ladytiger

Open Shyness

ive been shy since i was a kid, i used to be outgoing always wanting to meet new people, but now i am scared of even talking to people. i scared of my own shadow when it comes to talking to someone i dont know. i want to change and become a more outgoing person like i used to be.

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

ive been emotionally abused since i was 10 yrs old and still am at 21. my mom doesnt seem to care, she treats me like crap, doesnt seem to help me and her life is really miserable.

Open Stress Management

i am cannot handle stress very well, my mom drives me up the wall to the point that i get very stressed and about to have a heart attack.

Open Asthma
Type: Childhood Asthma

i was diagnosed with asthma when i was 3 yrs old. i am 21 yrs old and still live with the asthma symptoms. it is really hard to do some exercising with asthma because i have to slow down so i wont have an attack.

Treatments

Immunotherapy Working / Worked

i hope this is the right place to put this. i used to have a asthma machine and that helped alot too.

Inhaler Working / Worked

using the blue spacer, that helped me alot when an attack came on. i stopped using it because i was told that i outgrew my asthma.

Singulair Too Soon to Tell

i took a sample of that and it helped i guess i only used it for a month or so, cant really tell if it was for me or not.

Drinking Water Working / Worked

when i workout vigorously, i drink water and it prevents me from having an attack.

Open Fitness Goals
Type: Maintain a workout schedule

i want to lose weight and i always felt that it was hard for me to lose weight. i was always chunky as a child, most of my weight is in my legs/butt, some in my tummy/arms. i mostly gain weight in my legs/butt. i used to eat alot of junk food as child, but when i got to be a teenager i changed my eating habits and eat junk food once in a full blue moon.

Treatments

Running Not Working

it hurts when i run, i usually feel a pain in my chest or the side of my body. i have asthma and i dont prefer to run.

Open Interracial Relationships

i have always been interested in interracial dating. mixed race people are so beautiful, i feel that dating someone of ur own race is just plain boring because u already know ur own background and history, why not learn someone else's? i am african american and i have always dated white guys in the past, but now i am dating my wonderful puerto rican-jewish fiancee of almost 2 years and i wouldnt trade him for anything! he is my good luck charm.

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

i have been fighting with my weight on and off since i was a kid.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful

i try to avoid junk food

Eating Healthier Foods Not Working

i dont see how eating small portions can keep u full. i get full by eating big dinners.

Open Anger Management

ive had an anger prob since i was a child, later on in life i started to mellow down a bit. but i still have this habit of lashing out to people and i am still trying to figure out why i do that.

Treatments

Writing Working / Worked

i write down my feelings and it helps

Open Acne

ive had acne since i was 8 yrs old and it has cleared up when i got older, but i still break out from time to time

Treatments

Benzoyl Peroxide Working / Worked

it works

Proactiv Working / Worked

when i used the medicine, my ace cleared within a week. it is a great product to use.

Open Plastic Surgery

i have been looking into getting a lipo dissolve done to get rid of unwanted fat

Open Bisexuality

when i was a kid, i always felt that i always liked girls. i would see myself checking out a girl and ive been having sexual dreams of sleeping with women. as i got older, my feelings grew more and more, i have more of a desire to date a woman, even though i have a wonderful fiance and he knows how i feel about women. but, i just had my 1st experience with a girl i met offline yesterday and it was so hot! we havent made it official to date yet, i really really like her!

Open Healthy Sex

Open Lesbian Relationship Challenges

i am bisexual, but have not been in a relationship with a woman yet. i do not use homosexuality as an excuse to get laid. my fiance knows im bi he is fine with it. its hard being bi when most women dont take u seriously, they would rather judge first.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

it is easier to talk to women if they are not judgmental and inconsiderate. it helped me out a lot about being bi and how other ppl think

Open Career Changes

Open Healthy Relationships

we all need a healthy relationship. i wish i had a healthy relationship with my mom, but that would never happen. so, i seek healthy relationships elsewhere. it is about understanding one another, but if someone doesnt care why bother trying to fix a problem?

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

i still have a hard time expressing my emotions, but talking it out has helped me alot. it gets it off my back.

Writing Working / Worked

i always write down something that is bothering me, lately i havent becuz i keep my thoughts in my head. my journal is under my bed :(

Open College Stress

i go to a community college in AZ, i used to like it but now i dont. the school doesnt know how to run shit and i have to get 50 different opinions

Treatments

Sleep Working / Worked

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

i only get my support from friends thats it

Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

the shit my mother and i go through, she is the reason i feel this way. i was never a depressed person until we moved to AZ in 96 from CA.

Treatments

Celexa Not Working

took a sample for a month not sure what it did for me

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

i always get the support from friends and my fiance

Writing Working / Worked

it helps me relieve the pain im feeling

Open Female Sexual Issues

Treatments

Relaxation Working / Worked

Open Health Care Reform

Open Panic Attacks

Treatments

Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful

Open Anxiety

since my family and i moved to AZ in 96, i never had anxiety. as i was getting older, ive started getting anxiety really bad to the point i cant even make a simple phone call or go do fun stuff.

Treatments

Breathing Exercises Working / Worked

Breathwork Working / Worked

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

St. John\'s Wort Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

talked to my fiance about it

Open Financial Challenges

Treatments

Budgeting Working / Worked

Earn Money Working / Worked

Open Video Game Addiction

i love video games! i would say i am an addict but i can control it. i havent been playin my game much cuz of school and my mom watching the damn news and tiger woods!

Open Environmental Allergies

Treatments

Flonase Not Working

it always made me sneeze it out

Singulair Working / Worked

it helped for my asthma as well

Open DailyStrength Members Community

to meet more people

Open Pregnancy

i'm not preggo and don't care 2 be. my gf (yes im bi) might be preggo and i need help