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    About Me

    SINGLE MOM, WHOSE RECOVERY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!!! I WANT TO LIVE LIFE TODAY FOR ME & MY SON!!!!!

    Interests

    MUSIC, READING, AND MAKING MYSELF A BETTER PERSON...AND DEFINATLY A BETTER MOM

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  • Goals

    1331 days sober. Last update Aug 8, 08

    Progress

    50 %

    SOBRIETY/$/ETC (DAYS)
    150
  • Support Groups

    • Close Cocaine Addiction & Recovery

      I AM A RCOVERING ADDICT OF 3 YEARS & STILL TRYING TO FIND THE REAL ME AND LIVE A NORMAL LIFE .....TELL MORE LATER

      Treatments

      Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Somewhat Helpful
      IVE WENT TO SOME MEETINGS BUT STILL HAVENT FOUND THAT ONE I CLICK WITH JUST RIGHT!
      Patience Working / Worked
      GOING STRONG!!!!!
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
      Prison Working / Worked
      I WAS N A DRUG PROGRAM & IT WAS VERY HELPFUL
      Reading Working / Worked
      works and helps get thinking back on a positive track
      Talking Working / Worked
      TALKING ABOUT MY ADDICTION HELPS ME AND THOSE WHO REALLY WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES
    • Close Parents of Children with ADHD

      I HAVE A 14 YR OLD SON W ADHD AND MMI AND HE IS NOW IN A REFORM SCHOOL.:( I MISS HIM DEEPLY AND NEED SUPPORT ~ THE SCHOOL HE IS IN DONT BELEIVE IN MED'S!!!

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      MY SON IS STILL WHERE HE IS AND I DAILY DEAL WITH THE FACT OF THE UNKNOWN OF HIS RETURN!
      Talking Working / Worked
      I CAN LEARN HOW TO BECOME A BETTER MOM
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
    • Open Healthy Relationships

      I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT OF 3 YEARS AND ALL I HAVE HAD IS NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIPS N MY LIFE! TODAY I AM LEARNING HOW TO LOVE NAD ACCEPT ME AGAIN...AND NE HELP I CAN GET FROM THOSE OF U IN THIS GROUP ~~~ IM ALL EARS!!! PLEASE KNOW I DONT GET ON OFTEN SO PLEASE BE PATIENT!!

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      DAILY!!!!WITH MYSELF,LIFE, AND MY SON & I'S FUTURE
      Talking Working / Worked
      TRUST IS A ISSUE WITH ME ....SO IM STILL WORKING ON IT DAILY....! SOMETIMES I GET TIRED OF TALKING TO BRICK WALLS & DEAD EARS!!!
      Writing Working / Worked
      I DO KNOW IT HAS HELPED N MY PAST & I MISS DOING IT!!! FINDING IT HARD TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO KEEP MY MOST PRECIOUS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS BESIDES N MY HEAD! THERAPIST SAYS IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO START DURING THIS STAGE OF MY RECOVERY! I
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
      Paxil Working / Worked
    • Open Sexual Abuse

      I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED (RAPED) BY A FAMILY MEMBER FOR 2 YEARS DURING MY CHILDHOOD AND THE BASTARD GOT 3 YEARS PROBATION ....HE EVEN RAPED AND MOLESTED HIS OWN CHILDREN AND STILL ONLY GOT 3 YEARS!!!! I FEEL I AM A SURVIVOR OF THIS VICIOUS CRIME BUT AT THE SAME TIME I CONTINUOSLY GET THE BLAME FROM OTHERS WHO SUPPOSEDLY GIVE A DAMN (MY OWN FAMILY)! I HAD TO LIVE THRU IT ONCE AND I SURVIVED BUT I RELIVE IT ON A DAILY BASIS...... PLEASE NE ADVICE

