Making Impovements
June 11, 2009 10:26am
I am actually doing a lot better with my blood sugar. I am now getting use to drinking more water by choice and I found a great sugar free Ice cream …
AndreaEG
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AndreaEG
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About Me
I am a Fulltime College student studying two fields which I plan to get my doctorite. I am a mother of five young children who keep me busy and keep me going. I am married to a awesome man who supports me and loves me through a lot of things. He is a LEO and he stays busy and is not around a lot. He is also having a alot of health issues that brings stress to the table and keeps him under the weather when he is around. I am one of 6 kids and come from a pastors family. I am a survior of years of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse at the hand of a family memeber and friends. I am also a rape survivor, which happened when I was a teenager. I have been addicted to prescription drugs and alcohol in the past. I detoxed at home (but am fortunate to have some nursing experience in the past) which I would not advise without drs supervision. I do good for a while and everything seems to be going well and then something triggers me and I start falling down into a pit and I seclude myself and hide from everyone. I am working on not waiting till the floor drops out of me but to work on me a little at a time all the time. I have a hard time sometimes opening up to people or sometimes I open up and then run when they get to close or know to much as I know they will reject or hurt me in someway. So I run a lot before I feel they can hurt me or reject me. It is like hate me but accept me type thing. Alot of times when I need someone the most I find myself alone and hurting by myself. I am currently going back to therapy and wanting to try to meet some people here that may understand how I feel and what I am going through.
I am a Fulltime College student studying two fields which I plan to get my doctorite. I am a mother of five young children who keep me busy and keep me going. I am married to a awesome man who supports me and loves me through a lot of things. He is a LEO and he stays busy and is not around a lot. He is also having a alot of health issues that brings stress to the table and keeps him under the weather when he is around. I am one of 6 kids and come from a pastors family. I am a survior of years of
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Helping myself and others, Poetry, Music, Reading, learn new things, my family, my kids, my friends.
Helping myself and others, Poetry, Music, Reading, learn new things, my family, my kids, my friends.
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well congrats...there are no false positives but understandable about not getting exited if you have had a M/C. I really can't imagine 6 though! LOL Yeah I am cleaning and studying today. I will be happy when I take this final then I can focus on my son b-day and getting the house in order for fall. I think I lost more weigh because a shirt I have seems alot bigger! I haven't weighed in a while. Good luck with the bills and financial aid and all that fun stuff! I am exited to get my books on Thurs! And hopeful about the day care for Natasha...they don't take babies so Deja can't go! I will deal with my loans on Monday. I filled out what they told me too so need to see what else I have to do. Well enjoy your time away. Thats something I don't get and won't for a LONG time! Even when I have breaks I have a feeling all I will be doing is getting the house in order and of course spending time with the kids. SO when do you plan to go to the doctor? Have you told your hubby yet? I could imagine if I happened to get pregnant again what Waverly may say...OMG LOL I have that mirena though and he is SUPPOSE to get fixed! But is taking his time I just asked him about the other day...LOL
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I always did home test myself but with Deja I had issues getting working ones...it was very odd! I know fall semester is almost here...OMG I can't believe it I am so scared! We had a BBQ with his family and I took the older kids to see fireworks but I ended up mad at my SO for calling us so much cause he wanted to go to Wal-Mart and Deja was sleeping and my son whining! SO the night ended with me being so aggravated! Then his family decided to BBQ later than they told me nothing new but I get frustrated easily these days! I have to try to enroll Natasha at the school child care and see about a loan for that. I am getting my books Thursday too! Thats $660! Jeeze.....Well good luck at your school. I have class Thursday so I will deal with most everything then. If your period is late can't you do a pregnancy test at home? They are pretty good these days! LOL
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Oh sorry about your friendship issues....seems when I need people they aren't around either! Well I folded all the laundry but won't hang the clothes till later but put the rest away. I did the hall and laundry room as well as kitchen LR and play room! Its amazing because I have NO ENERGY today:( I have almost all the laundry caught up now...I would never get behind if I did it everyday and I need to get in that habit again but as of now I tend to do alot in one day then take a break for a few days! Sounds like a fancy washer! LOL Ours is payed for so I will stick with that I am already stressed about money and school! Waverly was trying to trade my van in and I was freaking out. I just can't handle financial changes right now! oh I don't think I will get my room done because I need to study tonight! So when do you plan to take a pregnancy test? Yesterday I took Deja swimming while thew older kids were in lessons and she was so cute she just giggled and would jump in! She will start lesson next year but she is doing alot more than she did a month ago! LOL
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cleaning is going..ugh Took me forever to clean the kitchen but thats done now working on the playroom....Need to vacuum the play room and LR and I have a ton of laundry to fold! Then hopefully I can make it to the hallway.laundry room then my room! TOO MUCH! I hate student loans. I can pay for my classes, book and even supplies with grants but the student loans would be solely for child care. I think I will open a separate acct too for that money. Well sounds like you are making progress on your paper so thats good! Sometimes going outside makes me feel so much better too! Just getting out can help....
