them friends before all this happened.

    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      I just got out of a four year relationship with the guy who was my first and only love. The breakup wasn't as angry as it has been in the past but it still hurts to the point where it's unbearable. I was starting to become really close to him but things suddenly fell apart. Both of us agree that it will not work but that doesn't make the pain of not having him in my life any better.

      Treatments

      Talking Working / Worked
      Helps only sometimes.
    • Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

      I've had OCD since I was very young. I'm not sure it's genetic but I have other family members who also suffer from it. My OCD has changed forms and has improved a bit. It gets worse with stress though. I have very few rituals but I can control them a little bit and they don't interfere with my life. The worse part is the repetitive thoughts about things I don't want to think about. They won't stop and they're much harder to control.

    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
    • Open Sex / Pornography Addiction

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    • Open Codependency

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