Journal Entry for April 30, 2008
April 30, 2008 2:12pm
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About Me
very outgoing and friendly person. 37 y./o gwm. here to support others and get support. live somewhere in the USA. THIS WEEK, I'VE MADE SOOOO MANY NEW FRIENDS THAN I EVER HAD IN MY 37 YEARS! ALSO, mentally ill for 20+ years but doing better in the last 4 than ever before...yeah!:) still have my ups and downs, but who doesn't? it is all how we handle the situations!!!! AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I AM A PRAYER WARRIOR!
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helping others with there problems, praying, reaching out to teens and try and offer some good advice that (hopefully) they'll live by?!?!?
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April 25, 2008 2:22pm
I AM SITTING AT THE MOTEL, AND THE TRAFFIC, IT SEEMS, IS ROLLING AGAIN AFTER A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A CALL FOR HELP IN THE FORM OF …
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You're... My friend, My companion, Through good times and bad, My friend, My buddy, Through happy and sad, Beside me you stand, Beside me you walk, You're there to listen, You' re there to talk, With happiness, With smiles, With pain and tears, I know you'll be there, throughout the years! You are all good friends to me and I a am grateful to you. Send this to all your good friends online to show them you are friends. If you get this back from: 1 person - you are lonely 2 people - you have a couple friends, but not many 3 people - you have a few friends... 4 people - you have some friends... 5 people - you have several friends!! 6 people - you have many friends!! 7 people - you are SOOOO loved!!!
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Hi, I am a prayer warrior too and also know about depression. Remember you always have support from DS, they are the best !!! God Bless
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sierracompany, where are you? pray all is well, hugs and prayers,blues....
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i wish u many blessings
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Close Bipolar Disorder
STARTED OUT WITH MANIC DEPRESSION, THEN OVER THE YEARS IT TURNED INTO BIPOLAR, AND FINALLY 'MATURED' INTO SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER TWO YEARS AGO. THAT IS BIPOLAR W/SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, BUT NOT HAVING THE REAL THING, JUST SYMPTOMS OF IT. BEEN DOING BETTER THE LAST 2 YRS. THAN EVER BEFORE IN MY LIFE!!!!!! RE-DX IN SEPT AS BP. NOT SCHIZOAFFECTIVE.
Treatments
- Abilify Working / Worked
- WORKING! NO AUDIO/VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS FOR 2YEARS.
- Depakote Not Working
- IMMUNE TO IT
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
- STILL IN INDIVIDUAL THERAPY.
- Haldol Not Working
- MADE SYMPTOMS WORSE IN REGARD TO AUDIO/VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS...ALL I DID WAS SLEEP ALL THE TIME!
- Seroquel Not Working
- made me cry ,like 5x a day. stopped it tonite per drs. order
Close Hearing Loss & Deafness
Type: Conductive (Moderate)been hard of hearing since a child. had surgery in 1980s and currently have hearing aid. I lip read and looking for a donated asl dictionary
Treatments
- Ear Tubes Somewhat Helpful
- improved my hearing, but just a little bit
- Hearing Aids Working / Worked
- getting another one from Beltone sometime this week or next, if insurance pays for it.
- Lip Reading Working / Worked
- works wonderfully! you'd be amazed what i can pick up from across a room!!!!!:)
- Sign Language Working / Worked
- studying it on my own,but have no one to practice it with.
Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery
I've been smoking since I was 13...thought I'd be 'cool' ya know? I heard all the horror stories in school, but like some people, I had to learn on my own. Quit 11 days ago today (at the time of joining group).
Treatments
- Cold Turkey Working / Worked
- works! SE was moodiness (puttint it mildly!;) ), normal cravings for one--especially when stressed.
- Nicotine Patch Working / Worked
- HOW CAN I DESCRIBE IT? HERE: ALOT CALMER, BREATHING EASIER, ALOT MORE ENERGY...JUST STARTED PATCH.
- Willpower Working / Worked
- Postitive SELF TALK ("I CAN DO THIS! I DON'T NEED ONE DESPITE WANTING ONE RIGHT NOW", ETC. ETC.)
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- just staying busy in general, and finding things to occupy my mind and hands, etc. etc.
Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Not dx by doctor by I know I have symptoms of this b/cuz I have to count everything that I do: tying shoelaces, the silverware, how many swipes I do on each and every piece of dirty dishes. Not on meds. Also collect writing paper (maybe b/cuz I like to write and not run out?). Partner has it too: buys clocks. Been doing it since 5 y/old.
Open Obesity
my last weigh in was at 204.6 pounds! My pdr. said it was from the Lithium!(duh!) I'm tired of being so bloody obese!!!!!!!
Treatments
- Physical Exercise Not Working
- I have kept on gaining since Sept. 2007 and I walk 2 miles a day!
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionBP2 since about 13 or 14. days are better since I started working again (2 jobs), 1 of which I've been at for over 2 years and the other one I started on 1/16/08. Still struggle with it, meaning that I can sometimes wake up in a good mood then I get depressed and angry...Just want it to stop! I quit my therapy due to work.
Treatments
- Prozac Working / Worked
- works perfect! dr. wanted to up it last time i saw him, and I squashed it due to working fine.
Open Diabetes Type 2
DX with T2 on 10/31/06. I am one of the Lucky,no,BLESSED ONES that got it under control within 11 months...that was 9/29/07 and it has been the same ever since then, avg. A1C is 5.7 for the last two tests. The next text is in June of '08. tried exercise and diet, then Metformin Medication which was taken off of on 9/29 by dr., now ex. and diet controlled again.
Treatments
- Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
- try and eat healthy portions of food now...something I used to not do!
- Metformin Working / Worked
- Definetely would recommend this for diabetics if I were a Doctor! It helped me get mine under control within a year of DX, and after being on it for about 2-3 months...DEFINITELY HELPED, 5 STARS, AND TWO THUMBS UP, AND 3 CHEERS FOR METFORMIN!
- Physical Exercise Too Soon to Tell
- Still having trouble with sticking to my workout schedule!!!! Trying to walk everyday also...Must be doing something right because I have muscle (something which I've NEVER HAD) forming in my stomache and ab section (even just a little bit!)!
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