Signed a Lease Today
July 15, 2008 10:04pm
I'm a lucky guy! I've rented a great apartment in a great neighborhood. $1,295 doesn't get a lot in Seattle, but this place …
Stepenlite’s Profile
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About Me
Life is good. I was startled sober in '95, and got off pills in '07. I stopped smoking in '04, and I'm so grateful. I was diagnosed as bipolar 1 in '99 and with MS in '04.
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Computer geeking. Tivo TV. Road trips. Leaving my house! Playing the stock market. Long walks on the beach.... My favorite radio in Seattle: http://kexp.org/audio/kexp.wmx Local Band Make Good: http://www.myspace.com/gossipband Terra Rocks! http://www.myspace.com/terranaomi
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Friday the Fourth
July 5, 2008 12:47am
Life is good.
One of our local fireworks display is put on by Macy's. As in the parade. It is beyond anything I could …
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Tuesday
July 1, 2008 11:07am
Today is recovery Tuesday. I grab a bus into the city for my bi-monthly visit with Tom the psychologist. We're going to have fun …
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Apartments
June 29, 2008 1:18pm
As I sat relecting on the apartment i looked at yesterday, I decided to keep looking. The place would work, but I would be …
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Apartments
June 29, 2008 1:18pm
As I sat relecting on the apartment i looked at yesterday, I decided to keep looking. The place would work, but I would be …
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Yea today is my day of 1 yr.sobriety. It feels great. Thank you.
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to be honest i'm rooted. Barely hanging on. But this is life -- oh how i adore ye.
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just mate.... just. how you been?
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How are thing in WA? Here it's hot, but we're getting monsoons, so it's fun. Cools things off a bit. I hope you're doing well. Love the doggie photo.
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Thanx! It's made me VERY happy. :)
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Support Groups
Close Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Type: Relapsing-remitting MSI was diagnosed in March of 2004. For the most part, I'm still in pretty good shape.
Treatments
- Avonex Working / Worked
- No new lesions, so I'll say it's working. The side-effect are tough sometimes
- Baclofen Working / Worked
- Works great. I seldom have spasms now.
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- I participated for 8-weeks in 2007, and it made a great difference. The therapist actually went walking with me to observe me make my way down the street.
- Provigil Working / Worked
Close Alcoholism
I started drinking "professionally" at 17, and got sober at 39.
Treatments
- 12 Step Program Working / Worked
- I've done the AA program since 1995. I started hitting an NA meeting in 2004. I have a sponsor, #4, and a sponsee, #"I've lost count." My whole attitude and outlook on life has changed.
- AA Meetings Working / Worked
- Meetings are the anchor of my life. People share some incredible things about their past and present. I almost always go away with something which is going to help at some point going forward.
- Al-Anon Working / Worked
- Under duress from the AA sponsor.
Open Bipolar Disorder
I had my first manic attack in 1999. Prior to this, the struggle had been with depression. Rapid cycler, mixed states. The doctor describes me as "volitol." I leveled out in '04 and have been on the fewest medications for a while now.
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