      Treatments

      Emotions Anonymous (EA) Working / Worked
      RECOVERY IS HARD BUT WHEN U CANT LET OUT THE HURTFUL EMOTIONS MAKES IT EVEN HARDER!!!
      Group Therapy Working / Worked
      WORKING ON ME DAILY " TAKING OFF THE MASK OF ADDICTION AND SHAME" THERAPT DOES WONDERS AND IS A PROCESS
      Leave Not Working
      I TRIED THIS ONE BUT INSTEAD OF DOING THE RIGHT THING I ENDED UP USING DRUGS ...TRYING TO BURY THE PAIN THAT LIVES ON INSIDE ME~~~~
      Talking Working / Worked
      IT HELPS AS LONG AS THOSE U TALK TO GIVE A DAMN AND IS WILLING TO SUPPORT U ...I DONT ALWAYS HAVE THAT LUXURY OF LIFE WHEN IT COMES TO SOME FAMILY
      \"The Courage To Heal\" Working / Worked
      I AM TRYING AND WORKING DAILY ON "HEALING THE CHILD WITHIN" AND IT'S A CONSTANT STRUGGLE ...KEEP ME N YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
      Paxil Working / Worked
    • Open Adoption

      I WAS GIVEN UP 4 ADOPTION BY MY BIO- MOM AT THE AGE OF 1!"NOTEARS" AND I ARE BLOOD SISTERS AND I MET HER AROUND THE AGE OF 18!! I WOULDNT TRADE HER FOR THE WORLD!!!1 LOVE YA SIS!!!!

      Treatments

      Talking Too Soon to Tell
      TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE FEELING OF LOST I'VE HAD FOR YEARS STEMS FROM THIS OR IS IT SOMETHING I NEED TO LOOK INTO PERSONALLY
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
    • Open Depression
      Type: Post Partum Depression

      IM A RECOVERING ADDICT OF 3 YRS AND HAVE HAD TO EXPERIENCE BEING RAPED AT A YOUNG AGE~ MY FATHERS SUICIDE AND SO MUCH MORE.... CURRENTLY ON PAXIL AND TRAZADONE!

      Treatments

      Paxil Working / Worked
      IT KEEPS THE EDGE OFF OF THINGS A LITTLE
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      HELPS WITH MY RECOVERY BUT A PERSON CAN T STAY POSITIVE 24/7
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      MY SIS TRACY IS THE BOMB .... GOT TO LOVE HER
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      TAKE IT WHEN NEEDED.....DONT LIKE AFTER EFFECTS!
      Talking Somewhat Helpful
      TRYING TO PUT MY TWISTED FEELINGS INTO WORDS WHEN THEY'RE ON A ROLLERCOASTER IS HARD
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
    • Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

      I HAVE A BIO-SISTER THAT I MET WHEN I WAS 18 AND SHE IS A CANCER PATIENT...I LOVE AND MISS HER DEARLY AND DONT WANT OUR RELATIONSHIP TO END TOOOO SOOON

      Treatments

      Talking Working / Worked
      LEARNING HOW TO COPE AND BE SUPPORTIVE IS NEW FOR ME BUT IM WILLING TO TRY
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
    • Open Healthy Sex

      TIRED OF HAVING SEX W NO FEELINGS~~~ MEN WHO SAY THEY CARE AND DONT GIVE A SHIT

      Treatments

      Patience Too Soon to Tell
      GIVING UP ON ALL AND TRYING NOT TO JUMP IN HEAD FIRST
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
    • Open Post Partum Depression

      IM BEING TREATED FOR THIS AND NOT TRULY SURE WHAT IT IS

      Treatments

      Talking Working / Worked
      IF I CAN GET TO GROUP THERAPY LIKE I NEED TO THEN MAYBE
      Prayer Working / Worked
      DOES WORK
      Paxil Working / Worked
    • Open Single Parenting

      im a single parent of a young boy with adhd

    • Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide

      my father commited suicide in my bedroom and on my bed by a gun shot to the head.

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