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Posted by AdaGrace on December 28, 2004, at 6:14:06
In reply to It's who I am., posted by just plain jane on December 26, 2004, at 17:07:53
Janey, you say so much in those three words.
Posted by Angel Girl on December 28, 2004, at 17:27:10
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » Angel Girl, posted by ed_uk on December 23, 2004, at 17:10:52
> Well it's a very nice name! I'm glad you kept it!
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> Ed.
edYes, but I'm seriously thinking of changing it for a couple of reasons.
1. I'm afraid of someone from other message boards discovering me here and then reading my inner most thoughts.
2. I hardly feel like an angel these days. Not that I'm bad but I'm always depressed and that's not how I picture angels to be.
So, I see a new name coming very shortly when I can think of something.
A VERY depressed AG
Posted by trucker on December 28, 2004, at 17:39:59
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » ed_uk, posted by Angel Girl on December 28, 2004, at 17:27:10
AG i wouldn't change my name.. you don't have to share with anyone here who you are. don't admit anything and they won't know. don't let others rule your life.
trucker
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> 1. I'm afraid of someone from other message boards discovering me here and then reading my inner most thoughts.
Posted by Angel Girl on December 29, 2004, at 11:14:22
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by trucker on December 28, 2004, at 17:39:59
> AG i wouldn't change my name.. you don't have to share with anyone here who you are. don't admit anything and they won't know. don't let others rule your life.
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> trucker
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> > 1. I'm afraid of someone from other message boards discovering me here and then reading my inner most thoughts.
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>I really don't feel comfortable with my posting name. If anybody from any of the other boards I've been to or still go to came here, they'd know it's me and I don't want that.
Also, I just don't think that "Angel Girl" is all that appropriate for me anymore. I'm too down and depressed, spiraling quickly back to the "black hole" and I don't know how to stop it. I don't picture angels being that way. I'm still trying to think of a name that is more appropriate for me. I had picked one but when I tried to register with it, somebody already had it even though I've never seen it being used. :(
AG
Posted by trucker on December 29, 2004, at 11:26:22
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on December 29, 2004, at 11:14:22
do you have a T? i was just wondering if you do and what they think about the spiraling down to the whole. have they ever mentioned light therapy? this time of the year we get less light and it affects our moods etc.. and can make us feel l ike we are going back to the black whole that we use to hide. there are specail lights to use for this. maybe you could try that. i hope things get better for you soon. we are here to talk if you need us. and if you want to babble mail me i can be reached by clicking on the trucker in blue at top of page. stay in touch and i'll listen if you need me to.
trucker
Posted by Angel Girl on December 31, 2004, at 21:37:51
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » Angel Girl, posted by trucker on December 29, 2004, at 11:26:22
> do you have a T? i was just wondering if you do and what they think about the spiraling down to the whole. have they ever mentioned light therapy? this time of the year we get less light and it affects our moods etc.. and can make us feel l ike we are going back to the black whole that we use to hide. there are specail lights to use for this. maybe you could try that. i hope things get better for you soon. we are here to talk if you need us. and if you want to babble mail me i can be reached by clicking on the trucker in blue at top of page. stay in touch and i'll listen if you need me to.
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truckerI thought I had replied you before but maybe I tried on one of the evenings that the boards were down. Anyway, yes I have a T but didn't feel this bad the last time I saw her. I see her again on Jan 7th. They are closed over the holidays. I'm not sure whether they do light therapy there or not. My moods seem to be running the gamut of late and I don't seem to be able to control it. In the last few days, I seem to get angry quite easily and let it out in full force. After 2 days of crap on the phone between myself, my pharmacist and my pdoc's office, I lashed out at my pdoc's receptionist and then hung up on her. I'm sure I'll here about it from my pdoc on Jan 6, which is my next appt. I just have a hard time dealing with stupidity from people over something that is sooooo simple. Tuesday I'm starting my search for a new pdoc. I was going to do that before all this crap happened but that just hammered the last nail in her coffin. Wish me luck!!!
