We're on Facebook!
Check out our page!
DS Store is Open
DS t-shirts and more
Advertisement
  • About Me

    Image of ItsMyDream2

    ItsMyDream2

    Female, 19, Single
    Bay Area, CA, USA
    Member since May 15

    • About Me

      Really strong on the outside but totally torn and broken on the inside. Great at helping and taking care of others, but not at taking care of myself; Civil Rights and social justice activist/freak.

      Really strong on the outside but totally torn and broken on the inside. Great at helping and taking care of others, but not at taking care of myself; Civil Rights and social justice activist/freak.

    • Interests

      teaching, softball, counseling, civil rights, social justice, equality, Running, reading, writing, comforting, supporting

      teaching, softball, counseling, civil rights, social justice, equality, Running, reading, writing, comforting,

  • Recent Activity

    • Sorry, there is no activity in the My Activity feed.
  • Journal

    • Really struggling to keep holding on

      Mood September 28, 2009 1:48am

      so today has been 156 days since I last SI, and its been a long time since I've just had the urge to do it, but today more than ever Ive been …
    • Where my silence ends

      Mood July 8, 2009 3:28pm

      Where My Silence EndsA time comes when silence is betrayal,When Barbie’s become Beauty's restrained portrayal.But it’s a gilded …

    • Why do I feel like I deserve this? why would I want this?

      Mood July 8, 2009 2:56pm

      So I'm really freaked out. the nutritionalist just told me there is a really good chnace that after my next blood work i'll be admitted to …

    • Journal Entry for July 5, 2009

      Mood July 5, 2009 4:06pm

    • I tried again

      Mood July 5, 2009 4:03pm

      So on Thursday I reached out and tried again and it was great until I messed it all up this weekend.  On thurs I talked with a really good …

    Read Journal

  • Hugbook

    Give ItsMyDream2 a hug



    • Prayer

      From ABashfulBeauty September 28

      Aww I'm sorry hun, I'm here anytime you need to talk okay? Things have been kinda rough for me too, it sucks. Your in my prayers. *hugs*

    • Hug

      From ABashfulBeauty September 8

      Hi there! Big hugs! I hope all is well. xxx

    • Hug

      From Irisheye July 20

    • I’m With You

      From ABashfulBeauty July 19

      I'm sorry for you loss hun, I know how it feels to lose a parent :( I lost my mom a year and 5 months ago and I think I'm still in shock. I'm doing ok, just been kinda depressed and I havent been sleeping good lately. But hopefully I can get some sleep tonight. I hope your having a good weekend! (((hugs)))

    • Hug

      From ABashfulBeauty July 17

      Hi there :) *hugs* How are you?

    Read Hugbook

  • Goals

    Progress

    30 %

    length (days)
    156

    Progress

    0 %

    Goal End Date is Mar 1, 10 96 more days.
    View all in progress Goals

    Progress

    0 %

    Goal End Date is May 31, 10 187 more days.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Eating Disorders
      Type: Anorexia

      technically I don't know my actual diagnosis, but its primarily restricting and over exersizing, recently become addicted to diet pills too. I've been good about avoiding the gym, but still working on NOT restricting. Struggling now that I'm back home after a yr away at school. Recently developed a prob with purging when I do "too well" on some days. Really appreciate any support. Trying really hard to get a handle on this and return to the happy life I had

      Treatments

      Dietitian Consult Somewhat Helpful
      I'm lucky I guess to have such a nice nutritionist. She's not over pushy or over bearing at all. She's constantly recomending more than she knows I can do because she want's to put the ideas in my head adn I think that's helping, because then when I'm ready the information I need is already there. She's also made little suggestions on things that aren't too difficult for me to do, just to help keep me healthy. She used my lab results to make small suggestions that would help get me healthier
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      I see an ED specialist that's just making small suggestions here or there to help make me healthier, even if I dont drasticly increase my eating and shes really helping to try and figure out what it is that has/is trigger/ing/ed me to stop eating. Very helpful to find the prob in order to try and stop it. Plus just nice to have an objective person to talk to that understand what I'm going through.
      Zoloft Not Working
      it made my moods impossible to deal with, but the DR was convinced it was helping. I eventually had to stop taking it because I couldn't handle the emotional side effects without a strong support system, and becuase it was working as an appetite surpresant =[
    • Close Self-Injury

      started self injuring 5 or 6 years ago and stopped for a while but it went off and on throughout my last couple years in high school and particularly through college. Lately it's very much connected to my Eating Dissorder, but I'm really trying to stop. I'm tired of hidin scars and scabs and lying to those that I love. Really looking for support.

