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  • About Me

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    Sakura

    Female, 19
    Silicon Valley, CA, USA
    Member since May 26, 2007

    • About Me

      I am a student. One day I hope to be a published writer. I have many manuscripts, poems, short stories, journals, notes, and essays. I am lesbian. I am going to school to become a vet. tech (i.e. nurse for animals). I constantly listen to music and I hate to eat. I was born and raised in California (lived there the first 18 years of my life), spent a year in NC and now I'm back living in CA.

      I am a student. One day I hope to be a published writer. I have many manuscripts, poems, short stories, journals, notes, and essays. I am lesbian. I am going to school to become a vet. tech (i.e. nurse for animals). I constantly listen to music and I hate to eat. I was born and raised in California (lived there the first 18 years of my life), spent a year in NC and now I'm back living in CA.

    • Interests

      Hey y'all, if you want to chat and I'm not lurking around here send me an IM over at alana_liones@yahoo.com

      Hey y'all, if you want to chat and I'm not lurking around here send me an IM over at alana_liones@yahoo.com

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 4 journal posts, 2 journal comments, 2 discussion posts, 2 hugs received, 1 group discussion post

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  • Journal

    • "LIfe is like a sewer- what you get out of it depends on what you put into it"

      Mood November 19, 2009 6:21pm

      To me there is no higher calling then helping others. And the best kind of helping others is helping those who cannot seek help themselves. For me …
    • Sick

      Mood November 19, 2009 5:00pm

      I am home sick today. I didn't do the receptionist work and I cancelled my kitties. Hopefully this passes and I feel much better tomorrow cause I …
    • This entry is private

    • This entry is private

    • My Application Autobiography

      Mood November 10, 2009 1:13am

      So, I'm in the process of applying to a psychiatric service dog. One of the things the application asks for is an autobiography. This is what …

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    • Thanks

      From tragicalydelightful November 9

      thanks for your comment and taking the time to read my journal...i hope you stay with ds...i enjoy having you as a friend on here even though we only talk here and there...i do check in on you from time to time and appreciate your ds friendship

    • I’m With You

      From ANNERANDOLPH November 9

      I am just trying to be honest with myself. Even though my anger episodes are times i try to suppress due to the pain. I just have to keep tryin to be assertive and not passive - aggressive. I amtrying couseling but it is expensive & need to find an affordable support group, even just to go to & listen.

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  • Goals

    Progress

    25 %

    time (days)
    5

    Progress

    5 %

    exercise (days)
    2
    87 days sober. Last update Nov 10, 09
    View all in progress Goals

    Progress

    25 %

    Current Weight (Lbs)
    210
    Goal Completed on Aug 14, 08
  • Support Groups

    • Close Bereavement - Teens

      I've lost family. And non-family. The toll is large. Including my cousin who took her own life last summer.

      Treatments

      Ativan Somewhat Helpful
      Ativan is an anti-anxiety medication that helps quell the physical manifestations of anxiety i developed after my cousin's death.
    • Close Sexual Abuse

      I was four. He was in his 20's, maybe 30's. It's been years, but my body still remembers every touch. Then there was my dad. Among other things he raped me.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      I finally found a good therapist. I actually look forward to our sessions.
      Talking Working / Worked
      \"The Courage To Heal\" Not Working
      I ended up reading maybe 5 pages and putting it down.
    • Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

      I come from a seemingly normal family. But truthfully it's rather.... dysfunctional.

      Treatments

      Art Working / Worked
      I do ceramics.
      Music Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Writing Somewhat Helpful
      I'm a writer. I writer almost obsesively. Besides, the paper always listens. The pen never calls me a liar.
    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      I have PTSD because of sexual abuse when I was a small child.

      Treatments

      Art Working / Worked
      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Not Working
      I did DBT (a form of CBT). It didn't help.
      Effexor Too Soon to Tell
      EMDR Not Working
      I tried it out, I had three sessions. It made things seriously worse for me.
      Guided Imagery Not Working
      Guided meditation gives me flashbacks.
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Remeron Not Working
      Seroquel Somewhat Helpful
      Topamax Working / Worked
      I was on it for a while, but got taken off it because I started having vision problems.
    • Open Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I've been dealing with depression since... well I don't even remember how long. The first time I was suicidal I was in seventh grade. A baby really. If I knew then what I know now... Somethings change and somethings don't. Also in the last two years or so I've tried something like 12 different meds. Some for depression, some for anxiety, some for "psychotic features".

      Treatments

      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Not Working
      I did Dialectical Behavioral Therapy- a specific kind of CBT. It made things worse. No one bothered to tell me I shouldn't do DBT if i'm suffering from PTSD
      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      Effexor Somewhat Helpful
      Geodon Not Working
      Prozac Not Working
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      Seroquel Working / Worked
      Wellbutrin Not Working
      Writing Working / Worked
    • Open Rape

      My father used to rape me. For six years he did this to me. But no one in my family believes me. They believe him when he says he didn't do it.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
    • Open Lesbian Relationship Challenges

      I'm lesbian. Had a few girl-friends. None of them were very healthy relationships.

    • Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide

      family.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      Talking Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
    • Open Eating Disorders
      Type: Anorexia

      I'm finally ready to admit it- I have problems with food. I'm not hard core under weight or anything. But I have my issues. I tend towards anorexia. I gained weight because of one of my meds. It freaked me out. I've sort of come to accept it. But if I go up by even a pound I freak out. I'm obsessive about what I put in my mouth: it must be healthy, it can't more then x number of calories, etc. I have a problem.

      Treatments

      Dietitian Consult Working / Worked
      I saw a nutritionist, I think it's helped some.
      Prozac Not Working
      Topamax Working / Worked
      I was taken off it when I developed problems with my vision.
    • Open Personality Disorders
      Type: Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder

      I finally have been given a diagnosis of mild OCD.

      Treatments

      Talking Somewhat Helpful
    • Open Bereavement

      multiple losses. family, friends, teachers and others.

      Treatments

      Crying Somewhat Helpful
      Music Somewhat Helpful
      Pets Somewhat Helpful
      Poetry Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      Reading Somewhat Helpful
      Talking Somewhat Helpful
      Time Working / Worked
    • Open Self-Injury

      I haven't cut in... it'll be two years in October. I've done some other stuff since then. The last time was January 2008.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
    • Open Prescription Drug Abuse

      I think i have a problem...

      Treatments

      Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Working / Worked
      It really helped. I got 110 days clean, then I fell off the wagon and I'm struggling with it.
    • Open Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

      I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and Adult-onset Non-classical Congentital Adrenal Hyperplasia

      Treatments

      Metformin Not Working
      I had a bad reaction and had to stop after two days.
      Oral Contraceptives Too Soon to Tell
    • Open Anxiety

      I've been abused since I was 3 and now I have a lot of anxiety.

      Treatments

      Ativan Working / Worked
      Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
      Remeron Not Working
      Took it for a while, didn't help.
    • Open Insomnia

      Treatments

      Ambien Not Working
      Ativan Working / Worked
      Counting Sheep Not Working
      Lunesta Not Working
      Music Somewhat Helpful
      Reading Somewhat Helpful
    • Open Incest Survivors

      My dad raped me from ages 2-10. He then continued to sexually harass me.

    • Open Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

      I'm currently on an antibiotic, muscle relaxer, pain-killers, and an anti-nausea.

      Treatments

      Doxycycline Working / Worked
    • Open Dizziness & Vertigo

      I don't know why, but it's been this way a long time. years and years. I get random bouts of vertigo, like the whole world tips for a moment. Sometimes when I close my eyes I get this feeling like when you're on a swing and you close your eyes as you swoosh through the air- it feels like that. No one's bothered to really look into what this could be.

    • Open Shyness

      I am painfully shy. It's not so bad on-line where I'm not being watched, I'm a writer, it's just.. easier. But it makes school hard. I also have trust issues.

      Treatments

      DailyStrength Working / Worked
      Pets Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
    • Open Chronic Pain

      Treatments

      Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
      It lets me sleep through the night a lot better, but I can only take it at night.
      Physical Therapy Not Working
      I'm still doing it but as far as I can tell it just makes it hurt more.
    • Open Fibromyalgia

      Due to severe and chronic pain (and not testing positive for anything else) I am considered to have fibro

      Treatments

      Aqua Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      I have a lot more mobility in the water, but it does nothing for the pain.
      Cyclobenzaprine Somewhat Helpful
      At first it helped me sleep through the night, but that only lasted about a week.
      Cymbalta Not Working
      I've been on Cymbalta for depression, long before the fibro stuff
      Neurontin Not Working
      I've been taking it for headaches since before fibro came in the picture and they upped my dose but it doesn't seem to have helped.
      TENS Not Working
      Didn't make it worse, but didn't seem to help either.
      Vitamin B12 Not Working
      Been taking a vitamin-B complex since long before the fibro stuff "started"
      Acupuncture Working / Worked
      Im very new to acupuncture but so far it has been doing wonders Im sleeping better the pain has decreased still there but not nearly so bad and Ive regained a lot of mobility.
    • Open Schizophrenia

      I have not been diagnosed, but I know my reality is not like other peoples. I hallucinate a lot. There are other people who live in my head. I tend to get paranoid. I fixate on things (sort of like someone with OCD might). But I'm so good at describing my experiences my therapist doesn't think it's as bad as it is. People don't realize how crazy I am.

      Treatments

      Geodon Somewhat Helpful
      Kept me out of the psychward, but didn't solve anything.
      Pets Working / Worked
      My pet mouse is my world.
      Seroquel Somewhat Helpful
      It helped me keep somewhat in touch with reality but made me gain a lot of weight.
    • Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety

      I'm agoraphobic and as the sun goes down my stress goes up. I've had more then one panic attack from being outside too much.

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