Hiya!I'm lu but you all know me as Susy.I came across this site yesterday,it's an hour and a bit long the video,but well worth watching.Been into questioning EVERYTHING from religion to news to government to medicine since I was a teen...can't remember the bloody site now lol,I've just texted a friend so will be back....

hey wabbit - good to see you here, couldn't have a party without :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNf-P_5u_Hw&feature=related I found it,please do not enter unless you are willing to question,this is part one,it's not so long,you can decide to read the rest: ) xxxx

It's not all about religion btw x

Hi! thanks for inviting me. I am a recovering drug addict/alcoholic, been clean for 18 years. I quit smoking two years ago. I'm a single mom, with a 16 soon to be 17 year old boy with a very very busy brain.

I have suffered with social anxiety all my life, and depression is part learned behavior from my mom, and probably chemical induced since I started doing drugs and alcohol at a very young age.

Was that too much?

apart from the bit where you've sorted the drink/drug thing out hiareth,we are exactly the same.I am going to sort that bit.Lovely to see you here xxx

oh I know you will susy, you want it, so you will :)

y, wabbit, we believe in you :)

welcome to our cage hiareth - impressed with your achievements, especially the smokes, they must be the hardest thing to kick, i've managed to give up everything else except them and coffee :/ well....did pick up the weed again few weeks back after 2 years without but managed to stop again before it got out of hand :)

Thanks cage, yes, the cigarettes were the very hardest. I only way two hundred pounds now, and am kind of short, so I look like a box now, but I can breathe.

Now I'm working on the chocolate chip cookie dough addiction. It's always something isn't it?

Hi, I'm Diane and have a thing for witches! I have them on my refrigerator and one on a broom in the living room (she has been known to turn on her own), and a lovely stand up one on my dining room hutch. I'm going to send in a picture, you lucky dogs!
I've always struggled with alcohol, I cling for dear life as it is the only thing that relaxes me....I've now proven to myself that I can live without it anytime I wish..I stopped for a long while. Why did I go back? I'll be glad to tell you why. I am now retired and that means I am no spring chicken...I now will do the things that make me happy, I am never sure of being here the next morning! I guess I am saying that I want to die happy, not live to make a counselor happy! I also gave up smoking over 3 wks ago, and am breathing better. That is why I stopped, I was scared to death with shortness of breath! I will enjoy an occasional puff at happy times, though! I guess you can see that I am very much a realist. I am down to earth with a tremendous sense of humor at life. I also am currently suffering from a driving panic, it is awful...I only drive locally now. It's even worse when I drive with someone else driving! You will usually find me on the floor of the car when going over bridges, on ramps, highways, parkways and turnpikes. This is serious because it keeps you home bound many times. I have always suffered from depression, I am resigned to the fact of being on antidepressants for the rest of my life In conclusion, I enjoy so many things in life and am happy to be here!

Hi Diane!!!Welcome,I'm learning to drive at the moment,scary!My driving instructor screamed'are you trying to effin kill me!!'two weeks ago the big girl lol(he's a good laugh)good to see you here x

Thank you for inviting me...My name is Caitrin and I'm extremely shy,though definitely interested in meeting new people,always!...This group sounds very interesting to me... Right now I am trying to free myself of a few traps: agoraphobia,alcoholism,and severe refractory depression(probably won't get out of the last one,though.) I also have ambitions:like,I'd love to go back to college, to teach, and to meet the whole half of my family I don't know,as well as resume working with the homeless.But I need to coax some impediments out of my way first!!
Susy,good luck with the driving! Remember,for some reason you must stay on the RIGHT side of the road!Congratulations for getting out there and learning!
And hello to all of you!I'm looking forward to meeting you each.

I'm absolutely buzzing Caity is here : ) big step hun.Well done xxxx

welcome to the family diane and caitrin *big huggles*

Hi Folks... Chunkie Here...
I dont know what to tell you.

I have hypo thyroid, endometriosis, depression and PBD.
Current Habits include... caffine and thc
(I am a fan of the cookie dough too)
Kicked habits include nicotine, alcohol and negative self talk

and some positive stuff....
I have married a wonderful human
I have two cats
I enjoy photography and will be published for the first time very soon...might have happened already... was due out March 31 2008

Cheers, I gotta get to work