AG
Posted by trucker on January 1, 2005, at 18:40:18
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on December 31, 2004, at 21:37:51
what meds are you on?? my memory stinks too! i have this same anger too. my is at all things i think. plus the change is knocking on my door. i get angry because of the things that could of been so different if i would of had the parently guidance that i was supposed to have. and the protection. i am on a roller coaster of sorts with that. i8 am inteligent. and i could of made something special of myself had i not had to fight to surrvive and be an adult at 3 years old. i didn't get to be a child and i wasn't taught the things i needed to live.. i am self taught in all things. i was never alloud friends (because they might find out and tell the law)and now i don't know how to make and keep them. esp when they find out my history of childhood horrors. i agree with you that you should look for a T. one who cares about you... and preferably the same sex.. men seem to have a way of taking advantage of you when you are vulnerable. i been that route and he got me selling drugs and hooked on drugs and added to the trouble. he just died.
trucker
//////////////////////////////////////////////////// Anyway, yes I have a T but didn't feel this bad the last time I saw her. I see her again on Jan 7th. They are closed over the holidays. I'm not sure whether they do light therapy there or not. My moods seem to be running the gamut of late and I don't seem to be able to control it. In the last few days, I seem to get angry quite easily and let it out in full force. After 2 days of crap on the phone between myself, my pharmacist and my pdoc's office, I lashed out at my pdoc's receptionist and then hung up on her. I'm sure I'll here about it from my pdoc on Jan 6, which is my next appt. I just have a hard time dealing with stupidity from people over something that is sooooo simple. Tuesday I'm starting my search for a new pdoc. I was going to do that before all this crap happened but that just hammered the last nail in her coffin. Wish me luck!!!
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Posted by Angel Girl on January 4, 2005, at 16:04:11
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » Angel Girl, posted by trucker on January 1, 2005, at 18:40:18
> what meds are you on?? my memory stinks too! i have this same anger too. my is at all things i think. plus the change is knocking on my door. i get angry because of the things that could of been so different if i would of had the parently guidance that i was supposed to have. and the protection. i am on a roller coaster of sorts with that. i8 am inteligent. and i could of made something special of myself had i not had to fight to surrvive and be an adult at 3 years old. i didn't get to be a child and i wasn't taught the things i needed to live.. i am self taught in all things. i was never alloud friends (because they might find out and tell the law)and now i don't know how to make and keep them. esp when they find out my history of childhood horrors. i agree with you that you should look for a T. one who cares about you... and preferably the same sex.. men seem to have a way of taking advantage of you when you are vulnerable. i been that route and he got me selling drugs and hooked on drugs and added to the trouble. he just died.
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trucker
I can hear the tears in your words. You are very wounded. I hope that you have a T that is compassionate and gentle with you. You have a lot of childhood memories that need healing and that will take some time. I agree that a female T would be good for you. My T is female for the same reasons (childhood memories). I'm sorry for your loss but pardon my insensitivity, I think you are better off without this person in your life. I hope that comment does not upset or offend you. I'm sorry that you were denied a normal childhood and friends. I can understand why you would have a hard time making friends and keeping them now. Maybe you don't need to be so open with new friends and tell them your past. Would that help you to maintain friendships? I too, have a hard time making and keeping friends. Abandonment is one of my issues. You say that you are angry at everything, that would be me too lately. I seem to anger very easily, where before I would be the one who would not want to start conflict and keep the peace. These days it does not take much to ignite me. I had to make some apologies today to a couple of people, my pharmacist and my pdoc's receptionist. The jury is still out on how my pdoc will handle this situation with me when I see her for my next appt on Thursday. I can't remember if I mentioned before but I am BPII and PTSD from my childhood. I am assuming by what you write that you are the same?
