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November 11, 2009 8:28am
May want to ignore that last entry. Not sure who was in the driver's seat. Sorry to be offensive.
Progress
25 %
Goal End Date is Dec 25, 09 28 more days.
high2low
6:54pm Monday
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About Me
high2low
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About Me
Trying to pay more attention to the good things people say of and to me instead of what I say to me. Bipolar rules my life much of the time and that needs to change. Work in soils engineering (i.e. I play with dirt). Live alone with 2 cats, Samhain (call me Sammy) and Marlene (my little clown). Still cannot lick my own elbow.
Trying to pay more attention to the good things people say of and to me instead of what I say to me. Bipolar rules my life much of the time and that needs to change. Work in soils engineering (i.e. I play with dirt). Live alone with 2 cats, Samhain (call me Sammy) and Marlene (my little clown). Still cannot lick my own elbow.
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Interests
Reading, staring at the wall, yoga, biking, crosswords, cooking, talking to imaginary people, chess, NPR, finding the perfect coffee, keeping the extraterrestrials in their place, classical music and British comedy. Also antique cars, tacky '50's cuisine and keeping the tobacco lobby in business.
Reading, staring at the wall, yoga, biking, crosswords, cooking, talking to imaginary people, chess,
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Recent Activity
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8 hugs given, 5 hugs received, 2 journal posts, 1 journal comment
Wednesday
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high2low gave HarrietDash a prayer 8:37am
Hope all goes well for your test today and they find everything normal. Hang in there, you'll be fine.…
Tuesday
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high2low changed their mood to OK 10:23pm
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high2low gave HarrietDash a hug 6:14pm
usual boredom, what's the point, should I stay or should I go bs. work and holidays have gotten to me,…
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high2low gave HarrietDash a hug 8:48am
Seems you have had more than your share of problems of late. Hope the --storm lets up soon.…
Monday
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high2low updated their status 6:54pm
Stay hopeful???…
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Goals
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Support Groups
Close Bipolar Disorder
I was diagnosed with what was first thought to be "simple" depression in 2001 after fighting feelings of worthlessness and mixed highgs and lows for many years. I can remember being so up in college that I would study for hours and then be unable to get up a week later. Bipolar stared me in the face for most of my life. Thinking back it should have been diagnosed in my teen years at the latest. My "official" bipolar diagnosis came in 2003 after my first hospitalization for suicidal thoughts.
Treatments
- Ativan Not Working
- Put me to sleep and thats about it.
- Celexa Working / Worked
- Kept the symptoms at by for 2 years, but still kept me with the roller coaster
- Depakote Somewhat Helpful
- Started taking it in early 2006. Stopped in late 2007.
- Geodon Not Working
- Short term success at best.
- Lamictal Working / Worked
- Currently at 150 mgs/day and working pretty well.
- Lithium Working / Worked
- 1800 mgs now and it has done a far better job than Depakote and controlling the mood swings. The weight loss is nice too.
- Risperdal Somewhat Helpful
- Above 1mg, I am a zombie. Keeps the intrusive thoughts at bay.
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- Up to 300 mg/day. helps alot.
Close Sexual Abuse
A bad thing happened to an 8 year old boy. And this is how he ended up.
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