Sasa's home!
July 24, 2008 6:23pm
Greg, Kiki and I went and bought Sasa back yesterday. She cost $100, fixed and microchipped and vaccinated. It would have cost her $148- to just get …
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Catstiptoes’s Profile
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About Me
I've had major depression for decades now, though it is usually way better these days than it ever used to be. It hits me in the face again sometimes, but for shorter periods of time. I also have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and used to have an eating disorder and self-harm as well. I don't self-destruct anymore, amazingly. I'm very isolated living in the country in a new town with a new baby and a boyfriend. This site helps me stay connected and sane (more sane, I should clarify). I like listening to others too.
Interests
Cats; art: Artist Trading Cards (ATCsforall.com), mosaics, watercolours, sketching, etc.; writing; friends; my beautiful six month old baby Kiki; psychology; etc etc...
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Recent Activity
Thursday
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Catstiptoes started a goal to Get Healthy!!.
Give your support! 6:25pmMake healthy eating normal for me.…
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Catstiptoes wrote a journal entry updating their Achieve a few things goal 6:23pm
Greg, Kiki and I went and bought Sasa back yesterday. She cost $100, fixed and microchipped and vaccinated.…
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Catstiptoes gave insomniatonite a Hug 5:59pm
I'm pretty good right now. We got Sasa back yesterday, fixed and microchipped. She's d oing well, and…
Tuesday
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Catstiptoes gave insomniatonite a Hug 6:57pm
HI Sweetheart! How's your day going? How are you?? Iv'e been away a bit, and I'm trying to get back into…
Sunday
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Catstiptoes wrote a journal entry updating their Achieve a few things goal 7:41pm
Hi guys, I'm so sorry I've been gone for a while! Things have been frenetic, but I'm back and I'm feeling…
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Hi Strangers!!
July 20, 2008 7:41pm
Hi guys, I'm so sorry I've been gone for a while! Things have been frenetic, but I'm back and I'm feeling MUCH BETTER!!!! Refreshed and recentered. …
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Journal Entry for July 13, 2008
July 13, 2008 5:22am
Gregie's at his second work shift today, and he went out to the pub with a friend before this shift, and I'm really missing him and feeling lonely. …
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my mom's back!
July 12, 2008 9:44pm
My mom is back from her two weeks in Brisbane with my brother and his girlfriend. Yey!! I feel more secure. I love her SO MUCH!!!
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today
July 10, 2008 4:49am
We didn't realise the animal shelter is only open from 10AM to 2:30 PM each day, so we missed taking our four "extra" cats there today. I'm okay …
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I’m With You
To find your happy place, mouse-click on the green letters here: http://dailystrength.org/groups/la...
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I was having a little crisis, but I am better now, though not sure about some of the other workers, but I'm good, guess that is a strength of mine, I may get really upset or mad at someone, but it usually does not last longer than a day or so, thanks for asking, how are things going with you
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Good morning friend! Much love and blessings to you roday from Hawaii!
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Hey! how are things going, I had an interview scheduled for 9 this morning but the interviewer is late so I got time to kill.
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How are you doing?
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Support Groups
Close Depression
Treatments
- Positive Thinking Too Soon to Tell
- Let me know if any person is good at this while they're depressed.
- Prozac Somewhat Helpful
- No side-effects, but not quite as good for me as Aropax (Paxil) was. I had to go off that to keep my baby safer during pregnancy and now breastfeeding.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Started a short-term counselling thing again after not needing it for a few years. I like the woman I'm now seeing. We'll see how we go.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Staying connected is hard where I am in the country, but it's essential, and this site definitely helps too.
- Writing Working / Worked
- It helps a lot to write on this site because it connects me with people of similar experiences, helping to relieve my isolation. The cathartic effect is very useful for me too.
Close Parenting Newborns & Infants (0-1)
I have a seven month old baby girl (born Now 13, 2007) named Kiki. She is Awesome!! I'm here to look at issues other parents have with their kids of similar ages, and to ge4t help whe things come up with Kiki like her current temper tantrums when we put her in her bed, about 60% of the time. Overall my partner and I are amazed at how wonderful Kiki is, and how fun it is to be parents.
Treatments
- Breast Feeding Working / Worked
- At first Kiki wouldn't attach without a nipple shield. But at about three months old, she started breastfeeding without the nipple shield. It's much less messy without the shield, and much easier! Kiki doesn't like breastfeeding in public when there are any interesting things around for her to pay attention to. She likes to lay down beside me in our bed and feed that way. I love the little noises she makes when she first latches on. I love watching her feed. She's so peaceful and cute!!!
- Patience Working / Worked
- Letting go of my patience at all makes far more work for me to do calming her down or teaching her something new. It's just not worth losing patience! I can sigh a lot when she's done whatever sheh's doing.
- Research Working / Worked
- It helped tons to read lots before and after Kiki's birth. It gave her dad and I some feeling of competence and gave us less surprises with what she did and what we should do. Knowledge is power.
Open Bipolar Disorder
Treatments
- Depakote Not Working
- I had to go off this because it slowed down my thyroid too much, and gave me pitting oedema.
- Haldol Not Working
- I tried this twice. The first time it put me in a coma. The second time it nearly stopped my heart, but didn't thanks to a quick-acting doctor.
- Lithium Not Working
- I had to quit this because it slowed down my thyroid so much. I really wanted this one to work.
- Zyprexa Not Working
- just didn't work, unfortunately.
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- 1 goal
