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  • About Me

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    PumpkinJaws

    Female, 43
    benton, IL, USA
    Member since January 6

    • About Me

      I am an alcoholic, who is happily married sometimes. I just lost my Dad 7 months ago, he was my everything. I am hoping to meet new friends and learn how to deal with this terrible heartache. I used to think that my unhappiness was the cause of my addictions but I am starting to wonder if it isnt the other way around. I am a christian who doesnt pray like i should and i sure dont live like i should. The burden of my sins eats me alive daily.

      I am an alcoholic, who is happily married sometimes. I just lost my Dad 7 months ago, he was my everything. I am hoping to meet new friends and learn how to deal with this terrible heartache. I used to think that my unhappiness was the cause of my addictions but I am starting to wonder if it isnt the other way around. I am a christian who doesnt pray like i should and i sure dont live like i should. The burden of my sins eats me alive daily.

    • Interests

      reading, writing, horses, fishing, computers, sewing, MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC, Movies, cooking

      reading, writing, horses, fishing, computers, sewing, MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC, Movies, cooking

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  • Journal

    • i must find a happy medium

      Mood February 1, 2009 7:42am

      I have got to settle on a happy medium....total starvation is not the answer anymore...yes it worked 3 years ago, but i sure dont know how i did …
    • Journal Entry for February 1, 2009

      Mood February 1, 2009 7:21am

    • Journal Entry for February 1, 2009

      Mood February 1, 2009 7:20am

    • 90 DAYS!!!

      Mood January 30, 2009 7:22pm

      Today is the BEST day!!!  because as of last nite.....I have gotten my breath!  I came to the conclusion that i am waisting my time waiting …

    • Time for some real changes

      Mood January 21, 2009 2:11pm

      Today i spent another very sad and depressed day over my weight and my life and my marriage. I have decided that today I must make a change in the …

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      From ashleysdaddy March 5

      Listen my name is Ed so if you would like to talk about recovery with a fellow Christian who loves the Bible and loves his faith then please write to me and we can talk all you want I too am looking for some one who is not afraid to talk about God or even Jesus! I was a member of Calvary Chaple but then I became a reverand and will be starting my own congregation as soon as I am done with my inpatient program and get a little more sobriety under my belt. God bless you! Your Brother Rev. ED

    • Rainbow

      From sleepershedreams February 1

      struggling with my weight depressed me, still does. my health sent my weight flying out of control and I just gave up. I eventually found tools I could use to fight it the best that I could. Its still a struggle finding balance and fighting my body that so easily gains weight. A balance between not wanting to eat and being starving. being in pain and eating the wrong foods and trying to turn that around and eat the right foods. So many little things I have to learn along the way. Its hard not to be sad. But I try to hang on and keep going.

    • Ray of Sunshine

      From juju31 January 23

      pisces yaahhhhh dont mind me i need hooked on phonics.

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      From juju31 January 23

      iam sorry i probley spelled it wrong. i was just wondering since we have so much in common if are signs were the same?

    • Hug

      From juju31 January 21

      are you a pieces too ?

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  • Goals

    Progress

    5 %

    Goal End Date is Jul 1, 09 145 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    203

    Progress

    5 %

    Goal End Date is Jul 1, 09 145 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    203
  • Support Groups

    • Close Alcoholism

      i am an alcoholic who would like to put an end to alcohol in my life all together butt my husband is an alcoholic also and has no desire to quit i am afraid if i stop i will lose him because our entire relationship has been built around the booze.

      Treatments

      AA Meetings Working / Worked
      worked once for 6months and 2weeks. and again years later for 2months.
      Cold Turkey Working / Worked
      only works for a short time
      Willpower Not Working
      my husband is an alcoholic as well, it seems we feed off of each other and he has no desire to quit.
    • Close Bereavement
      Type: Loss of a Parent

      My dad was my very best friend, my everything, i lost him 7 months ago to cancer. I took care of him the last 5 months of his life. I just keep reliving the experience of his death and keep looking for signs that he is still here somehow.

      Treatments

      Crying Somewhat Helpful
      Getting Angry Not Working
      Keeping Busy Somewhat Helpful
      Music Working / Worked
      Pets Somewhat Helpful
      he was my dad's dog
      Prayer Considering
      Reading Considering
      Support Groups Too Soon to Tell
      Talking Working / Worked
      it helps but nobody really wants to hear it.
      Time Not Working
    • Open Codependency

      i havent tried anything because i really dont understand it...but i have some real issues in dealing with my husband and somehow my emotional dependance on my dad who recently passed away. i am a mess. can anyone help me understand what is happening to me?

    • Open Eating Disorders

      i have had periods in my life where anorexia was the case and sometimes bulimia and sometimes a combination of both. i always overeat. i use food as a comforter and emotional bandaid.

    • Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery

      i have been "quitting" for a year now, at the end of every carton which leads to a pack at a time until i get flustrated at the cost and buy another carton and so on and so on...until now ....i mean it!

    • Open Prescription Drug Abuse

      i am addicted to vicodin, norco, any pill that will enable me to drink more than i would normally.

    • Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

      Treatments

      Atkins Diet Working / Worked
      lost 35lbs. in 1992
      Counting Calories Working / Worked
      lost 30lbs in 1986
      Eat Less Working / Worked
      i almost starved myself to death in order to lose 100lbs.in 2003. it worked fast butt, i have gained it all back.
      Physical Exercise Working / Worked
      walking 4-6 miles a day has always worked when i do it.
    • Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

      i lost my dad to pancreatic cancer 7 months ago. i moved in with him and took care of him every step of the way until his battle was over. i thought that maybe i could be of help to someone who is still going through what daddy and i went through.

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