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  • About Me

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    ryanj1985

    Male, 23
    Owego, NY, USA
    Member since July 16, 2007

    • About Me

      I'm a 23 Years Old and I have A.D.D. and Depression. Though it varies day to day, I alone do not have the strength to break free from the cruel path I'm walking. I do not have people around me that realize and understand the amout of hurt, sadness, lonelyness, and loosing hope of finding happyness my depression causes. I'm shy, but you wouldn't realize that after I get to know you a little. I try to be nice to everyone and give everyone a chance. My mother died in '04, so I live with my dad who remarried last october. I love cats, but sadly I only have one. Well, that's all for now.

      I'm a 23 Years Old and I have A.D.D. and Depression. Though it varies day to day, I alone do not have the strength to break free from the cruel path I'm walking. I do not have people around me that realize and understand the amout of hurt, sadness, lonelyness, and loosing hope of finding happyness my depression causes. I'm shy, but you wouldn't realize that after I get to know you a little. I try to be nice to everyone and give everyone a chance. My mother died in '04, so I live with my dad who remarried

    • Interests

      I've taken the semester off from school to explore what roads would lead to the future that is best for me. I'm an EMT-Basic and a member of the local Fire Department/Emergency Squad. I like it alot. I like to watch M.A.S.H., CSI, Star Trek, and older CARTOONS!

      I've taken the semester off from school to explore what roads would lead to the future that is best for

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      Hope all is well... thanks for being a friend :)

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    Goal End Date is Dec 7, 09 14 more days.
  • Support Groups

    • Close ADHD / ADD

      I was diagnosed with A.D.D. May of 2007. I can't sit still for very long and I always have to be doing something, or at least thinking about stuff. Also If something made me nervous I have a hard time thinking about anything else. Alot of the time, I stay up until at 1 in the morning to watch TV shows and do stuff, because I'm not ready to go to sleep, and I don't wake up or have the energy to do so, until noon at the earliest. There's so much to do and so little time.

      Treatments

      Adderall Somewhat Helpful
      I am starting to slow down and control my thoughts. I am doing more constructive things and actually enjoying the things. At this poing I'd say I'm doing just OK.
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      See a social worker weekly w/ Adderall. It seems to be slowly working. I can think a little slower and more indepth than before.
    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I would sleep until at least noon and not go to bed until about 1 in the morning. I wouldn't do much of anything but watch TV and play on my computer. It's hard for me to want to get out and do lots of stuff, unless I'm really interested in it.

      Treatments

      Celexa Somewhat Helpful
      It's helping. I ran out for about 4-5 days. Meanwhile, I felt sick very easily and a little dizzy. Side effects can start or worsen if you don't lower the dose first.
      Love Working / Worked
      Love is a great help WHEN it is recieved.
      Music Somewhat Helpful
      I listen to things like Christian Hymns when I am sad or stressed and groups like Taproot when I am angry.
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Seeing a Social Worker weekly, w/ celexa(Citalopram), is working well. Same as with A.D.D.
    • Open Step Families

      My mother died in '04 and my dad has recently found a new love. Just one problem. Even though we live in the same town, My dad and I would have to move in with Beth and her two boys which are 13 and 19. My main problem is that my dad, mom, and I moved into the house we live in now in '03 and I have alot of connection. I have made that house my home and I don't want to give that up or not do all the stuff my dad and I were going to do there TOGETHER. For the moment, dad and I still live at home.

    • Open War in Iraq

      I lost a very good friend I went to high school with on July 26 2007, when a bomb exploded next to his HUMVEE. Nothing can express the amount of loss felt by his family, our community, and the Owego Free Academy class of 2005. Charles E. Bilbrey Jr., you will be missed, but not forgotten.

    • Open Anxiety

      I have a slight problem with anxiety. I sometimes avoid situations or tasks because I an anxious, then I look down on myself for not going through with it...

      Treatments

      Love Working / Worked
      Love is a great help WHEN it is recieved
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      It helps a little.
    • Open Stress Management

      I have a problem managing my stress. I can't figure out how.

      Treatments

      Love Working / Worked
      Love is a great help when I recieve it.
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      I'm starting to learn how to react better to stressful situations.
    • Open Healthy Relationships

      I joined this group to learn about and discuss what healthy relationships really are.

    • Open Healthy Sex

      Exploring the topic of healthy sex.

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