Journal Entry for September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009 11:22pm
Arvey
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About Me
Arvey
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About Me
I am 35 I just graduated in May with my BA in Psychology. Just started a new job. I am living with my 2 cats right now.I suffer from PTSD, panic and anxiety disorder, OCD, Lots of phobias.I have a great therapist that I can't say enough about.She is one of the most wonderful people I have ever met and trusted.I thank God each day that he brought her into my life 6 years ago.
I am 35 I just graduated in May with my BA in Psychology. Just started a new job. I am living with my 2 cats right now.I suffer from PTSD, panic and anxiety disorder, OCD, Lots of phobias.I have a great therapist that I can't say enough about.She is one of the most wonderful people I have ever met and trusted.I thank God each day that he brought her into my life 6 years ago.
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Interests
I love animals.I love to be outdoors as much as possible.I love to fish and go boating.I love swimming.I like to just try new things all the time.Always up for the next challenge brought to me to try.I also love my family a whole lot.I love spending all the time I can with my nieces and nephews.I have a great relationsip with my 16 year old niece, Marissa.Even though sometimes she doesn't respect me I know she knows I am always here for her.I love working with children and some day hope to be trauma therapist.
I love animals.I love to be outdoors as much as possible.I love to fish and go boating.I love swimming.I
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I am finally happy
August 25, 2009 1:50pm
I have finally found someon that makes me happy.It has been over a year and I have someone in my life that makes me happy. I am so happy to let …
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Hey everyone
August 25, 2009 10:19am
Hi everyon I am sorry it has been so long.Things have changed so much in my life since I have been here last.I have had so many changes I don't …
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I have done it
August 25, 2009 10:15am
I have done it.I know it I have been smoke free for over a year
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I have done it
September 4, 2008 4:28pm
Hey everyone just want to say that I have been smoke free since July 7 th and haven't had one since.It will be 2 months on the 7th.
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Smoke free GREAT :)
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Rainbow
I wrote a new journal.I would like to see zoe. Take care :)
Present
Merry Christmas my friend, I hope you are okay now. Love Karen x
Santa
Hack, Hack, Hack...I mean, Ho, Ho, Ho! Meowy KissMouse! Really, I am just wishing you a very early, very Merry Christmas and not hacking up a furball...sometimes they sound very similiar! Purrs--Laura
Rainbow
Just wanted to reach out and say hello. Sorry I haven't been in touch for so long. Hope all is well with you and your family. Keep in touch. Avery.
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Goals
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Support Groups
Close Anxiety
I have severe anxiety about lots of things it is to much to list here but hope to someday get it under control so I can go on in life. I have anxiety about going places. Being in public, and others
Treatments
- Breathwork Working / Worked
- With my therapist we use breathing with the ocean wave to help with the anxiety.
- BuSpar Somewhat Helpful
- I am taking this now and I am not sure if it is working sometimes I think so and others I don't.
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- It worked for awhile but now I have seen that all I was is doped up on it and not dealing with the problem.
Close Sexual Abuse
I was sexually abused from the age of 4 til 12 by a cousin.He also raped me.I was abused by a friend of another cousin when I was 10.I was then sexually abused by my friends father from 10 to 12.
Open Panic Attacks
I have sever panic attacks.I feel that they are getting worse and I don't know what to do.I have been experiencing them since I was about 13 I believe to lots of abuse I have been through.I thought over time it would get better but they aren't.I am 34 and they get worse on somedays and I feel like I am going to die.I really don't take anything for it that has been working I stopped Klonipin several months and go and went on Buspar and I can tell the diffrence.
Treatments
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- I feel that it worked but I was so dopped up I went off it.I can tell now.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I am in therapy and it is helping but somedays it just seems to much to handle.But I am learning ways to deal.
- Seroquel Not Working
- I took it and I feel it didn't work it just made me so out of it and I couldn't think.
- BuSpar Somewhat Helpful
- I think it is helping some but not as well as I would like it to.
Open Physical & Emotional Abuse
I was abused for many years by my sister.She was very physically and emotionally abusive to me.She hit me a lot and wanted me to keep it from my parents which I did.But there was times my mom was around and she doesn't remember it.I think it is her way of coping.Mind you my sister threatened her all the time to and threatened to kill her a few times.
Treatments
- Abuse Counseling Working / Worked
- Working on stuff right now in therapy.it has been hard to admitt that it was physical abuse.
Open Self-Injury
I have been self abusing myself since I was 13 years old I am now 34.I wish I could stop but I do it and don't even realize it til I have done it.I disscociate and realize when it is to late.I wish I could stop.
Treatments
- Climara Working / Worked
- I am in therapy with a good therapist and she is really helping work on other ways to cope it doesn't always work but things are getting better
Open Eating Disorders
Type: BulimiaI was told I had bulimia when I was in my 20's.I am not sure to this day if it is actually Bulimia but I know I have some type of eating disorder.I am 34 and still dealing with this.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Working I am working with a great therapist on my issue with eating.
Open Endometriosis
I am 34 and found out about about 6 months ago that I had Endrometrios.I have been devistated about it.I am not sure what is going to happen.
Treatments
Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery
I have been smoking since I was 12 years old.I am so addicted that I don't know if I can ever quit.I get so anxious when I am running out of Cigarettes.
Treatments
- Commit Lozenge Not Working
- Didn't really work.I just couldn't stand the flavor.
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- Trying it know.was on it in the past and was almost quit when went off.
- Nicotine Patch Working / Worked
- I broke out from it.
- Nicotine Gum Somewhat Helpful
- It was some what helpful but then I just couldn't stand the after ttaste.
Open Rape
I was raped as a child by my cousin who abused me for 8 years.I was then raped at the weekend after my 21st birthday by now ex-boyfriend.
Treatments
- Rape Counseling Working / Worked
- It has been helping some it has been 12 years but still dealing with it.
- Climara Working / Worked
- I am therapy with an excellant therapist that is helping deal with all my issues.Thank God I found her 6 years ago.No one new about the rape she does now.
Open Insomnia
I have been having problems with sleep since I was about 12 years old.
Treatments
- Ambien Working / Worked
- It seems to be working a little right now
- Lunesta Not Working
- It didn't help.I hated the taste it left in my mouth
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- It worked for a while and just stopped working all of a sudden
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I am right now in therapy and it is going well
Open Hysterectomy
I am scheduled to have a hysterectomy on Sept.5.I am hoping it will help with the pain of endrometiousis and my bad periods.
Treatments
- Lupron Working / Worked
- I used Lupron to see if my pain was from endrometiosis and my ovaries it was confirmed.By using Lupron
Open Lesbian Relationship Challenges
I am questioning if I am a lesbian or not.
