This Week
July 26, 2009 2:35pm
I am always thinking negativly about my illiness but this week I am going to make a pledge to myself to stop. I'll try to remember the …
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marg11204
6:59pm, July 7, 2009
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About Me
marg11204
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About Me
I am 44, was working for a mental heatlh agency. I am a consumer and love to run recovery groups. This is the first time I have gone on a website.
I am 44, was working for a mental heatlh agency. I am a consumer and love to run recovery groups. This is the first time I have gone on a website.
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Interests
I like watching old movies, reading when I use to ride the train to work. Love watching children play, sunsets and looking at the night sky. I love music from the 50\\\'s and 60\\\'s. love to sing even though I sound terrible. I also the the water to just lay on a float under the sun is heaven to me.
I like watching old movies, reading when I use to ride the train to work. Love watching children play,
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Journal
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Losing Hope
July 7, 2009 11:40am
I Have been in my house for months now, losing my job did not affect me at first. Now I am scared to leave the house, I had agoraphobia in my …
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Life stinks
June 24, 2009 4:39pm
I don't understand what makes me go out one day and be scared to do it the next. I'v been going through this for so many years I fear …
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Need HELP
June 13, 2009 1:50pm
I tried to use the IM, but have know idea how to do it. I really want to be able to comunicate with you guys, so please anyone help.
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Journal Entry for June 10, 2009
June 10, 2009 3:43pm
Today I started by doing a little cleaning. Made me feel productive.
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Ty sooo muches!
Gold Star
Have a nice weekend marg? I took a ferry ride to Conneticut, it was wonderful:)
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Prayer
Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett are dead.
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Hug
Thanks bunches. Some days are good...some bad. Lately I've had internet issues, hence the absence. Hope you are doing great!
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Hi marge, thanks for the email. I just moved to NY, ever been to the brooklyn bridge?
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Support Groups
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI am 44 I have been dealing with this & other illness since I was 20. I have worked on & off throughout the years & going to therapy and taken meds. I am not working now and my deression is bad. I have never been invovled with a chat room before my sister said it would help m e. I'v worked with for a mental health agency since 2002. I worked in the field of mental health doing various things,but I am terrible at helping myself.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- This type of therapy has helped me with my Anxiety and panic attacks.
- Effexor Working / Worked
- I guess it's working or I might not have been able to work. but I still get very depressed at times. No side effects.
- Positive Thinking Considering
- It is hard to have positive thoughts when you are depressed . I try but I am by nature a negative person only when it about my illness.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- It did help, it was my first med. I was put on and no side effects.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I had a great therapist who retired a few months ago. Now I am working with someone new , I have been going for so many years I can't tell anymore. It did help in the beginning I would not leave my house, that is how bad I was.
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- My mom is supportive and my sister tries to be. They do not understand fully what I go thorogh.
- Writing Somewhat Helpful
- I hate to write but, I boaderline personality disorder and when I get angry it helps me at times . It's a better way to get my negative emotions out.
Close Anxiety
I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I'm 44yrs.old and I have been like this since 20. I am currently not working and this is the first time I join a support group online.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- When I have I panic attack it sometimes helps.
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- It helps the anxiety. No side effects I'm on a low dose.
Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety
I first had agoraphobia when I was in my 20's, I managed to overcome it. some what and go to work. It's been hard, it kept coming back and now I not working I feel like it might be back again because I am scared to go out. I don't know what to do, I am tired of going through this. I need help.
