selene7’s Profile

Open Depression

Treatments

Celexa Working / Worked

i didnt think it was working at the time, but in hindsight it was one of the more helpful ones except for the weight gain aspect i heard it causes which i dont remember but i dont want to take chances.

Effexor Not Working

increased my anxiety

Elavil Somewhat Helpful

was somewhat helpful for sleep until i overdosed on it.

Paxil Not Working

had a bad reaction

Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful

helpful when i can do it. easier said than done though.

Prozac Not Working

wasn't helpful

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

helping a little. I definately couldn't do without.

Seroquel Somewhat Helpful

helpful for anxiety and sleep but slows down metabolism and increases appetite.

Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful

helpful only when they are available and i dont have many.

Trazodone Somewhat Helpful

sort of helped with sleep for a while and then stopped working

Wellbutrin Too Soon to Tell

not working yet but its too soon to tell.

Writing Working / Worked

very helpful and i share mine with my therapist.

Topamax Somewhat Helpful

minimally helpful mood stabalizer

Invega Too Soon to Tell

just increased this so its to soon to tell but seems to help with sleep and irritability.

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

I have been battling weight in one way or another for my whole life. Ive tried eating nothing, eating less, extremes, and ive had problems with emotional eating, night eating, overeating, etc. It seems food is an issue in some way no matter what i do.

Treatments

Alli Not Working

didn't do much except make me go to the bathroom and poo oily stuff. Gross, i know.

Counting Calories Working / Worked

restricting is helpful if my metabolism is used to more than what im restricting too, calorie-wise.

Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked

worked for a while and then i started eating less and ruined it and my metabolism by putting my body in starvation mode and now healthy eating means weight gain before weight loss. Im naturally overweight so Ill have to watch at some point.

Eat Less Working / Worked

restricting is helpful if my metabolism is used to more than what im restricting too, calorie-wise.

Hoodia Somewhat Helpful

sort of suppressed appetite if i took alot.

Slim-Fast Somewhat Helpful

sort of helped if i replaced one meal with it and ate only one other meal throughout the day before 6pm.

Open Eating Disorders
Type: Anorexia

I have had an eating disorder diagnosed for over 3 years but i think my eating has been disordered my whole life. Currently, I am diagnosed still with anorexia.

Treatments

Dietitian Consult Too Soon to Tell

i met with a dietition today for the first time so its too soon to tell for sure.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

its helpful but only an hour once/week which is less than what i need at this point. I would like treatment.

Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful

not very much support but what little i have is helpful to a certain degree. Thing is that they dont understand first-hand so they think i can just get over it kind of thing or pray it away.

Topamax Working / Worked

It doesnt seem to be working for the eating disorder. It helps with the overeating urge i had at times.

Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide

Ive had a couple friends commit suicide and its hard not to blame myself. The most recent happened less than a year ago.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

helped with the one in march,'99, but i haven't talked about the recent one.

Writing Somewhat Helpful

i wrote briefly a letter to her but never finished and have never talked or dealt with that suicide since. The other one, more long ago, was dealt with better.

Open Internet Addiction

Sometimes i spend hours online and miss days and almost appointments. I think Im an internet addict. Im not sure.

Open Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Im diagnosed with BPD. Although I dont agree, I thought, Id join this grous as I know that DID has also been queried in my case which is another personality disorder a dissosiative kind.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

helpful and insightful.

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

helps me get things out and i share it and discuss it with my therapist.

EMDR Too Soon to Tell

still experimenting with this.

Rape Counseling Not Working

wasn't helpful for me to keep talking about it at the time. Although now, I think I may benefit from trauma counselling.

Reading Somewhat Helpful

self-help workbooks are somewhat helpful

Seroquel Working / Worked

helped anxiety but causes weight gain

Talking Working / Worked

helpful usually as long as the therapist helps me ground after.

Open Self-Injury

I have been a cutter for 13 years and am trying to obstain and its hard.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

somewhat helpful but at the end of the day, my depression is worse at night as is SI urges usually.

Rubber Bands Not Working

not helpful once my mind is made up

Talking Somewhat Helpful

somewhat helpful but at the end of the day, my depression is worse at night as is SI urges usually.

Open Shopping Addiction

I buy things to make myself feel better even though Im in debt and on a fixed disability income.

Open Shyness

Treatments

DailyStrength Working / Worked

helpful in meeting others

Self-help Somewhat Helpful

somewhat helpful but still keeps me isolated.

Open Stress Management

I do not deal well with stress. I worry too much, people tell me. I am a stress case.

Treatments

Physical Exercise Working / Worked

very helpful

Seroquel Working / Worked

helped with anxiety and sleep but causes weight gain

Open Bisexuality

Ive been bi since i was a teen, but am also a christian so ya....kind of complcated and i keep it suppressed and have prayed against it but its still there.