EarsWithFeet’s Profile

Open Eating Disorders
Type: Bulimia

My eating disorder began with anorexia at around eleven. I became bulimic at around twelve. I was in recovery for at least five or six yrs. I relapsed a little over a year a go; however, I want to get better. I'm working really hard in therapy and on my own to achieve this.

Treatments

Group Therapy Working / Worked

I'm not currently in group therapy; however, I have been in the past. I found it to be helpful.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I can't stress enough of how important it is to have a therapist that you like, is good, and can form a growing trut.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Yoga Working / Worked

Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

I've been dealing with depression for most of my life.

Treatments

Cymbalta Too Soon to Tell

I just started taking it. So far it seems to help a little.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Open Vegetarians & Vegans
Type: Vegan

I've been vegan for eight plus years and before that was vegetarian since the the age of thirteen.

Open Chronic Pain

I've had neuropathy for about three years. It's affected my feet, hands, legs, and other places of my body.

Treatments

Meditation Working / Worked

Neurontin Somewhat Helpful

It's the only thing I've found to work (most) of the time. My doctor has had to keep increasing the dose over the past three years. I have good and bad days. If it wasn't for this med, I'd be miserable.

Yoga Working / Worked

Open Blindness & Visual Impairment
Type: Legally Blind

I’m partially blind. I have bilateral optic neuropathy. I've had it for about 3 years. It was caused from nutritional deficiency, from which was caused by suffering with eating disorders for so long. I have peripheral vision but centrally I can only see light, shadows, and some color. I use a white cane and read Braille. I’ve come to see the blindness as just a nuisance. I refuse to let it hold me back!

Treatments

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Open Anxiety

I'm an incest survivor. I deal with PTSD which my anxiety is linked to. I'm also partially blind. I've been loosing my sight over the past three years. This is another factor playing into my anxiety. Processing through both of these things does help lessen my anxiety; although, I still deal with it every day. I am trying to find things to help shrink it’s power. Things like yoga and therapy have helped.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I feel that processing through things in turn helps lessen my anxiety.

Yoga Working / Worked

Its helping me learn to focus and stay present.

Open Osteoporosis

I was diagnosed with osteopenia at least three or four years a go. I developed it because I suffered with eating disorders for so long. My body and bones were deprived of the nutrients they needed to stay healthy.

Open Self-Injury

I'm semi recovering from self-injury. The last time I cut myself was about six months ago. I'm bulimic, so I consider that self-injury. I'm trying to recover from it.

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I'm currently in therapy working on the issues that have led me to self-harm.

Talking Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Yoga Working / Worked

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

I'm an incest survivor. My father was also physically and emotionally abusive. I finally got away from him when I was eighteen.

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I'm working through the healing process with a wonderful therapist.

Writing Working / Worked

Open Rape

I'm an incest survivor. I've been away (cutting off complete contact) from my father since the age of eighteen.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I'm currently seeing a therapist that is helping me work through the process. It's not easy, but the work is worth it.

Talking Working / Worked

Art Working / Worked

Its a very theraputic way to help express myself.

Writing Working / Worked

Expressing myself through writing has definitely proven to be helpful.