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SarahDenise
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Saturday
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SarahDenise changed their mood to OK 4:29pm
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SarahDenise updated their status 4:29pm
Hmm, still have the flu. I don't feel awful, but it is BORING!…
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SarahDenise gave ClaudiaSB a thanks 4:28pm
Thanks! I guess recovering from the flu takes awhile, but I'm on my way!…
Thursday
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SarahDenise updated their status 3:20pm
OK, flu...…
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SarahDenise changed their mood to Bad 3:20pm
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Get Well Soon!
Sorry to hear you got the flu. hope you get well soon!!
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thanks for being my friend. i look forward to getting to know you. We seem to have a lot in common!!
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Have you seen an allergist? That's the only thing that helped me. I was so stopped up I wanted to die! They tested me for allergens and discovered I was allergic to everything, dust mites, pollen, molds, pet dander, ect. I was given 3 shots once a week for about a year and they gradually cut me down to once a month. Other than that you could try a nettie pot. The only problem with that is your sinuses have to be clear for you to use it. It cleans all of the allegens out of your sinuses. Good luck!
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I know just how you feel.
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I can relate to you. I'm new with these support groups. We're not alone Cheer up
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Support Groups
Close Shyness
I've been shy all my life, I guess, but it gets better at some times and worse at others. Right now, as I am going through a tough time, my shyness is really bothering me. I am a lot less shy than I was 15, 10, even 2 years ago...but I want to improve more.
Treatments
- Pets Working / Worked
- Other people's dogs do wonders for me, but unfortunately I don't have one of my own right now.
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- My counselor was the opposite of shy and did not seem to understand me. She gave a few helpful suggestions of WHERE to meet new people, but couldn't seem to tell me what to say and how to act once I met them.
- Self-help Somewhat Helpful
- Like I said, I am improving, mostly through my own efforts. But I have a long way to go.
- Socializing Somewhat Helpful
- I am least shy when it comes to this area...especially if physical intimacy is involved! But I am afraid I'm using this intimacy as a way to avoid dealing with my problems.
Close Loneliness
I tend to cling to one "best" friend at a time, and often don't try to develop multiple, close relationships. This is going to hurt me in the near future, when my current best friend moves far away.
Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS: alternating diarrhea and constipation; gas; nausea, nausea, nausea!
Treatments
- Acidophilus Not Working
- Aloe Vera Not Working
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
- No more onions or ice cream; no artificial sweeteners; sometimes eat nothing for a time b/c of nausea
- Bentyl Not Working
- Chamomile Somewhat Helpful
- High Fiber Diet Somewhat Helpful
- Imodium Somewhat Helpful
- Librax Not Working
- Peppermint Not Working
- Probiotics Too Soon to Tell
- seems to help sometimes but could be coincidence
- Psyllium Somewhat Helpful
- seems to help sometimes but could be coincidence
Open Anxiety
I've always been an anxious person. A worrier. Phobic. I've always just said that was who I was. I could never even imagine being calm. But I'd definitely like to take it down a notch!
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Too Soon to Tell
- Seemed to aggravate my IBS--too much diaphragmatic movement gets my gut going!
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- This works except when I'm feeling ill for a long time (with IBS, allergies) or going through a very stressful time.
Open Environmental Allergies
Treatments
- Allegra Somewhat Helpful
- I took this years ago; it helps as well as anything, I guess. But I no longer have a prescription for it.
- Nasal Irrigation Somewhat Helpful
- Sudafed Somewhat Helpful
- I use this (or something similar) often; it only helps somewhat.
- Zyrtec Somewhat Helpful
- I am on this around the clock. Usually it helps some, but lately my allergies have just been too severe!
- Benadryl Working / Worked
- This works better than anything when I get really bad but the extreme drowsiness it causes me means I cant use it while working driving etc.
Open Depression
I think I may be depressed, and I'm in so deep I almost like it! Depression has become my comfortable routine. I KNOW I should change but the prospect makes me uneasy and tired.
Treatments
- Elavil Not Working
- I took this for Irritable Bowel, not depression. It made me nuts--paranoid and just...nuts! Must be bad for my body chemistry.
- Positive Thinking Not Working
- Times are so tough and so scary...so many people losing their jobs...it's hard to find the positive at times.
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- I have a few close friends who are there for me (when they aren't busy trying to survive!) And my family is awesome! But it's not healthy to hang out with one's parents all the time...
- Writing Somewhat Helpful
