MandyG

Open Sexual Abuse

I've been molested multiple times by multiple people, and belittled when I refused to partake in sexual activity by past boyfriends

Open Self-Injury

The pain from my experiences was kept bottled inside until I couldn't handle the pain... hurting myself was like a diversion, a pain I could control

Treatments

Talking Somewhat Helpful

sometimes talking calms, while other times it brings up more pain...

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

helped me learn other things I could do instead of cutting/burning/bruising...

Open Family Issues

all 3 of us kids know what my mom was like. Me and my sis stick together to fight it, while my brother does his best to bury it in his past

Treatments

Music Somewhat Helpful

It was only a temporary distraction from the true pain inside

Talking Working / Worked

getting it out has helped me

Open Insomnia

I became afraid of sleep...all the nightmares. It got to the point where I developed insomnia. No longer on meds. I sleep by myself alright most of the time, unless I'm upset

Treatments

Meditation Too Soon to Tell

I'm just starting meditation as a habit. I'm excited to see what results it may have.

Trazodone Working / Worked

works like a charm. Only bad thing is I'm kinda sluggish the next morning

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

I was abused/molested when I was younger, but recently I have been raped. It's hard when I had flashbacks before, and now they are worse.

Treatments

Paxil Working / Worked

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

Effexor Somewhat Helpful

lower doses didn't work; higher doses made me sick

EMDR Too Soon to Tell

My counselor has only done this with me a couple times. I can't tell if it has helped any.

Music Somewhat Helpful

Paxil Somewhat Helpful

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

It helps me find ways to deal with it.

Talking Working / Worked

Trazodone Somewhat Helpful

Helps me sleep, makes me slack the next day though

Zoloft Too Soon to Tell

I hope this goes well

Open Rape

It's all confusion

Treatments

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

Rape Counseling Too Soon to Tell

Talking Somewhat Helpful

I want to die

Open Healthy Relationships

I've had a serious relationship for the past 3 years with the same guy, and now things seem to be falling apart

Treatments

Patience Not Working

I keep waiting for him to figure out what he wants... and I keep hurting

Talking Not Working

it keeps ending w/someone upset and at a dead end

Writing Somewhat Helpful

it gets my thoughts out...

Open Alcoholism

Treatments

Al-Anon Considering

Open Eating Disorders

Treatments

Paxil Working / Worked

Paxil has helped with my depression and with that I don't suffer from lack/obsessive appetite

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

It's helped me work out my self-esteem. I found ways to rebuild my confidence in the places that were torn down in my early childhood

Zoloft Not Working