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  • About Me

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    amusemas

    Female, 22
    Baumholder, DEU
    Member since July 6, 2008

    • About Me

      My name is Amanda Frazier. I am married to the most wonderful man I've ever met who supports me in everything that I do. He is currently deployed to Iraq and I live here in Baumholder, Germany awaiting his return. I like to be around friends and my sweet animals. Poetry is my passion which I have been writing since I was nine years old. There are 45 poems that I have written that are published and a site that I created called UndyingMuse.com for poetry.

      My name is Amanda Frazier. I am married to the most wonderful man I've ever met who supports me in everything that I do. He is currently deployed to Iraq and I live here in Baumholder, Germany awaiting his return. I like to be around friends and my sweet animals. Poetry is my passion which I have been writing since I was nine years old. There are 45 poems that I have written that are published and a site that I created called UndyingMuse.com for poetry.

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    • Forgivness

      Mood July 17, 2008 9:51am

      I hold grudges when people do me wrong. I always have and the grudges are very strong. I disconnect myself from that person and refuse to forgive …

    • I'm not crazy

      Mood July 8, 2008 3:37pm

      I'm tired of being called crazy. I'm not crazy. I take my medicine. I have more sense than a lot of people I know Especially more than those …

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      From suicidalme March 13

      Sending you some love xxx

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      From April1963 September 11, 2008

      I hope you're doing well. Sending some hugs and thinking of you.

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      From norgard September 4, 2008

      hey there you still around? Never hear from you in the wives group. Hope all is well. Keep in touch! Please post and chat with us, we'd love to offer support if needed. Plus the friendships are great too.

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      From sapphireprincess September 3, 2008

      lots of hugs. how are you doing? i can not imagine being with out my hubby, but you are brillant women to get through it. chat with me when you want, that can keep you busy. im bored all day....LOL

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    Goal End Date is Aug 28, 08 454 days ago.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Essential Tremor

      Well, I have been shaking all of my life that I can remember. I haven't ever gotten any real treatment but I am working towards that now. I shake all the time and I can't stand it.

    • Close Schizophrenia

      My adoptive father died in my arms when I was seven years old. I was hit on the head with a metal pole when I was nine years old by my brother. Because of this I have a huge indention in my skull that fits the size of the pole. At age 11 I started seeing and hearing things that weren't there. I always see someone needing help that can't get help or I see someone dead. I used to believe that I wouldn't graduate to the next school year because I wouldn't live that long.

      Treatments

      Risperdal Working / Worked
      With this medicine I have seen less and heard less of what my mind wants me to believe. There were a lot of side effects that I experience on 3mg per day prescription like unwanted breast milk, muscle soreness, being tired all day long but not being able to get a good nights rest, loss of appetite. The first couple days when I took the medicine I looked flushed (my cheeks were red) and I was extremely dizzy. That wore off though and after two days I didn't experience that anymore.
      Seroquel Too Soon to Tell
      I started this medication but was veered away from it because of the side effect of death it has. There is a huge case against this medicine for all the people it harmed so I didn't take it more than a couple days before I had my doctor take me off of it.
    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      I was raised to believe that sex was bad. I was abused when I stood a wrong way, called a whore when I was as young as nine years old by my mother when I was still a virgin. I was raped when I was 13 and my virginity was taken from me then. I have been raped two more times in my life. Now I am married to a wonderful man but I feel ashamed to express myself. I always feel like I'm doing wrong and a lot of sexual stuff that should turn me on turns me off.

    • Open Anxiety

      Treatments

      Ativan Not Working
      I didn't feel a difference in my anxiety level at all on this medicine.
      Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful
      If I feel an anxiety attack coming along then I breath in through my nose, hold it, then exhale through my mouth. I do this about ten times and I'm calmer than I was before. But I still need my medicine to completely calm down.
      Klonopin Working / Worked
      Always calms me down. Makes me stop shaking and stops my anxiety attacks from progressing. The side effect I have from this is trouble urinating.
    • Open Panic Attacks

      I have been having panic attacks more recently than before but I've had them for a few years. They get triggered by random things that remind me of bad experiences I've been through and many other reasons but I try to keep them under control with a positive outlook on things as much as possible.

    • Open Bipolar Disorder

      amusemas hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Depression

      Treatments

      Effexor Working / Worked
      I love this medication! It keeps me going everyday. The only thing I don't like is when I forget to take it, I have one to two really bad days that follow. I'm on 150 mg and it is wonderful!
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      I go to a therapist once a week and he helps me through a lot of my issues. When I get really bad and have a panic attack, if I call him at the office he can talk me through it and calm me down.
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      My husband is the best medication there is. He always calls to make sure I am ok and he always listens to me and makes me feel great just by being the wonderful man he is.
      Wellbutrin Not Working
      I used to take this in combination with zoloft but they didn't help. Not sure why. that was a long time ago.
      Writing Working / Worked
      I write everyday. Most of the time I write to my husband who is deployed but I also keep a journal which helps out a lot.
      Zoloft Working / Worked
      I used to take this in combination with Wellbutrin but they didn't help. It was a long time ago. I remember that zoloft caused me to shake more than normal.
      Poetry Working / Worked
      I have been writing poems since I was nine years old and it has always been a wonderful stress relief.
    • Open Insomnia

      Treatments

      Ambien Working / Worked
      I'm not on this medication at the moment but when I was it worked wonders for me. I would fall asleep about thirty minutes after taking the pill and then I would stay asleep for eight hours. Too bad my doctor took me off of this.
      Ativan Not Working
      Ativan never helped me get rest.
      Risperdal Somewhat Helpful
      This medicine helps me to get to sleep but I still wake up throughout the night. Sometimes on only four hours of sleep and then I cant go back to sleep for hours.
    • Open Military Families

      I have a wonderful husband who is serving in Iraq at the moment -- I do not love everything about the military but I support my husband 110 percent.

    • Open Lactose Intolerance

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      Lactaid Working / Worked
      WONDERFUL!
    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      My ptsd is in recession *yay* but it took time for me to get to this point. I have been physically abused by many people in my life and almost killed by one in particular. I am afraid of men because it was men that abused me. At the peak of my ptsd, I would throw my hands in front of my face at the mention of that person's name to block the attack. He was already in prison by that time. But I've gotten a lot better.

      Treatments

      Effexor Working / Worked
      Wonderful!
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
      Poetry Working / Worked
    • Open Adoption

      I was abused when I was seven months old and therefore adopted out to my aunt and uncle. Life with them was hectic and I don't think it was the best family to have adopted me. I gave birth to a child in 2005 and my husband at the time abandoned me, leaving me with no place to live or anything to eat. My adoptive brother "helped" out for about two weeks but then they wanted to keep my son. They took me to court and said I was an unfit parent because I am schitzophrenic. The judge agreed.

      Treatments

      Poetry Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
      Its great to be able to accept the fact that my brother has my son now that he is almost three years old because my brother sends me pictures of him and lets me see him every now and then.
    • Open Miscarriage

      I gave birth and afterwards I have had my period for 5 months at a time with really only 2 weeks between starting back again. I have had 2 miscarriages since I gave birth and wonder if I will ever be able to have another child.

    • Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

      Treatments

      Abuse Counseling Working / Worked
      Divorce Working / Worked
      Forgiveness Working / Worked
      Leave Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
    • Open War in Iraq

      My husband is deployed to Iraq and I have difficulties being away from him. I hope he is staying safe and I await his phone call everyday.

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