bfly
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| Rank | VIP Member |
| Online Status | OFFLINE |
| Member Since | 08/21/2011 11:00 AM |
| Last Online | 05/19/2013 08:16 AM |
| Gender: | Female |
| City: | Vegas Baby! |
| State: | Nevada |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Occupation: | Volunteer |
| A little about me: | Well, like most of us, I’ve run the gamut of emotions regarding being diagnosed as bipolar I (also PTSD, bulimia, and Anxiety). Denial was huge for me. I can look back now and see the symptoms when I was a young… but I really fought the diagnosis I was given at age 26, and it wasn’t until I made a not so smart move to delete myself, that I finally BEGAN to find some level of acceptance. I will say that , for me, acceptance was the only key that would flip the switch and turn on recovery. I am now med compliant, see my psychiatrist and therapist regularly-I do my best to take care of myself- before, during, and after an episode. I cycle quite a bit unfortunately (exceptions made for the fun ones!). But I am trying the best I can. I'm fighting to stay sober after years, and years, and years of drug and alcohol abuse. Had some hard blows in my life, but I'm trying to pick up the pieces, learn to live with the scars and attempt to overcome. I’m still on the journey to healing in many areas of my life, and MDJ has played a major role in that healing. I don’t imagine that particular journey will be complete while I'm still breathing. I’ll always be learning and growing as long as I am able to keep my eyes open instead of hiding them all the time… --------------------------------------------------------------------- I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in November of 2011. This chronic physical pain is taking some time to accept and adapt to... But I'm working on it! With the support of MDJ and my family and friends I am finding I might actually be able to still have a life... And a good one! Here's to hoping! See ya on the boards!  |
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 | Ditto on the self medications. |
 | You are special and deserve to be treated as such. Never allow anyone to tell you any different. For if they do, then they do not deserve to know you, much less have the right to call you a friend. |
| "If you keep sending away every person who challenges you, you'll never GROW. Some people are in your life to sharpen you." ~ Mandy Hale |
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