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    About Me

    I am a 30 year old female recovering from alcoholism and addiction. i'm currently working the steps, attending lots of meetings, and performing service duties. I enjoy music (all kinds), dancing, cooking, outdoor sports, reading, writing and helping others through service. Now if MY time to recover.

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    Dancing, writing, cooking, the Great Outdoors, movies...

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      From InMyOwnSkin April 23

      Hey Chica...how are you???

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      From trulygrateful April 22

      Miss you, girl! How are things? Hugs to you...

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      From at1 April 19

      happy 90!!

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      From InMyOwnSkin April 11

      Hope all is well...sending love and hugs...L.

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      From Ilovemylife9134 April 8

      Glad you are doing so well in your recovery. I hope these flowers will make you smile. I live in St Pete, FL!!

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    • Close Alcoholism

      I am an alcoholic/addict and have been in recovery for since January 2007. I moved to FL from NY just around the same time. I drank and drugged for over 14 years. I am now age 31.

      Treatments

      12 Step Program Working / Worked
      I am currently working the steps with a sponsor.
      AA Meetings Working / Worked
      I currently attend between 8 to 12 meetings per week (Big Book, 12&12s, Grapevine, Promises, Young People's, Open Discussions, Speaker Meetings, etc.)
    • Close Cocaine Addiction & Recovery

      Used on and off, mostly on for over 10 years. I am now age 30 and haven't used in almost 13 months. I am an alcoholic and I currently go yo mostly AA, but sometimes NA.

    • Open Sports Injuries

      Broken pelvis- working on working on it

    • Open Brain Injury

      Had seizures in past 10 years thought due to drug and alchohol abuse, now clean, I had the worsrt one Sept 10th 2007 leaving me with memory loss, no sense of taste or smell, etc.

    • Open Anxiety

      After having a brain injury and seizure the docs put me on many meds (narcotic pain and benzos) 5 months later (01/08) I came off all meds and now have daily anxiety. It will take some getting used to I guess...

      Treatments

      Acupuncture Considering
      Breathing Exercises Considering
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      When I detoxed off the narcotic meds I also went off Lexapro and decided to wait and see if my depressional was situational and due to accident or the use of narcotic meds.
      Meditation Working / Worked
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      Must take an active role in my attitude and think each day in order to maintain.
      Xanax Working / Worked
      Worked but not fun coming off of them. Risk of seizures.
    • Open Degenerative Disc Disease

      After longtime backpain in 2004, diagnosed with 3 degenerating discs as well as slight scoliosis.

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