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  • About Me

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    tarns

    Female, 43
    NZL
    Member since July 1, 2007

    • About Me

      Im a Christian, a mum to four teenagers and a wife to a wonderful man (well most of the time) I have three cats - George, Tiger and Ollie. I also have 4 toy poodles - Bella, Aslan, Rosie and Zak. I have depression, anxiety and panic disorder and complex-PTSD. Every day is a battle for my life, so far I'm winning.

      Im a Christian, a mum to four teenagers and a wife to a wonderful man (well most of the time) I have three cats - George, Tiger and Ollie. I also have 4 toy poodles - Bella, Aslan, Rosie and Zak. I have depression, anxiety and panic disorder and complex-PTSD. Every day is a battle for my life, so far I'm winning.

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    • Journal Entry for September 17, 2008

      Mood September 17, 2008 1:06am

      my iron transfusion has finally kicked in and I feel alive for the first time in ages! I went for a walk up and down hills today with ease. It was so …

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      Thinking of you..I hope you are ok. I am hanging in there!! Blessings and Love, Marie

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Self-Injury

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      Treatments

      Celexa Working / Worked
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      Prayer Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      very helpful, but very painful at the same time
      Seroquel Working / Worked
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
      this has been the biggest thing to help me discover myself
    • Open Anxiety

      Treatments

      Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
      Breathwork Working / Worked
      breathing correctly lessens the anxiety and help me to manage attacks
      Clonazepam Working / Worked
      well worth taking for severe anxiety
      Prayer Working / Worked
    • Open Panic Attacks

      i was offically diagnosed with anxiety, panic disorder, and depression 18 mths ago, although after having therapy it is evident that i have suffered from the above for at least 20 years if not more

      Treatments

      Celexa Working / Worked
      Clonazepam Working / Worked
    • Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

      I was continually physically and emotionally abused by my parents. hideous stuff. never told anyone

      Treatments

      Abuse Counseling Working / Worked
      im only just starting to talk about it. kept most of it to myself forever, you know "family secrets"
    • Open Sexual Abuse

      I was sexually assaulted by my doctor when i had my first smear test. and i was rape by a family friend. i was raped by a 21 year old guy at a party where everyone was drunk. i was only 16. never told anybody about it until 18 months ago when i had a breakdown and i told my therapist, my family still dont know. i was raped when i was 16. i was molested by the neighbourhood boys from age 4 - 8

      Treatments

      Music Working / Worked
      Prayer Working / Worked
      with out God i would be dead
      Writing Working / Worked
      helps me to put things into perspective
    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      Ive been diagnosed as having complex PTSD. i was molested by the neighbourhood boys from age 4 - 8 I was raped at 16, sexually assaulted by my doctor at twenty, was physically and verbally abused by my parents, my oldest daugther had an incurrable stomach disorder for a whole year, she was miraculously healed, but i was left in a heap. it was extremely traumatizing watching my daugther go through who illness. i am also a survivor of a very bad car accident.

      Treatments

      Music Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Rape Counseling Working / Worked
      just started, its really hard work
      Reading Working / Worked
      Seroquel Working / Worked
      helps me sleep
    • Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)

      i have for children aged 15,17,18 and 20

    • Open Endometriosis

      Treatments

      Hysteroscopy Working / Worked
      Provera Not Working
      was horrible. i felt like i could have killed someone
      Surgery Working / Worked
    • Open High Blood Pressure

      my 15 year old daughter has high blood pressure. we are in the process of trying find out why. so far it's taken a year. still waiting on some test results

    • Open Bereavement

      have lost 4 close family memebers recently. 13 year old boy committed suicide, that was the hardest one

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