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Goal End Date is Mar 14, 08 132 days ago.
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About Me
Trying to be less illness-focussed lately; getting sick of my BP fixation.
Interests
spacing out; reading several selfhelp books simultaneously. art music-- right now Joni Mitchell is soothing. book art, sound art, my bunny, music. infantile humor etc.
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Sorry your feeling depressed. Hang in there sweetie!
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Hey zsa - feel better soon Just listened to the damned song - thanks for the link, great song. Wish you well Petra
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Seriously.
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my kid sister's generation, y'know? Girls she went to school with, at 17 yrs old, had pics of selves, saucily posing while on toilet on myspace? WTF? Yes, everyone porning out as norm.
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there was a chick with legs akimbo, crotch shot the other day. Mmm. Sad, sad, sad. Nah, your avi is a way less in face kind of sexy. Don't get me wrong, I'm no prude., just bemused. xx
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Support Groups
Close Bipolar Disorder
After many diagnoses over the years (including 2 hospitalizations) I'm sticking with the rapid cycling diagnosis. It makes the most sense. Before my severe depressions overshadowed the mania and I thought it was just the Paxil (which is a pretty harsh med I think-- it's a real jolt to the system and I had a near-seizure on it) Now, however, I agree with the BP diagnosis and Lamictal seems really helpful. I'm looking for other meds that don't make me so fat though (40 lb gain)
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- loved it while in the hospital-- almost too good; seems like I could get addicted.
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Too Soon to Tell
- just got a book on it.
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
Close Depression
Had severe depression since childhood; runs in the family. some chemical, some situational. hospitalized 2x; am rapid cycling Bipolar but depression was what brought me to therapy. Am currently struggling with unemployment & trying to put my life back together but am kind of apathetic (lame, I know but sometimes I feel like "why bother?") trying to overcome some obstacles, some of which are due to my own lack of stability.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- had group therapy and did workbook. I think this is useful and wish I'd done it sooner. Traditional psychoanalysis was such a massive waste of time and money...
Open Schizophrenia
I'm depressive bipolar and think I have partial schizoaffective after talking to a new doc.
Treatments
Open Career Changes
am 41 and have held fairly low level jobs all my life. Mental health issues have also gotten in the way of a stable path. UPDATE: Just got a great job!! yay!
Open Financial Challenges
Got a job but have creditors calling me night and day for bills I can't pay. Going into debt consolidation. Must get BP spending under control.
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- Budgeting Working / Worked
- quit spending so much dang $$$$!
- Credit Counseling Working / Worked
- Cut Up Credit Cards Working / Worked
- Debt Consolidation Working / Worked
Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Was attacked at work several years ago; not seriously injured but was emotionally upsetting. I'd say my PTSD is pretty mild, but since I'm bipolar and just quit a job since it got to familiar as I was also working around pysch/homeless substance abusers, etc. It brought up the old triggers.
Treatments
- Art Working / Worked
- writing is great.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- used for deprssion
- Music Working / Worked
- soothing stuff always!
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Reading Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
- Hypnotherapy Working / Worked
- really helped. also use herbs for calming me.
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