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    About Me

    I used to find myself to be a mildly eccentric and charming person that other people found interesting; now, I can't even find myself at all.

    Interests

    I'm a writer. Seems like a lot of writers are a little wacko, and that's not always a bad thing. I love my dog, baseball, and a few other things but right now, I can't think of what they are.

  • Recent Activity

    Thursday

    • exit5 replied to solongbye’s discussion post Lack of Pride? in the Breakups & Divorce support group 3:29pm

      I don't know if it's so much upbringing (though it sounds like it in the cases here) as it's a cycle…  
    • exit5 wrote a journal entry: Bringin' Me Down 3:10pm

      While we're on the subject of washed-up 80's bands, I don't remember the name of the band…  
    • exit5 gave ChefJess a Hug 10:42am

      I never thought of it until now, but every loaf of bread I've baked down here has turned out well (bread…  
    • exit5 and ChefJess are now friends 10:31am

  • Journal

    • Bringin' Me Down

      Mood July 24, 2008 3:10pm

      While we're on the subject of washed-up 80's bands, I don't remember the name of the band but I do remember the song and part of the …

    • Twisted Sister

      Mood July 23, 2008 3:58pm

      You remember the song "We're Not Gonna Take It" by the bad 80's glam-metal band Twisted Sister?  You know, Dee Snyder with the …

    • I am not stupid.

      Mood July 20, 2008 5:23pm

      Just wanted to let everybody know that.

       

      And I don't appreciate people talking to me like I am stupid, like I don't know something that I …

    • Happierness

      Mood July 15, 2008 12:37pm

      http://health.msn.com/health-topics/mental-health/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100108105&GT1=31009 Four Paths to a Happier YouFinding the …
    • Week 2 and a lesson in manners

      Mood July 14, 2008 2:33pm

      Working on week 2 of icky cold-thing.  A cold in the middle of summer is bad enough, but having it in Florida has got to be a really damned sick …

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    • Hug

      From girlieB Thursday

      Extra hugs for you, dear! Love, girlieB.

    • Hug

      From ChefJess Wednesday

      ha ha I live in Hudson it's north of Tampa...Florida reminds me of a proof box (it's hot and humid, but great for making bread...really I have never had bread come out better then here)...anyways...I'm not here on purpose either but waiting on disability and can't move...plus I am madly in love. nice to meet you.

    • Hug

      From pam1959 Tuesday

      You always put a smile on my face. Love Pam

    • I’m With You

      From chakra82 Tuesday

      I just read your journal, hope you feel better now :)

    • Hug

      From SnowHeart Tuesday

      hi thanks... and hugs back... you're right, i'm not gonna give up (just yet)... Sigh, it's so difficult (lol, nothing is easy, isn't it?)... Love ya and HUGE {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}} back...

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    Goal End Date is Apr 4, 09 252 more days.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      Negativity: I don't like the city and state where I live now but can't get out. The man in my house is not the same man I married. I don't know what practical thing I can do with my life. I don't have any friends that I can vent to. Therapy is the only thing keeping me from a breakdown; some days, I think I may have one anyway.

      Treatments

      Lexapro Not Working
      Short-term memory difficulties, lethargy, jaw clenching at night
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      Only so much that talking can do....
      Zoloft Too Soon to Tell
      Insomnia!
      Divorce Considering
      Stress changes people. Change in environment can change stress level. I was certainly less miserable as a single woman living near Chicago. So I want to go back (married OR single). But the question is, can you ever go back?
    • Close Migraine Headaches

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
      Yeah, if you KNOW there's MSG in the food beforehand....
      Caffeine Working / Worked
      Couldn't survive a day without it.
      Fioricet Not Working
      Imitrex Not Working
      Only worked for the 1st 6 months.
      Maxalt Not Working
      Never worked, not even once.
      Naproxen Somewhat Helpful
      Helps sometimes if pain is very, very mild.
      Topamax Not Working
      You mean Stupi-max?
      Zomig Working / Worked
      The only relief I've found.
    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      My husband is not the man I married. He's changed for the worse; he knows it, but I don't think he gets it. We're in counseling, but it doesn't seem to be helping much. He's either in denial or. . .something. I don't know. I'm just not happy. And I don't know what to do or how much more I can or should have to take.

      Treatments

      Couples Counseling Not Working
    • Open Anxiety

      I can get very negative if I let myself. I'm a worrier and a critic (but I back up my criticisms and try to NOT be a jerk). I'm afraid of coming off as a whiner and have had a good friend basically dump me because she was sick of hearing about my problems (I think).

      Treatments

      Lexapro Not Working
      Positive Thinking Not Working
      Xanax Working / Worked
      Taken only as needed, and I try not to let myself need it too much.
      Zoloft Too Soon to Tell
    • Open Family Issues

      Dad is a narcicist, left when I was 2. Mom did her best, died early. One brother is an alcoholic drug addict. My inlaws are spineless (FIL), petty (step-MIL), selfish liars (BIL). It's so disappointing.

    • Open Insomnia

      As a child, I hated bedtime because I never fell asleep easily. I thought it was normal, just the way things were, to wake up repeatedly, toss and turn, and lie there awake for hours.

      Treatments

      Restoril Not Working
      No thanks, I don't need a pill to get 4 hours of poor sleep--I can do that on my own.
      Xanax Working / Worked
      I hate to rely on a pill thats known to be highly addictive but it works wonderfully well.
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