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KarelCamero 
2:22pm, June 10, 2009
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About Me
KarelCamero
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About Me
I am more spiritual than religious, but still religious. Sobriety has been an ongoing struggle for the last 10 years. I have lots of other issues, but I believe that they are symptoms/offshoots of my depression/anxiety and my (yes I own it) Alcoholism, now if I could just figure out what 'they' are symptoms of - lol. For the most part I have to keep reminding my self that I\'m turning fifty because most of my emotions are\'nt even thirty yet.
I am more spiritual than religious, but still religious. Sobriety has been an ongoing struggle for the last 10 years. I have lots of other issues, but I believe that they are symptoms/offshoots of my depression/anxiety and my (yes I own it) Alcoholism, now if I could just figure out what 'they' are symptoms of - lol. For the most part I have to keep reminding my self that I\'m turning fifty because most of my emotions are\'nt even thirty yet.
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Interests
I love all artistic expression - yet I posses very little artistic talent. I love all forms of dance - especially Ballet, but I trip over my own two feet. I love every kind of music, however my own voice hurts even my ears. I love to read anything and fortunately I do know how to read, unfortunately some of the things I do affect my concentration. I have lots of wishes & one of them is \"Better Living Through Chemistry Without Any Consequences\". I'm only half kidding on that last one.
I love all artistic expression - yet I posses very little artistic talent. I love all forms of dance
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Welcome to aa Spoken Here Karel, I hope you enjoy being a member of our group. Best wishes from Gail.
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Welcome to you. I'm new here too. I hope we can both find support here. You are not alone!!!
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Welcome to you. I'm new here too. I hope we can both find support here. You are not alone!!!
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Support Groups
Close Alcoholism
To not be alone in my quest for sobriety and to know others who I can reach out to and be reached to as well.
Treatments
- 12 Step Program Too Soon to Tell
- got to the 2nd step in rehab, but have not tried again since 2006
- AA Meetings Too Soon to Tell
- was attending and drinking/using at the same time - 2006. never took a chip except the newcomers chip
- Antabuse Not Working
- I would stop and wait the 10 to 14 days for it to wear off then drink, then feel guilty then start taking it again and on and on
- Cold Turkey Considering
- sometimes I can get up to a couple of weeks
- Detox Working / Worked
- 8 days @ West Hills and two weeks sober after I got discharged
- Naltrexone Working / Worked
- I Did'nt give it a chance to work unfortunately, it got in the way of pain meds
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- In rehab for sleep
- Willpower Considering
- Again, a couple of weeks at a time
Close Codependency
To learn to reclaim my former self/identity or more importantantly a new healthier me and to hopefully rid myself of my aquired coping mechanism that just cause me to loathe myself even more.
Treatments
- Music Somewhat Helpful
- Sometimes music puts in further into my situation and sometimes it can actually remove me from the moment
- Pets Working / Worked
- My Pug Sadie has literally been my deliverance at times
- Reading Somewhat Helpful
- I have read so,so, soooo, many self help books and the main result has been to confirm that I need HELP!
- Talking Working / Worked
- Talking with my BFF who deals with the same 'disease' has been not just a huge source of comfort but stabalizing as well
Open Depression
I have suffered from depression since I was a teenager and probrably even younger, it comes and it goes just like my panic attacks. I am soon to be fifty so it's become the norm for me. I have been to therapy, have taken a variety of prescriptions and now I just tend to self-medicate with anything.
Treatments
- Elavil Somewhat Helpful
- I'm not sure
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- Helped with my panic attacks but that's about it
- Positive Thinking Considering
- It works when I feel 'up' but not when I am 'down'
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- I hand three straight years of it in my twenties but could never afford it now
- Trazodone Somewhat Helpful
- it helped for a little while when iwas dealing with situational depression along with my regular depression
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- It made me happy and energetic but I was not myself self in an authentic way just in manic way
- Writing Not Working
- usually what I write about just makes me more depressed and angry
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