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veggielover 
7:03pm, May 26, 2009
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About Me
veggielover
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About Me
I am a graphic designer in the Houston area with a wonderful family, beautiful husband, and a perky little puppy! I am passionate about art, education, and helping others. I am also an animal rights activist and vegetarian of 11 years now.
I am a graphic designer in the Houston area with a wonderful family, beautiful husband, and a perky little puppy! I am passionate about art, education, and helping others. I am also an animal rights activist and vegetarian of 11 years now.
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Close Anxiety
I began suffering from debilitating anxiety and depression in December 2007 and have been on medication since January 2008, hoping to learn to control it without medication.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful
- I'm trying to go this route now and engage in yoga and pilates to relieve stress. So far so good!
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- Clonazipam (sp?) worked wonders for fast, short-term relief, but I quickly built up an immunity to it. I can say I haven't had to take any since April 2008!
- Lexapro Working / Worked
- Currently using this medication. Started out very well, but after a year taking it, I don't feel like it does much. I want to get off of it completely and find a more natural way of keeping my anxiety down.
- Meditation Working / Worked
- This worked very well for me in high school, but I find it much more difficult to concentrate now. Working on it!
- Paxil Not Working
- It made me very ill and increased my anxiety tenfold!
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- This is where I have the most trouble because my anxiety is attributed largely to my perfectionism, poor self-esteem, and poor body image. Kind words don't stick as easily as the harsh ones.
Close Depression
It's very easy for me to become depressed. A few negative thoughts and I'm plunged into "the dark side" as my family calls it.
Treatments
- Lexapro Working / Worked
- Currently taking this med but I don't feel it's as effective as it once was. Hoping to get off of medications altogether.
- Meditation Somewhat Helpful
- Works to distract me, but it doesn't make me feel better about myself these days. Much more effective when I was younger.
- Paxil Not Working
- Tried it, hated it! Made me very ill and I felt TERRIBLE.
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- Working on this one!
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Just like journaling, I find more questions than answers.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- They're the best!
- Writing Working / Worked
- It is good to vent and get my feelings out, though I often find I come up with more questions. I talk myself in circles and nothing gets solved.
Open Healthy Eating
I'm a vegetarian of 11 years, I work out regularly, and I love cooking! This all sounds wonderful, but sometimes I take it too far and go a little overboard. I'm trying to find a good balance between healthy eating/cooking leading to a healthy life and going too far into the eating disorder range.
Treatments
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- I love the burn of moving my muscles!
Open Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
I found out I was hypoglycemic when I was eight years old and I passed out in a beauty salon. I've only passed out a handful of times since. It's still just as scary as the first time, but now I know the warning signs and how to better control my diet.
Open Phobia
I have a debilitating fear of needles and all things medical. This has stopped me from doing LOTS of things in my life, and I live in terror of something happening to me that would require blood tests and hospital visits!
Treatments
- NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Not Working
- I'm still petrified!
Open Vegetarians & Vegans
I've been a vegetarian and 100% cruelty-free for 11 years and counting!
Open Eating Disorders
Type: Obligatory ExerciseI have had problems with body image since I was about 12, which took me down some rocky roads; obsessive exercise, calorie counting, fat gram counting, deprivation, generally driving myself over the edge. I am doing better, but I still feel I'm slipping every now and then.
Open Anger Management
I am beginning to lose control of my anger again. I seem to go from minor frustration to full on rage. I get a headache, heavy breathing, and I'm afraid of unhealthy stress levels and high blood pressure, which runs in my family.
