Posted by Jazzed on May 18, 2005, at 11:53:28
In reply to Hi! » Jazzed, posted by Dinah on May 17, 2005, at 21:05:14
> Nice to meet you.
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> Let's see. I know you at least have a baby and a teenage daughter. :) That's certainly reason enough to be stressed!
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> I agree. I wish coping skills were universally taught. But since they're not, a bit of therapy would be helpful for a lot of kids.Hi Dinah,
and thanks for the welcome. I have 4 kids and a nice guy for a husband, although since the birth of the 2 year old it's been stressful, and we've talked about separation. The 2 year old has behavior problems that make the whole house chaotic and hard for everyone.
A little about me..... I was really hyper as a kid, always in "trouble". My dad beat me into submission, more verbally than physically, but that too. So my self esteem suffered a lot, and I didn't trust men at all, thought they were all like my dad. As a teen-ager I got into a bad therapy situation after being beat up and sexually abused by 3 guys from my school. I hated the shrink, and refused to talk to him, so I got 2 labels - depression, and opositional. Actually my biggest problem was hormonally induced migraine headaches, which the shrink refused to acknowledge or treat. I was mostly depressed because the shrink was taking away everything I loved by putting me on medication that made me a zombie - Elavil is the one I remember, but there were others. I didn't take the medication willingly, but had it forced down my throat by my dad. Over time I couldn't participate in any of my many activities because I was either at therapy or so f-*** tired I just wanted to sleep. Anyway, that went on for over 2 years. Toward the end of it I felt SO trapped, and like my life had been taken away from me, so, in anger, I cut my wrists. Big mistake I still live with, and hate. Then, fortunately, I was in a bad car wreck that landed me in the hospital for 10 weeks, and in the care of a great neurologist who took me off all the crap and gave my parents hell for going along with it, and not having the migraines treated. There's of course much more to it (another car wreck - hit by an 18 wheeler), but I think all the bad stuff made me stronger in the long run. I do have anxiety and mild hormonal depression, as well as ADD.
Jazzed
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