Journal Entry for December 7, 2007
December 7, 2007 12:43pm
I feel so bad I haven't checked into DS. I have been thinking about all the people I met on DS. Yes, I've been busy, but that isn't a …
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About Me
jinjerly
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About Me
I teach high school computers and English. I am a single mother of a teenage male from Planet PS2. I am the birthmother of an 11-year-old boy in an open adoption. I love to read and write. My weight is tied directly to my emotional issues. I'm so happy to be a part of the DS community.
I teach high school computers and English. I am a single mother of a teenage male from Planet PS2. I am the birthmother of an 11-year-old boy in an open adoption. I love to read and write. My weight is tied directly to my emotional issues. I'm so happy to be a part of the DS community.
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Movies, books, music, Internet.
Movies, books, music, Internet.
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Flower
i still think about you sweetheart, and i pray your happy and doing well ((hugs))
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Thank you I got your message about spark people and i will check it out.
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I hope all is going well!
I’m With You
Flower
It's been a long time since i have been on here and I realize I need to make a commitment to getting on here and trying to get some support again. I reread some entries from my journal and saw you had replied to some that I wrote. So....I am saying Hi again. I hope things are going well for you!
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Close Obesity
I was thin until I was 9. Then, I packed on pounds. I fluctuated between size 14 and size 18 until I was 22. I reached 302 when I was 25. I lost 100 lbs with phen-fen when I was 27, but I gained it all back plus some in 2 yrs. I've fluctuated between 280-335 for the past 6 yrs. I'm 322 now.
Treatments
- Carbohydrate Addicts Diet Working / Worked
- I like the idea of a reward meal. I use a modify carbohydrate addicts diet now.
- Fen-phen Working / Worked
- Fen-phen completely took away my appetite, and it helped me to lose 100 pounds. I know it caused damage to some women, but so does being 150 pounds overweight.
- Meridia Somewhat Helpful
- it lifted my depression a little, but it did nothing for my appetite.
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Working / Worked
- It's a great program if you're willing to work the steps, which I wasn't.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- It works when I do it, which isn't often. I have a health rider and a stationary bike in my bedroom.
- Weight Watchers Not Working
- I've joined WW a few times in my life, but it never really worked for me. I'm not sure why, either...
- Writing Working / Worked
- Writing about my condition helps a lot.
Close Diets & Weight Maintenance
I am 37. I am 150 pounds overweight. I have tried too many diets to count, but I remain optimistic.
Treatments
- Atkins Diet Not Working
- Good Lord. I nearly passed out during the first 18 hours of no carbs. I couldn't take the torture.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
- I'm not diabetic, but I have a real problem with sugar. I try to limit myself to a certain amount every day.
- Eat Less Somewhat Helpful
- I am able to control myself during the day. At night, I binge.
- Jenny Craig Not Working
- i'm a lifetime member to jenny craig. to be fair, it's not their fault. i refused to follow the diet. i am too stubborn and rebellious.
- Writing Working / Worked
- Keeping a food log is essential to staying out of denial.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionEveryone in my family has suffered from depression. The first time I felt depressed I was about 8 years old. I've been doing o.k. lately.
Treatments
- Lexapro Not Working
- Sexual dysfunction side effects
- Prozac Working / Worked
- Sexual dysfunction side effects
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- I've seen many different counselors and doctors. The last one I saw traumatized me, so I'll never see another one.
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- I am quite happy with it. I'm taking 37.5 two times a day.
- Hospitalization Not Working
- Ten years ago, I stayed a week, but it didn't help. In fact, the staff was rude and the other residents unbearable.
- Writing Working / Worked
- The act of writing -- whether it is fiction or non-fiction -- puts my depression on the back burner.
Open Miscarriage
On November 27, 1990, my baby boy Julien was stillborn at 42 weeks. He weighed 12.5 pounds. The doctor forced me into a 36 hour labor and delivery. I have a healthy 14 year old son now. It's been a long, difficult journey. It saddens me that most people freak out when they hear this story.
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Open Adoption
Type: Open AdoptionIn 1995, my husband left me and our 3-year-old son. I was also 6 weeks pregnant. I considered my options carefully & decided to find a loving family who would be open to a new kind of adoption, one that allowed the boys to have a relationship with each other. Things are not as great as I'd like them to be.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- I was in counseling before and after giving my son up for adoption.
- Writing Working / Worked
- Writing about my experience and my son helps me and others.
- Crying Working / Worked
- After 11 years, I still cry. But I am relieved to know he has the family and the opportunities I never had.
Open Child Support & Custody
My ex-husband owes me over $11,000 in child support. He moved to Quebec and lives with his new wife and their young children. The child support enforcement branch of the Canadian government has not been helpful to me.
Treatments
- Writing Working / Worked
- I have written many letters and wrote my own motion when I had to get the court to enter a judgment against my ex.
Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)
My son is 14 going on 21. Ugh! He is a challenge. He likes school, just not academics.
Open Bereavement
My mother committed suicide in January 1998 after suffering w/ schizophrenia. I lost my grandmother, my bedrock, in Aug 1996 to cancer. I lost my baby boy in Nov 1990 to an unknown cause.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- Grief Counseling Somewhat Helpful
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
Open Food Addiction
I have been an overeater since I was nine. I think about food all of the time. I have allowed food to control my actions and my feelings and I have decided to stop adding fuel to the fire that is food addiction.