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Yes as I look around my house I just don't want to start! I need to though I have alot to do today! The kids had so much stuff yesterday I didn't have time to clean...UGH I am so stressed! Thats why I can't sleep:( I hate it! Deja is up at 6AM too! I am looking into student loans to help pay for child care. SO uneasy about it all. How is your paper going?
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Close College Stress
I am currently finishing my second year in college. I still have approximately 5 more years to go. I get so overwhelmed sometimes and find my irritation and want to quit knocking on the door right in front of me. At times I wonder what I was thinking that maybe I really can not do it even though I have great grades. I take a lot of online classes so I have to self teach myself a lot but I find it easier then being in class with people all around me.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- Counseling works some with help in time management but I do not find it helping me a lot. I also have a hard time opening up to my therapist so that maybe part of my issue.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Support from family and friends is helping and I have some good friends who keep me going when I want to give up. Even had a friend stay up and encourage me all night just so I did not stop.
Close Coming Out
I am in a hard place not sure if I am gay or Bi- sexual. I come from a ministers home which makes this even harder. I am married to a awesome man and we have kids together but I also have a live in lover. It is complicated and I have a head full of questions, wonders, and confusion.
Open Prescription Drug Abuse
I have been a addict to prescription drugs and now have 4 months and 3 weeks clean. I have not admitted it to a lot of people and tried to hide it from everyone around me which I thought I was doing but the truth is the ones close to me knew my addiction was there. But I choose for myself and life I needed to stop. I abused my drugs to be numb and it did that but I am fortunate it did not tear my family apart, laid me in jail, and me to loose everything.
Open Diabetes Type 2
I was dignosed with type 2 diabetes about a year ago. It has been a struggle for me since. I am not sure if it is that I am just in denial or if I am just to far depressed. I am having a hard time with it all around.
Treatments
- Dietary Modification Working / Worked
- Metformin Somewhat Helpful
- Makes me very sick and makes it so hard for me to take as I should as I get so sick on it. It does lower my sugars though.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- I notice it helps I just have trouble being consistent. Seems like there is always so much other things that need my time.
Open Lesbian Relationship Challenges
I am currently in a relationship with another womam and love it. I feel like the true me and when I am with her and she touches me it is like nothing else and no words can describe how happy and good it feels.
Open Parents of Children with ADHD
I have a son that was dignosed with ADHD at age 5 and he keeps me exstremely busy. He does well but he takes medication 3 times a day and it breaks my heart.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI have suffered from serious depression since I was a teen. At times it took me to suicide attempts. I am no longer that bad but I still take my medications and go to therapy.
Treatments
- Celexa Somewhat Helpful
- Until we realized I was allergic.
- Effexor Working / Worked
- Has done good to me.
- Meditation Working / Worked
- I meditated on bible verses and it was positive.
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- Writing daily affirmations and acknowledgements.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Has been very important to my progress but took time to find the right therapist.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Important part for me is to not hide when I am depressed from them or to dhut them out.
- Trazodone Not Working
- This did not work for me. It made my depression worst I ended up curled up crying for days.
- Writing Working / Worked
- Is great when I let myself write and really open up.
Open Fatty Liver Disease
I started having liver issues after the birth of my second son.At times I had so much pain and was so sick to my stomach I would be rushed to the ER people thinking it was my appendix and it always ended up being my liver and I was given vicoden and sent home. I went to a specialist and had endless test for everything possible and not possible ran with no answers. No one seemed to help. I have now been suffering for 10 years.
Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
I was dignosed with OCD as a chid and it has caused those around me some issues ecspecially ones that do not know me well.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- Takes patience but is slowly working.
Open Parenting 'Tweens (9-12)
I have a daughter that is 11 and just can not wait till she is a teen and she is in a hard time age wise and is testing me everyway she can.
Treatments
- Patience Working / Worked
- Takes a lot and I do my best.
Open Painful Intercourse
I have been experiencing pain with sex since I had my first child. It has not ended. I am still working with Drs to find out why I am experiencing this pain. I get really discouraged about it at times.
Treatments
- Oral Contraceptives Not Working
- did nothing for the pain at all.
Open Parenting Big Kids (5-8)
I have a son in this age group and he is about to graduate kindergarten and I am so proud of him. Each stage is so different and unique.
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- Education (School) Working / Worked
- I am always learning new things and new ways to encourage and help my son do better.
- Listening Working / Worked
- This is a most as my son loves to tell me all kinds of things and share new things.
- Patience Working / Worked
Open Parenting Preschoolers (3-5)
I have a daughter who is my youngest right now in this stage and she is a buddle of smiles and joy. I treasure this stage and their hunger to learn
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- Child Time-out Working / Worked
- I do not have to use this often but at times do use it.
- Education (School) Working / Worked
- There are always things to learn in each stage and I think I am a better parent when I learn about it.
- Patience Working / Worked
- Important at every age.
- Positive Reinforcement Working / Worked
- This works the best for my daughter.
