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About Me
JenniLW
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Interests
I LOVE arts and crafts (coloring, painting, collaging, making jewelry, etc). I'm totally at my happiest when I'm working on an art project. But I could never take it further than a hobby - it would take the fun out of it! I like music a lot too... pretty much every kind. Singing, playing piano, fooling around on the guitar, that sort of thing. Listening to it too, of course. Reading is also great if I allow myself to sit down long enough to do it. I like reading psychology-oriented books, magazines, some self-help books and memoirs. Crossword puzzles are always fun, too. I like playing along with Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy on TV. I love to cook now and am getting pretty awesome at being a healthy chef. I like playing board games and/or talking over a refreshing beverage at Starbucks with the little friends that I have. I really like school. It just gives me a sense of purpose in life, and it sounds cheezy, but I love to learn. I like helping people with math homework. Weird, I know, but for some reason it's just really enjoyable. But at the end of the day, there's nothing more enjoyable than snuggling up with my boyfriend and watching some TV.
I LOVE arts and crafts (coloring, painting, collaging, making jewelry, etc). I'm totally at my happiest
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Superhero Status
my michigan twin...how are you love it has been way too long..what are you up to these days, that is probably a stupid question since i'm about to go and read your journal entries..but eh, i love ya
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Hey I see you graduated! Thats awesome! I'm struggling but whatever lol.
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How are you?
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u un facebook friended me? whatsup with that?
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Support Groups
Close Eating Disorders
Type: AnorexiaI've been battling eating disorders since I was about 7... it started out as binge eating and now I flip flop between anorexia and bulimia. Right now I'm in recovery from my bout of anorexia and compulsive exercise.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Therapy is only as helpful as you allow it to be. I haven't been 100% honest or open with my therapist so I haven't really benefited as much as I could.
- Cymbalta Somewhat Helpful
- It worked like a charm until I relapsed with my eating disorder and eventually stopped taking it.
- Lexapro Not Working
- I was severely underweight when I was taking this which is probably why it didn't work.
- Outpatient Treatment Program Somewhat Helpful
- Residential Treatment Center Working / Worked
- Rogers Memorial Hospital did a lot of great things for me and although I relapsed about a year later, I had so many more skills to bounce back.
Close Sexual Abuse
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Too Soon to Tell
- I'm very disassociated from the events and have trouble showing any emotion that may be linked to them. I'm not sure how to heal.
Open Anxiety
I've had bad anxiety (mainly perfectionism) ever since I can remember. My thoughts race a lot and I have trouble just "being". I think my anxiety is one of the main factors in my eating disorder and depression.
Treatments
- BuSpar Somewhat Helpful
- I was feeling less anxious at the time I was taking it, but I was on other medication too so I don't know if it was really just the BuSpar.
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- This helped me fall asleep at night and stay asleep when I was taking it. It knocked me out cold though... it caused me to pee the bed once.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI feel like the stereotypical person with the raincloud over their head. I have a really hard time seeing any hope for my future, despite the fact that I "have everything going for me". I feel like I live in my own little depressing bubble.
Treatments
- Lexapro Not Working
- Luvox Not Working
- Prozac Not Working
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Cymbalta Somewhat Helpful
Open Bipolar Disorder
Not formally dxed yet, but being referred to a psychiatrist for further evaluation...
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