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      Mood May 12, 2008 1:07pm

      i like music alot - like alot alot alot - like i can't imagine life without it.  anyway, that being said, i've collected a lot of stuff …

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      Somedays it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. Actually some weeks....

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      Thanks, I really enjoyed it :) Once I got going last night there was no quitting until it was done!

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      Just hanging out...wassup with you?

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      Helloooooooo David!!

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    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      have previously suffered from & been diagnosed with chronic unipolar depression. had been prescribed desipramine first time, then wellbutrin. have gone thru a divorce from a person who turned out to be bipolar (known before divorce) & borderline (not diagnosed until going thru divorce). father of 2 with custody. have incurred a scary amount of debt and fear i am currently heading for bankruptcy. regularly fighting suicidal thoughts & ideation.

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      Desipramine Working / Worked
      Meditation Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
      Writing Working / Worked
      Celexa Too Soon to Tell
    • Close Healthy Relationships

      i am divorced & currently involved with someone who i hope to go through life with. we each have kids, so there is a step-families thing going on as well, but then that's for a another support group. my partner & i seem to have some difficulties, though, which stem from my divorce & previous relationship. she, however, is OCD & has difficulty admitting this - but i really feel its there.

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      Couples Counseling Too Soon to Tell
      Patience Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
    • Open Anger Management

      i am essentially a depressive dealing with issues of deep regret and shame, and having difficulty with self-forgiveness. i am recently divorced and just starting off on a new and very different relationship which i hope to be life-long. i am worried because a large amount of anger - sometimes violent - is coming up now within my relationship. this is new to me (at least in this kind of expression) & it scares me. i am currently going through a depressive episode & am looking for help.

    • Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)

      divorced parent of a 17yo boy diagnosed with ADHD. we've had a particularly hard time of it the last few years - up & down. i have almost full custody, which is by his choice.

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      Education (School) Working / Worked
      in an alternative school. it seems to help, in that i can see some improvement in his understanding of his responsibilities.
      Patience Somewhat Helpful
      Psychotherapy Not Working
      he has been tremendously resistant to therapy.
    • Open Step Families

      my GF & i have been been living together since last summer. she is divorced & has 2 kids, a boy & a girl aged 12 & 9, and i have 2 kids - both boys, aged 17 & 10. what with each of their issues (ADHD, OCD, etc.) & what with differences in parenting styles (she is authoritarian, i am much more patient), there are alot of challenges.

    • Open Parents of Children with ADHD

      i am the divorced father of a 17yo boy who has been diagnosed with severe ADHD. add to that, my GF's 9yo daughter is ADHD as well.

    • Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

      um, i'm not really OCD, but my GF is. it really gets to be a problem for her, & for us & our relationship, at times. when she is heavily OCD (usually due to job stress) it cascades into depression. i've had difficulty getting her to take this situation seriously & seek help - it seems like she doesn't think she is worth it, that she is just being stupid. anyway, that's why i'm here - i though i should announce myself, rather than just lurking. thanks!

    • Open Financial Challenges

      going thru bankruptcy now. decided bankruptcy was better than suicide, but coming to that decision took longer than you'd think (started in DS on the Depression group). like to say my debts are mostly due to divorce, but that's only part of it. poor money mgmt & the desire to make everyone happy is the other.

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      Budgeting Somewhat Helpful
      helpful when there is some room to work with. otherwise, just depressing...
      Cut Up Credit Cards Working / Worked
      get rid of the cards!
      Debt Consolidation Not Working
      my debts were too great to qualify.
      Earn Money Working / Worked
      thank God i have a well-paying steady job! (knock on wood)
      Filing for Bankruptcy Too Soon to Tell
      chapter 7
    • Open Healthy Sex

      is definitely a good thing, but i think either requires first a healthy relationship or (if its only casual sex) a grounded understanding of yourself.

    • Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

      just found out that my ex's step-dad, who i felt pretty close to, has been diagnosed with leukemia & has been given a year to live - that's with aggressive chemo. i have 2 boys with my ex & we have split custody. she has had many problems since the divorce, & this man has been her rock thru her life. looking for tips in supporting them.

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