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About Me
I am in my early 40's and reside in Canada. I'm a stay-at-home wife & mother by choice who enjoys a very uncomplicated lifestyle. I try to keep in tune with stuff that really matters in life, in other words, I don't believe that "the one who dies with the most toys wins." I lack for nothing on a materialistic level... all I want is to find true inner peace, happiness, and the real fulfillment of living an honest life with tons of lessons to ponder & learn from.
I am in my early 40's and reside in Canada. I'm a stay-at-home wife & mother by choice who enjoys a very uncomplicated lifestyle. I try to keep in tune with stuff that really matters in life, in other words, I don't believe that "the one who dies with the most toys wins." I lack for nothing on a materialistic level... all I want is to find true inner peace, happiness, and the real fulfillment of living an honest life with tons of lessons to ponder & learn from.
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Interests
I love my family, my friends, and my pets. I like grocery shopping, writing, cooking, baking, working out (sometimes, ) Tim Horton's coffee, and eating Doritos. I LOVE to play the card game, Cribbage. I like good conversations about topics such as health, forensics, parapsychology, and anything thought provoking other than politics. I absolutely hate the winter months and am looking forward to Spring & Summer more than you can believe!
I love my family, my friends, and my pets. I like grocery shopping, writing, cooking, baking, working
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hey hunni; not at all; that made me very sad have hgardly been able to get on cos internet has been down and lost my mobile internet stick but found it this moring so hopefully will be able to stay in touch more if i dont lose it again. Will message you later. I love you lots and that will never ever change xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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lol ur just now seeing that i have ocd? u dont wanna know how deep that one goes....i drive myself nuts having to have all of the blankets in my living room folded perfectly, this one garbage can in the downstairs bathroom cannot have garbage in it (my rule....havent told anyone that rule in the house....they would know im nuts) so i empty it out whenever i see anything in there...even a tissue,....i like even numbers....do thinks in 2s 4s or eights....like to eat a sandwich i have to pull off the crust, eat that in 8 or 16 bites, then i tear the inner part of the sandwich into 4 pieces each of which would be eaten in four bites......see im nuts....lol
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Can'[t I be a "crooked star"? I'm hardly straight nor on my toes:) Oh, I figured JJ may want to try the ketchup salt on potatos! What do you think? I'm SOOO anxious to try them, you haven't a clue!!!
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I'll write you back within the next day or so. I'm going to go take a nap. Carl is sleeping comfortably and soundly in the recliner right now, and Ethan is still at school, so I'ma take advantage of that and catch a few zzz's quick like before I fall over of exhaustion. Just wanted you to know I got your message and will respond in the near future, or at least that's my intentions. You know how I get...I have good intentions and they don't always fall in place as well as I would like. So...until I write you back, have yourself a good afternoon/evening! Love you!
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Thanks
You ALWAYS fucking crack me up! I did buy popcorn today, so I'm full out gonna do a taste test today. And for shits and giggles, I went down the spice aisle and didn't see any while I was there!
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Support Groups
Close Food Addiction
In 12th grade I maxed out at 175 lbs (I'm 5'10") through compulsive eating, and I HATED myself. Then after losing weight, I alternated between being a normal weight bulimic and a less than 100 lb anorexic. I still have COE cycles which last as long as 6-8 months, and needless to say, my weight fluctuates a lot.
Treatments
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Somewhat Helpful
- It was a comfort to be around others who truly understand food addiction and how negatively it affects one's self-esteem, however...I just couldn't grasp the 12 step concept.
Close Eating Disorders
I've experienced the whole spectrum of eating disorders over my lifetime and believe there is no such thing as 100% recovery. The best I can do is MANAGE my disorders on a day-to-day basis and try to live as healthily as I can.
Treatments
- Dietitian Consult Somewhat Helpful
- I learned that I was greatly overestimating the amount of food I was eating during my periods of anorexia.
- Group Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Only helpful in the triggering sense. Too much competition amongst members.
- Outpatient Treatment Program Not Working
- They aren't willing to work with me because I refuse to achieve a minimum BMI of 20. Because of this, they said I'm not ready to overcome my ED, and they closed the door on me.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- 60mg per day seems to help with my compulsion to binge/overeat, plus it improves my overall mood and helps with my motivation to get things done.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Helps me put things into proper perspective, and has given me great insight into myself.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Everyone gets so frustrated with my ED dominated mind-set. They won't dwell on it unless my weight goes too low, then I think they're angry at me, and MORE frustrated.
- Zyprexa Somewhat Helpful
- Olanzapine. I was given this as an inpatient and it definitely influenced my appetite. The only problem is that I couldn't stop eating once I started, and I felt very physically restless & mentally unsettled while taking it.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI remember being depressed as early as the age of four. For the most part, it's been low-grade & chronic, but I've had a couple of overwhelming episodes as well.
Treatments
- Prozac Working / Worked
- I'd been on Prozac long-term in the past, and even though it affected my sleep and destroyed my sex drive, I feel it saved my life.
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- Talk therapy is good at first, but becomes less effective when all you're doing is rehashing the same stuff over and over again.
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- Very helpful in counteracting the lack of sleep from the Prozac.
- Writing Working / Worked
Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)
Lord help me! I have a teenage daughter...need I say more?
Treatments
- Patience Somewhat Helpful
