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  • Image of Venge

    About Me

    I am a visual artist, a sax player, working(very slowly)on a graphic novel.I am an Absurdist.I love this planet...I just don't know how to live on it gracefully.

    Interests

    Music , graphic novels, unusual, creative forms of communication, yoga, meditation, philosophy, action figures- particularly of obscure heroes or nonentities.

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      Mood October 6, 2008 6:12pm

      Back on after/ during/ a breakdown... brought on by a forced move and a long, difficult search for housing. I have aroof over my head.... no het, no …
    • Journal Entry for March 24, 2008

      Mood March 24, 2008 2:40am

      I am feeling extremely stressed out... the database project I am working to complete is approaching a 1st stage deadline. I will be mostl absent from …
    • Journal Entry for February 18, 2008

      Mood February 18, 2008 4:51am

      I have been very tired lately..... finding it hard to stay awake/ finding it harder still to find words for.... anything. I come here, send hugs when …
    • Journal Entry for February 14, 2008

      Mood February 14, 2008 5:49am

    • Journal Entry for January 15, 2008

      Mood January 15, 2008 3:31am

      I have been hiding- nothing new there.... spending bizarre ammounts of time photo-shopping dogs into cars and restauraunts , making horror movies …

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      From freddy3 September 11

      HELLO ......HELLO .......HELLO......HELLO.......HELLO............HELLO.............HELLO CANYOU HEAR ME LOL

    • Hug

      From freddy3 August 27

      CAN'T WAIT TO CHAT

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      From Pete2008 August 8

      Hi Venge ! Thanks for the hug and here's one back from Ontari-ari-o :0) HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS XOXO

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      From freddy3 July 21

      GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU ARE FEELING GOOD. THAT MAKES ,E HAPPY. HURRAY UP AND GET MOVE SO WE CAN HAVE A CHAT. DOING OK

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      From Laurie2 June 26

      Hug time again! Hope things are going your way! Laurie xx

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Hepatitis C

      'diagnosed approx. 1 year ago,suffer from chronic ,sometimes painful/sometimes debilitating/ usually depressing symptoms.I feel ill most of the time and worn-out. I am seeking Community.

      Treatments

      Dietary Modification Somewhat Helpful
      I have eliminated many foods- most breads,white rice, fried foods.So far fresh fruits & veg. seem kindest to my system.
      Milk Thistle Too Soon to Tell
    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I do not remember a time when I was not depressed..and i am nowhere near young anymore,so ..its been awhile.I am bored with it/with me..And I am still putting one foot in front of the other..even if I have to lie down to do it.

      Treatments

      Effexor Not Working
      ...like a zombie on speed/an electrified puppet in a rain-storm...
      Elavil Not Working
      no reward,no gold star..no luck at all
      EMDR Somewhat Helpful
      ..my thinking is so abstract it is geometry..
      Luvox Not Working
      another bad ride
      Prozac Not Working
      "I Was a Middle-aged Zombie"
      Pamelor Not Working
      Yet another med. that worked a little bit for a little while..and then didn't.
    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      abused as a young child , victim of several violent crimes , seen a lot of bad s**t - from military coups to bar fights, to hell and ... not quite back.

      Treatments

      Art Somewhat Helpful
      I am an artist ... sometimes , My work is , by luck rather than plan , therapeutic.
      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      Yeah, yeah: its all in my head / I am what I think --or is that "I am what YOU think ?" ... I can never keep this stuff straight..
      Effexor Not Working
      Insane Puppet Syndrome.
      EMDR Somewhat Helpful
      EMDR Somewhat Helpful
      Paxil Not Working
      Bleeding gums and brain-so-numb.
      Rape Counseling Not Working
      not too helpful - I just hate talking about the details... I don't ever plan to talk about the details.
      Remeron Not Working
      The only drug that has ever worked well for me - I was devastated when it stopped working.
      Supportive Care Somewhat Helpful
      Meditation Somewhat Helpful
      It is hard to make myself sit .. just sit/ I am uneasy being still with my thoughts ? have difficulty detaching..
    • Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety

      I am an artist.. suffer from major depression & PTSD. Being out in the world has become increasingly difficult. My fears are irrational.. and overwhelming.

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