Journal Entry for May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009 9:13pm
Progress
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Goal End Date is May 11, 09 198 days ago.
UniqueGirl
8:06pm, November 2, 2009
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About Me
UniqueGirl
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About Me
I am a very deep, multi-faceted person. When I'm in a good place I have a passion for life and am very outgoing and bubbly. I love connecting with others and one of my greatest fulfillments comes from helping people. I have the tendency to be very hard on myself and can become depressed. I struggle intensely with an eating disorder. I was in a partial hospitalization program for three months this year and now I do outpatient. I was also in inpatient for a few days for suicidalness. I really like therapy and getting to know myself and the world better. I also struggle with hair pulling and sometimes cutting. My parents are divorced. My goal in life right now is to be balanced, with my food, exercise, relationships, thoughts, emotions, religion and just life in general.
I am a very deep, multi-faceted person. When I'm in a good place I have a passion for life and am very outgoing and bubbly. I love connecting with others and one of my greatest fulfillments comes from helping people. I have the tendency to be very hard on myself and can become depressed. I struggle intensely with an eating disorder. I was in a partial hospitalization program for three months this year and now I do outpatient. I was also in inpatient for a few days for suicidalness. I really like
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Interests
I love the arts: dance, theater, art, music. I enjoy learning and reading. I love talking to people. I think nature is really beautiful and I try to spend time exploring it. I am attracted to the deeper parts of life, prayer, spirituality, meditation...
I love the arts: dance, theater, art, music. I enjoy learning and reading. I love talking to people.
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Superhero Status
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thanks for the happy thoughts! i just got back from camp today... really sad it had to end.... how r u?
Shout Out
hey heres a shout out for rocking it this weekend!!!
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hey!! not denial at all...I just choose not to let my trich/ocd/anxiety run my life, or make my life any less because of it. Yeah it is part of my life, but I still live life to the fullest.
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Hey! That would be because of my mom. I guess you could say it's over - I mean it's never really but I guess it's time for a status change :)
Congrats on your accomplishment with overcoming ED.
How's your summer going?
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Goals
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Support Groups
Close Eating Disorders
Type: BulimiaI began fighting the eating disorder battle this year. Was inpatient then partial for three months. Now doing outpatient and it's not easy. I am going to recover!
Treatments
- Dietitian Consult Working / Worked
- Imperative to recovery. Has to be an eating disorder dietitian. Mine is amazing!!
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
- Awesome! Love the peer support and hearing other people's perspectives. We're all in the same boat!
- Outpatient Treatment Program Working / Worked
- Really, really, really good! I miss my partial program so much. A great way to "jumpstart" recovery!
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Considering
- I'm not sure. The abstinence from trigger foods isn't what my treatment team has taught me. I should allow myself to eat anything in moderation. Having off limits food is restricting. But the support is nice.
- Prozac Too Soon to Tell
- Not sure
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Couldn't do it without my therapist. That is not even a question in my mind! Therapy is SO helpful!
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Really helpful if you can find healthy people who can support you in the ways that you need.
Close Fitness Goals
Type: Improve overall fitnessGet lazy sometimes but feel so good when I'm working out moderately that it's important that I keep to a consistent daily workout schedule. btw, I have an eating disorder so I tend to go overboard. Working on balance
Treatments
- Aerobics Working / Worked
- Love it. When my energy level is high enough
- Dancing Working / Worked
- Dancing is the best-calorie burning and expression all in one!
- Martial Arts Working / Worked
- Very interesting experience. Not always such a hard work out. Only when he does drills.
- Pilates Working / Worked
- Really good. Very focusing and toning
- Strength Training Working / Worked
- Go to Curves. Very thorough workout
- Swimming Working / Worked
- Like it but always end up daydreaming
- Weight Training Working / Worked
Open Children Of Divorced Parents
My parents divorced when I was 4. Feel like it controlled a lot of my life. Still struggling with the emotions and ramifications.
Open Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Diagnosed this year. Causes wacky hormones & cravings & disgusting weight gain. I think it was part of what triggered my eating disorder. Also extra hair growth, but thank G-d not as much as it could have!
Treatments
- Oral Contraceptives Somewhat Helpful
- Got my periods mostly stable and helped the acne. But neither are 100% yet
Open Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
My bad habit of pulling eyelashes has been getting more serious. It really scares me! I need to stop before they're all gone...
Open Schizophrenia
I want to learn more about schizophrenia. I have a mental illness of an eating disorder and for example my perception of my body is unreal. It led me to think of hallucinations and what it's like to not be able to trust your senses. I'd love to learn more about it.
Open Bipolar Disorder - Teen
I am diagnosed with bipolar type 2. Ive always had major mood swings but recently they have become ridiculous! I'm actually relieved that there is a biological reason that I'm so off. It means I'm not crazy. I'd love to learn more...
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