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About Me
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About Me
(No Soliciting Please...) A Neverending Journey in finding balance & contentment. IT now yearns to keep it. Never say Never.
(No Soliciting Please...) A Neverending Journey in finding balance & contentment. IT now yearns to keep it. Never say Never.
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Interests
Maintenance ... old interests and new interests.
Maintenance ... old interests and new interests.
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Journal
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Hugbook
Flower
just wanted to tell you that i sooo appreciate you :)
Ray of Sunshine
WooHoo! I am all in favor for getting and giving myself a treat!! You better get one too! You SO deserve one!! Love & hugs to all of you!!!
Little Love
Of coarse. I know there is something terribly wrong with the world today and hardly anyone sees it. Its and uphill battle to try and spread hope and its the only fight worth fighting. Thanks
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Hug
thanks for always being there! hugs! :)
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Little Love
Having a hard time lately, but miss you terribly!! Hope to be online more in the coming days if my computer will cooperate....
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Photos
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Support Groups
Close Self-Injury
Started as a teen, quiet secrets. No treatment. Stopped periodic times. Explosion with all, almost lost my mind. Would've been put away.
Treatments
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- daily, no problems
- Outpatient Treatment Program Working / Worked
- continuing therapy and wellness clinic
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- had to continue getting outside support. Needed to start with medication.
- S.A.F.E. (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Working / Worked
- It's still on my mind, but the physical behavior has stopped. Effects of throwing up involuntararily sometimes continue.
- Talking Working / Worked
- It's a continued need
Close Caregivers
Took care of my father when he had cancer, until he passed away. Now taking care of Alzheimers mother. Had to quit work, to care for full time now.
Open Dementia
Mother has Alzheimers for over 2years, and still coping.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- Trying to find a steady counselor that would not leave so I dont have to get a new one.
Open Anxiety
Continuing counseling and on medication for anxiety etc.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- Best thing ever learned to control; blood pressure; heart papitations; panic attacks; crying etc
- Breathwork Working / Worked
- Meditation Working / Worked
- Preparing self, before taking big tasks; trips etc
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- conjunction with meditation
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- No longer using. Helpful when at worst.
- Topamax Working / Worked
- helps with anxieties 2x per day
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- depression medication and counseling
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionBeen depressed since teenager
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- wellness clinic
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- currently, okay for now
- Desipramine Working / Worked
- at 1x, no longer using
- Effexor Somewhat Helpful
- played around with dose. very drowsy effects
- Lexapro Working / Worked
- in the past, transitioned to others
- Meditation Working / Worked
- deep breathing etc
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- positive support/self help
- Prozac Working / Worked
- this was the 1st, gave me a kick start
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- continuing
- Seroquel Working / Worked
- effective, now use when needed
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- a definite must to have
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- effective, no longer needed
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- used in past
- Writing Working / Worked
- always writing/poems etc.
Open Dizziness & Vertigo
Treatments
- Antivert Somewhat Helpful
- depends on severity
- Dramamine Working / Worked
- in the past
- Valium Working / Worked
- at the most severe in the past. Yet it became addictive and I needed more. Had to learn other means.
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- Breathing and relaxation to minimize stress and prevent nausea.
Open Diabetes Type 2
self & spouse, type 2. Got myself off insulin, husband now on insulin. Gotta' get better grips' on how health.
Treatments
- Actos Working / Worked
- currently using
- Avandia Working / Worked
- in past, stopped
- Byetta Working / Worked
- helpful and got myself off.
- Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
- getting myself more disciplined
- Glipizide Working / Worked
- currently on.
- Metformin Working / Worked
- Currently on
- NovoLog Working / Worked
- in the past, when needed
- Physical Exercise Too Soon to Tell
- Getting more disciplined
- Topamax Working / Worked
- helps also with anxiety
Open Stress Management
Learning to cope and deal with many issues.
Treatments
- Music Working / Worked
- gotta' soothe the beast
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- build the serontonin
- Seroquel Working / Worked
- For those panic attacks and sleep, only when, when needed.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Currently have to have as a support system.
- Positive Reinforcement Working / Worked
- Always trying to keep positive reinforcement like insurance bandage etc.
Open Family Issues
Trying to live myself, cope.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- currently a must
- Talking Working / Worked
- getting better, room to improve
- Writing Not Working
- before, now afraid someone will find it.
- Faith Working / Worked
- Holding on my higher power
