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- As a mom of two with "issues" and who has been through the ringer - I want to offer hope to others who are suffering right along with your loved ones. I know the endless worry, the "what if's", and the overwhelming stress of being a mom with...
- I know that stress can cause a lot of physical problems with the body but how does one know that it IS stress and not something else? I've lost weight, hair - texture and thinning, insomnia, neck pain, and I feel very irritable at times. Body tenses...
- I have most of the symptoms for hyperthyroid including goiter, and family with thyroid issues. Today I received my blood work results with no explanation. I looked it up to find out that my TSH is in the normal range. Was this just a screening...
- My sister had hyperthyroid and was thin like me. I saw her recently and noticed that she gained weight since being treated for it. I didn't get a chance to ask her about it but she said she now has hypothyroid. So what is that about?I know thyroid...
- When I joined DS back in '06 - I had no idea as to what was to be the biggest struggle and hardest thing I would face in my life - my son's drug addiction - who was 15 at the time. The initial reason I joined Daily Strength was because of my middle...
- I'm a mom of two young adult addicts. Our youngest was the first one to turn our world upside down. He was 16 when things began to spiral out of control. Hubby and I had a good marriage but this put a wedge between us for a long time. My husband -...
- Six years ago right after our 16 year old son's "arrest" things spun out of control in an instant. I was constantly getting calls from the juvenile detective telling me about the latest incident and receiving tons of mail from the county court....
- Years ago soon after my husband and I discovered our 15 year son was using - things spiraled completely out of control that included many arrests, defiant behavior, stealing, etc. We were as messed up as he was but with worry and fear and more. We...
- Although my son drinks excessively - I thought it might be because he smokes cigarettes (and maybe pot) and drinks alcohol. That said - I wrote a nurse addiction expert thinking she would verify my reasoning that his water drinking is because of...
- CNN Report - Marijuana will become legal in Colorado and Washington state for all uses. Voters approved ballot measures to legalize and regulate the production, possession and distribution of marijuana for people aged 21 and older....
- Someone sent me an email with a link to a Family Circle magazine page that featured Kathie Lee Gifford in this month's issue. It was an interview about parenting. The last question asked if she had a family tradition. I don't know what her answer...
- Hi everybody.......I have few questions for you that I hope you can help me with.Before I ask ~ I'll just give you a very brief background about my situation. Almost 5 years ago (hard to believe) my hubby and I discovered that our youngest of 3...
- I recently went to "my" Al Anon meeting (I love this particular group - my home meeting place) and the last one was so wonderful ~ I just had to share:One of our members is ~ what can I say ~ is the nearest "thing" to an angel you can imagine. ...
- Aside from the sad and insidious disease of addiction on how devastating it is........ one of the things that really bother me is the stigma that's attached to it. It stagnates and prevents addicts/alcoholics and their families from getting the...
- Aside from the sad and insidious disease of addiction on how devastating it is........ one of the things that really bother me is the stigma that's attached to it. It stagnates and prevents addicts/alcoholics and their families from getting the...