      Treatments

      Group Therapy Not Working
      my particular group didn't work but it wasn't well organized. we were really more harm than good for eachother, although it did help a little emotionally to see that I wasn't alone.
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      counseling has always helped me in some way or another. Though in high school it was harder because if my counselor knew I was currently SIing she'd have to tell my parents and they didn't know, but after turning 18 and talking about it for real w/o hypothetical situations and stuff like that it was significantly more helpful.
      Rubber Bands Somewhat Helpful
      I found this somewhat helpful, but find that often times many people dont approve of this either, so it worked for me when I was away at school but now that I'm home not so much.
      Talking Somewhat Helpful
      I'm generally too embarrassed or ashamed to talk about it in the present tense so it tends to be like "ya I remember when I used to...it used to make me feel..." kinda thing when really it still happens, but I've always found it helpful to talk even if not always in present tense
    • Open Bereavement - Teens

      I've lost A LOT of people that were very close to me over the last few years, and though I often convince myself and others I'm fine, I know I'm not as I often struggle to grasp the idea that they are gone and that I need to move on.

      Treatments

      Keeping Busy Working / Worked
      Remembering Working / Worked
      Scrapbooking Working / Worked
    • Open Bereavement
      Type: Loss of a Parent

      I've lost A LOT of friends and relatives over the last few years and each time it gets harder and harder. I convince others and myself that I'm fine but I just can't seem to get over any of them. recently my dad died and I'm REALLY struggling with dealing with it.

      Treatments

      Crying Working / Worked
      Helping Others Working / Worked
      Keeping Busy Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Remembering Working / Worked
      Scrapbooking Too Soon to Tell
    • Open College Stress

      the academics in college were not nearly as difficult as I expected but the stress and anxiety that accompany the social stresses and due dates and extremety of value on assignments was far more difficult than I imagined.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      I lost A LOT of very special people in my life in quite a short period of time and most were very unexpected. The large quantity and unexpected (particularly a murder) have left me w/ptsd and my family doesnt understand or beleive the diagnosis. Just here to feel less alone and both recieve and offer support if possible i guess

      Treatments

      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      I beat around the bush a lot and often speak cryptically b/c I still can't say exactly what I'm thinking or how I feel, but talking it out, even if only vaguely w/someone has been VERY helpful for me, even if it has been a realy slow process
      Reading Working / Worked
      I love reading to begin with, it's always helped me relate to things and find the words I'm looking for to express myself. Reading self help books or the stories of others has greatly helped me in some of my times of greatest need.
      Talking Somewhat Helpful
      Zoloft Not Working
      personally I had a horrible experience w/it. I had no control of my feelings and and unexplainable and unpredictable, very strong and long lasting feels of great depression and lonelynesss. At least prior to taking it I knew why and had greater control of the way I felt. I was taken off of it after about 3 months, because it had only made it worse
    • Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide

      My father committed suiicide two days ago and it's taken a toll on me entire family. It was completely unexpected, no note, no out of the ordinary good byes, nothing. It's absolutely killing me in the moments I beleive it. I haven't slept since, and really feeling like it's my fault.

      Treatments

      Patience Too Soon to Tell
      Talking Too Soon to Tell
  • Groups

  • Friends


Advertisement
Content on DailyStrength.org is for informational purposes only. We do not provide any medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. More info
Portions of support group and treatment information provided by Wikipedia under the GNU FDL license
Copyright 2006-2009, DailyStrength, Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Report Abuse | HSW International | HSW China | HSW Brazil