princessbrat’s Profile

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

my ptsd was diagnosed earlyer in my life. alot of who i am and how i am is from my survival skills i learned as a child. i saw my mom killed 1st event. saw alot death and alot of diffrent homes i lived in were very bad and bad things do happen to little girls. my pstd affects me everyday but i try to remember could be worse

Treatments

Art Not Working

done used as child didnt work cant draw

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful

works until mutiple problems come up. started as suvival skill when i was real young

Effexor Not Working

made me very mean and violent

EMDR Not Working

really opened a can of worms on me.

Guided Imagery Working / Worked

sometimes it can work but in house full kids dont work often

Music Working / Worked

works sometimes if i can turn it up loud enough to get lost there

Paxil Not Working

made me very violent

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

worked for awhile when i was going but didnt solve alot of things upstairs in my head. cant stand the feeling someone lookin in my head(my fear of being crazy)

Rape Counseling Not Working

can of worms opened

Reading Somewhat Helpful

depends on the book some make it worse and some help for little bit

Talking Working / Worked

most of what i do to help but my bad choices in friends has led my to trying not to make friends last 4 yrs.

Zoloft Not Working

made me violent

Running Not Working

used to run but with the fybromyagia makes me worse the last 10 yrs

Cymbalta Not Working

Cymbalta, seems to be messing with my head really badly! thoughts are changing and i think of things i used to be able to control and now cant seem to control

Open Financial Challenges

cant work anymore. always worked since 15yrs old. fiantual security is big issuse with me. big trigger for my ptsd. not sure what i will do now.

Treatments

Budgeting Working / Worked

always worked for me before but now nothing left to cut off. even my boyfriend paying for this computer and web acssess

Earn Money Not Working

asked state for help they say 1 thing but do another

Holding a Garage Sale Not Working

been doing this alot just to survive last few weeks

Open Chronic Pain

Open Rape

private, but as i know people it may come easier to talk about

Treatments

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

my counsoler knows i went through this many times but i wasnt at a point to talk about specifics with her and she said 1 yr ago it was better if i didnt at that time. now back in to see her a yr later, signed a plan to bandage those wounds i guess it will come out the wood work soon, scared but so far i know its time to trust someone.

Talking Working / Worked

helps to talk about it with people who dont know me, makes me feel safe when i know they wont hold it against me later.

Open Narcolepsy

@ 26yrs old after thinking for yrs I was crazy. My DR finally decided to test me for narcolepsy. 15yrs of him treating me for what he thought was deppresion problems. but on all the depresion medications he ordered made me worse, mean, violent, sick or suicidal. It was a long road for me to learn it was narcolepsy. And even then learning the truth didnt fix me. I have been through so many of the medications and like most narcoleptics, the meds only work for small time then you grow accustom.

Treatments

Adderall Working / Worked

works the best as long as you dobnt use everyday. for me

Cylert Not Working

made me ill

Dexedrine Somewhat Helpful

worked as long as you dont mind looking like a crack head @ least fo me.

Provigil Not Working

made me grind my teeth so bad. worked for 1 week then grew tolorance

Ritalin Not Working

made me not even be able to function or think.

Open Kidney Stones

kidney problems since 19yrs old

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Not Working

tried about all you can think of, from hospital stays to pic line left in my arm for months @ time

Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)

I have 3 teens and a preteen. 1 is a 18yr old parent. Im having a hard time with him moving out on his own. My next in line is 16 hes hard to handle, just last night @ 2am had to pick him up from police. hes not a bad kid, just a kid trying to find his way- the next kids are both girls, and i know its gonna be even worse then the two before.

Treatments

Patience Working / Worked

i try to make sure im paitent and understanding. i want then to just be honest with me- so far this has worked with the boys

Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell

I currently go to counsoling, i talk to her about home issues, she says im doing fine with that as far as the kids. they all though could use some counsoling!