dragonflyx3

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

I have never been in a healthy relationship. My relationships of 2 1/2 and 1 1/2 years, I was abused mentally, emotionally, and physically. Every other relationship I had, lasted from 3 weeks to 3 months and they were all the same as my long-term relationships: abusive in some way. Due to these relationships, I have lost all self-esteem and confidence that I ever had. I'm having a very rough time gaining it back.

Treatments

Crying Working / Worked

Leave Working / Worked

I eventually left my relationships and cut them all completely out of my life.

Music Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Sometimes I needed the reassurance what I was worth something more than they all made me believe.

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

flashbacks. memories. panic. After being diagnosed wrong as Bipolar, my new doctor re-diagnosed me as PTSD. If something happens reminds me of my past, I get flashbacks and tend to have severe panic attacks.

Treatments

Cymbalta Working / Worked

It helped control my anxiety. Stopped working after a year.

Zoloft Working / Worked

Open Anxiety

Anxiety issues run in my family. I have such bad anxiety that I cannot always deal with things like 'normal' people can. I tend to over-react at times and panic.

Treatments

Cymbalta Working / Worked

It helped control my anxiety. Stopped working after a year.

Zoloft Working / Worked

This makes me a lot more mellow and calm.

Open Panic Attacks

My doctor used to think I had Bipolar Disorder and that these stages I was experiencing were mania stages of Bipolar. However, they turned out being panic attacks. I've been experiencing panic attacks since I was 13 years old.

Treatments

Cymbalta Somewhat Helpful

Helps control my anxiety level.

Atarax Working / Worked

Take as needed. It calms my body and puts me to sleep.

Open Eczema

I was diagnosed with severe Eczema at the age of 9 months. My skin is allergic to a great deal of chemicals found in every day items, such as toothpaste and soap. I have to be careful as to what I use and do in my every day life. I have been diagnosed Keratosis Pilaris.

Treatments

Differin Working / Worked

Apply to face at bedtime.

Allegra Working / Worked

I loooooove Allegra! Makes me less itchy.

Betamethasone (Topical) Working / Worked

This works very well, by calming my skin down and healing my eczema.

Clarinex Not Working

Not strong enough.

Differin Somewhat Helpful

This helped a bit,

Elidel Not Working

Applied to armpits [were irritated from shaving]. Made my skin sting.

Hydrocortisone Working / Worked

Calms down the irritation.

Open Self-Injury

At the age of 13, my dad passed away, and that is when I started to self-injure. I ended up in the hospital for attempted suicide and self-injury at the age of 14 and then continued to self-injure until the age of 18. I admitted myself into Linden Oaks Hospital when it got to the point that I would self-injure 7 times a day on average. After that, I had lapses, but I somehow just ended up growing out of it.

Treatments

S.A.F.E. (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Somewhat Helpful

I was able to talk to others about my problems with self-injury. It helped to understand other people and to just be understood. I learned a lot about myself.

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

I have never been happy with my weight. I went through small spirts of anorexia and bulimia throughout my life. I do not think I am fat, but I am very unhappy with my weight at this time. I find it hard to motivate myself.

Open Food Addiction

Ever since I was younger, the changes in my life and all that I faced... I dealt with, with food. When I'm depressed, I eat until I feel sick to my stomach. I've gone through months of binge eating at a time. Fall is usually the season when this happens most. However, I gained a lot of weight from my last binge and am so depressed about not being able to fit into my old clothes that I cannot stop the binge eating now.

Treatments

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Too Soon to Tell

Open Sexual Abuse

I have been sexually abused by two former boyfriends and someone whom I thought was a friend.

Treatments

Leave Working / Worked

I got out of those relationships, got restraining orders [for one of them], and cut them completely out of my life.

Open Pet Bereavement

I had a dog, Betty, for only 1yr7mons due to health problems she had. She was rescued from a puppy mill and helped me through so much, she was my only companion and it has been horrible without her. We had to put her down Oct2007. I also had a dog, Daisy, for 13 years that was a huge part of my life who who had to put down due to health in Nov2007.

Open Healthy Relationships

I have been in two horrible relationships that have left my life in complete shambles. I have been dating my 3rd grade sweetheart for 1 year on August 26, 2008, moved in w/ him, got a puppy together, and I have never been happier with a person in my life.

Treatments

Patience Working / Worked

I found him.

Talking Somewhat Helpful

Therapy for years, but I still can't let go of what my past relationships have done to me and my life.

Writing Somewhat Helpful

Open Migraine Headaches

My sister has been experiencing migraine headaches for at least 10 years and has found no relief. She has taken 50 or more medications, botox, chiropractic care, massage therapy, and tons more... none of which helped her. I'm here, in hopes, to find something to help her, once and for all.

Treatments

Aspirin Not Working

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful

Excedrin Not Working

Botulin Toxin Not Working

Tylenol Not Working

Acupuncture Working / Worked

I had a migraine for 3 weeks straight and I did acupuncture twice, which took a few days to really kick in, but has worked wonders for me.

Prednisone Too Soon to Tell

Open Hyperhidrosis

I suffer from hyperhidrosis and it is ruining my life. I almost feel as though I have hot flashes. My entire body temperature is off. When everyone is cold, I'm sweating. I cannot wear longsleeves or jackets. I do laundry 2-3 times a week.