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    About Me

    Erm... well im 19, some say with the mind of an older person, some say with the mind of a 3 year old. Was origionally diagnosed with depression/cyclothymia when i was 15... was then diagnosed with schizo affective bipolar last year... currently unmedicated because i cant even fucking afford food at the moment so cant afford a private doc, and waiting list on NHS is a long one... really trying to get my life back on track after all thats happened in the last 19 years... put it all behind me and make sure the next 19 years of my life are as good as the last years were bad!

    Interests

    Martial Arts, getting wasted by myself and singing and dancing round the house like a loon while doing the housework lol i know - sad! I like writing, being creative and starting projects that i never finish! ha ha i like music - bassline, bashment, funky house, hip hop, rnb and reggae. i like talking to people and helping people (im an old mother hen at heart lol) and one day... please god... i would love to have kids...

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    • My Manic Weekend

      Mood August 18, 2008 8:51am

       

      This one snuck up on me from outta nowhere - I'm usually hyper for a while before hand but thankfully it was quite short (around 4 days) …

    • Journal Entry for August 4, 2008

      Mood August 4, 2008 8:34am

      Sent 250 hugs... 250 hugs to go...

       

      I'm doing this because it makes me feel better supporting and (trying!) to help others xx

    • RIP

      Mood July 31, 2008 4:35am

      And to top off my amazingly happy (and sarcastic) week, i got a call from my best friend just now... im close to all of her family.

       

      Well her …

    • aaaaaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhh

      Mood July 31, 2008 4:31am

      OK well i finally told last night... told my partner!!! I really dont know why i picked the time i did - we had just had a big argument and wernt …

    • GUSH!!

      Mood June 13, 2008 8:38am

       

      At last a positive journal entry............... maybe the first one since i joined over a year ago lol

       

      Anyway just wanted to gush a little …

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      From crash873 Yesterday

      hey sally, i'm smoking l.a. confidental, i didn't stay stopped. hope your ok , can you chat i'm on yahoo pomagranite@yahoo.com listening to indie103.1fm "wino wednesdays" hit me up...john

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      From LindaPoet Yesterday

      Hi hun! A big Welcome to Club Funny Bone hug! I can promise lots of silliness, lots of love and support, and just plain old fun. So glad to have you with us!

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      From Graeme500 Tuesday

      I would like to thank you for your journal entry.

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      From crash873 Monday

      hi sally, trying to kick the habit, i spend a fortune on pot & alcohol, so i'm trying to quit and i feellike shit...love ya john

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      From ShatteredOne Monday

      Come & Take a look around Our Safe Haven http://dailystrength.org/groups/af...

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    • Close Rape

      was gang raped 2yrs ago by 3 guys, thought i was going to die. It lasted around 6 hours but they beat me so bad that for a lot of it i was unconcious. I'm at a stage now where i can talk about it.

      Treatments

      Talking Working / Worked
      here on DS is the best place i think, i still cant really talk to friends or family about it.

    • Close Eating Disorders

      It started when i was around 10/11 and got really out of control between age 15 - 17. I was anorexic and also started making myself sick when i was 15. Doc says i might not be able to have kids now which is heartbreaking. I have to be careful and really strict with myself so as not to slip back into it. I'm a healthy weight now, im currently 5ft 7" and around 8 and a half stone, i do miss bein skinny : (

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      She just said at every session "you must eat, look at how much weight youve lost" at £250 per session money well spent i dont think

    • Open Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      Ive been depressed for as long as i can remember, this was my first diagnosis before bipolar.

      Treatments

      Prozac Not Working
      gave me really bad stomach cramps.
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      Helpful to an extent I suppose but didn't really work out for me, would prob work better with a different therapist.

    • Open Sexual Abuse

      Erm wow... dont know where to start... my grandad between the ages of 6-11, also a teacher at school but not sure if that counts?

      Treatments

      Talking Too Soon to Tell
      only started talking about it recently.

    • Open Healthy Sex

      Erm its either one way or the other - either im stuggling with the sexual abuse and i cant have him touch me... or im hypomanic and completley the other way... no common middle ground

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      took it slowly after the r*pe ad i'm not sure if i'm better or i've learnt to disguise it better.

    • Open Bipolar Disorder

      diagnosed first with depression, then cyclothymia and now bipolar disorder this year... maybe next year theyll change their minds again lol

      Treatments

      Lithium Considering
      My doc has suggested this but i cant afford it at the moment, need to wait for the fucking NHS!
      Seroquel Somewhat Helpful
      worked ok but made me like a complete zombie... couldnt function on it!
      Zyprexa Not Working
      didnt do anything for me except make me gain weight and sleep a LOT

    • Open Schizophrenia

      I havent got schizophrenia but suffer severe psychosis and paranoia, doc reckons shizo-afefctive bipolar is a possibility?

      Treatments

      Music Somewhat Helpful
      Helpful, unless its the radio which sometimes i hear the voices on.
      Seroquel Not Working
      it didnt stop any psychosis but did help to balance my mood, i wasn't manic or low i was just TIRED!!!
      Zyprexa Not Working
      didnt help

    • Open Bereavement
      Type: Loss of a Parent

      My Grandad (who raised me basically as a daughter - which is why i put loss of a parent because in my eyes he was) died last christmas day and am still struggling to come to terms with it.

      Treatments

      Crying Working / Worked
      Keeping Busy Working / Worked
      Prayer Working / Worked

    • Open Self-Injury

      Well done this for a number of years off and on, kicked it about 18 months ago but relapsed a few times since then.

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