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  • About Me

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    sadlonelylost42

    Female, 42
    NEVER NEVER LAND, BC, CAN
    Member since October 17

    • About Me

      I AM THE OLDEST OF FOUR CHILDREN, BROUGHT UP IN A HOME WHERE OUR FATHER WAS AN ALCOHOLIC. I DO NOT HAVE A JOB, DUE TO A DISABILITY. MY PASSIONS USED TO BE WAITRESSING, JOURNALLING, READING, AND HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS... THESE ARE ALL BUT GONE. I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH MY DECISION TO GIVE UP MY CHILD YEARS AGO...MY CROSS TO BEAR. MY PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE, BUT DAD NO LONGER DRINKS...PERSONALLY, I THINK HE IS THE MOST HEALTHIEST OF ALL OF US AT 72.

      I AM THE OLDEST OF FOUR CHILDREN, BROUGHT UP IN A HOME WHERE OUR FATHER WAS AN ALCOHOLIC. I DO NOT HAVE A JOB, DUE TO A DISABILITY. MY PASSIONS USED TO BE WAITRESSING, JOURNALLING, READING, AND HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS... THESE ARE ALL BUT GONE. I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH MY DECISION TO GIVE UP MY CHILD YEARS AGO...MY CROSS TO BEAR. MY PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE, BUT DAD NO LONGER DRINKS...PERSONALLY, I THINK HE IS THE MOST HEALTHIEST OF ALL OF US AT 72.

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      I HAVE A YOUNGER SISTER, 14 MONTHS APART, AND TWIN BROTHERS, EIGHT YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT HAVE A HEALTHY ADULT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE YOUNGEST TWIN. HE IS THE ONE DAD PICKED ON THE MOST WHILE HE WAS A CHILD, AND CARRIES WAY TO MUCH ANGER. HE HAS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AT 34, AND DRINKS AND SNORTS COCAINE... A TICKING TIME BOMB IF YOU WILL! I WISH TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM WITHOUT ALL THAT STUFF, OR WITHOUT HIS "WIFE" AROUND. HE IS STUBBORN AND THINKS HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT

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      12 Step Program Working / Worked
      I WENT TO TREATMENT FOR THREE MONTHS FIRST, AND THEN RETURNED HOME AND FAITHFULLY ATTENDED A.A. MEETINGS FROM MON. TO FRI. I HAVE SINCE RELAPSED SEVERAL TIMES, DUE TO THE PEOPLE I WAS HANGING AROUND...IE: BOYFRIEND, SISTER, BROTHER.
      Music Somewhat Helpful
      HELPS TO PUT ME IN A MORE CHEERFUL MOOD, THAT IS WHEN THE BOYFRIEND/ROOM-MATE, ALLOWS ME TO TURN IT ON AND UP. BUT YES IT DOES HELP ME.
      Reading Working / Worked
      SOME BOOKS I READ TO ESCAPE...IE: DANILLE STEELE. I ALSO READ SELF-HELP BOOKS, AND THE BIBLE. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE I AM IN MY LIFE AND RIGHT NOW I'M SUFFERING FROM MY DEPRESSION AND I ALSO HAVE FIBROMYALGIA.
      Reiki Somewhat Helpful
      DID IT WHILE IN TREATMENT, BUT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE MEANING BEHIND IT. BUT I DO REMEMBER FEELING SOMEWHAT GOOD AFTERWARD.
      Talking Working / Worked
      I SEE MY COUNSELLOR ONCE A WEEK. WE TALK, I AM CONSTANTLY CRYING, LIKE I'VE NEVER HAD A HAPPY MOMENT IN MY LIFE, BUT I CAN REMEMBER SOME. IT IS MY LIVING SITUATION THAT BRINGS ME DOWN, THE FIGHT WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER, AND JUST A FEELING OF USELESSNESS!!
      \"Codependent No More\" Considering
      NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES TO THE BOOK BY 'MELODY BEATTIE', BUT I STARTED TO READ IT, AND READ SOME OTHER ARTICLES, BUT JUST HAVE A HARD TIME WRAPPING MY HEAD AROUND IT.
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