My meds are:
Tegretol -- 200mg bid (hoping to increase by 100mg daily)
Effexor XR -- 150mg AM/75mg PM
Wellbutrin SR -- 100mg daily (hoping to increase by 100mg daily)
Klonopin -- .5mg bid
Xanax -- .5mg 4Xdaily (or as required, which may be less)My losing my composure with the pharmacist and Pdoc's receptionist was over trying to get the increases that I have stated above. I thought these were very simple increases but apparently not. I didn't even get a renewal of my current dosage. I will have to see what my pdoc says about them on Thursday.
Obviously the Tegretol isn't doing anything to help with stabilization of my moods and it doesn't seem to matter how much AD I take, my depression keeps worsening. I really don't know what to do meds-wise at this point. The only thing that does work for me is Xanax. It is a Godsend. Now if only I can find out how to either avoid stress or handle it without taking the Xanax.
So, what meds are you on? Do you have a female T?
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AG
Posted by trucker on January 4, 2005, at 16:59:05
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on January 4, 2005, at 16:04:11
i was on lexapro... i just weened down and got off it with out T permission. i had pills from before.. zoloft. and i am taking them. my T is real busy and she doesn't consol me. she only medicates me. and i am upset with the fact that there is no time for me to have T i see her once every couple of months and i not getting any where. i hated the no energy of lexapro. and when i was on zoloft before i had energy..'
i have PTSD AND ANXIETY..i wonder if they have you on too many things all at once. maybe something is clashing with the other
trucker
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> So, what meds are you on? Do you have a female T?
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Posted by Angel Girl on January 5, 2005, at 19:13:36
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by trucker on January 4, 2005, at 16:59:05
trucker
I have a separate T for therapy and pdoc for meds. I see my T every 2 wks for a hour. I see my pdoc every 2 wks for my meds. Maybe you should consider doing the same. That way you would get the attention that you need for therapy if the T was only doing therapy and nothing else. You might want to look into that.
I'm assuming your T doesn't know yet that you've played with your meds on your own? I really think you need to separate therapy and getting meds to 2 people. Here, it is illegal for a T to rx meds, must be done by a pdoc, but some pdocs do meds and therapy, but not the other way around.
I also think that if you saw someone more than every 2 months it would be more beneficial to you since you aren't doing well.
My meds are constantly being reviewed and changed. I've yet to find the right combo for me that works. I definitely feel that I'm not on the right meds now either. You suffer from anxiety yet you don't have a rx for that. That's why I take Xanax but I'm going to look into non-rx ways to help me even though the Xanax works like a charm. Most drs up here don't like to prescribe Xanax because of it being addictive but I don't take it enough for that. In fact, I've been ordered recently by my GP, T and pdoc to start taking it more frequently because I'm dealing with stress more now than I ever was before and I'm not dealing with it well and I'm suffering physically for it. The Tegretol, IMO, doesn't do anything much for me in stabilizing my moods but my options are very limited now as I've already tried almost all of them. :( I go to my GP once a month so that he can keep tabs on me. I went today actually and he made me go through blood tests AGAIN!!! I have a phobia and he knows it. Talk about feeling stressed!!! I think you should be seen more frequently than you are. I would even consider changing who you're seeing and get a separate pdoc and T. I think you'll get better care that way. Oh, btw, almost forgot to answer your ?, my GP regularily keeps tabs on what my pdoc has prescribed and he feels ok with what I'm taking. I'd rather see him than my pdoc but he doesn't like to treat BP people. He thinks it's too difficult to deal with the mood swings and trying to treat them. :( I may soon look for a new pdoc. I'm not 100% happy with the one I have now and I personally don't think she knows what to do with me anymore. :/
AG
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> i was on lexapro... i just weened down and got off it with out T permission. i had pills from before.. zoloft. and i am taking them. my T is real busy and she doesn't consol me. she only medicates me. and i am upset with the fact that there is no time for me to have T i see her once every couple of months and i not getting any where. i hated the no energy of lexapro. and when i was on zoloft before i had energy..'
> i have PTSD AND ANXIETY..
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> i wonder if they have you on too many things all at once. maybe something is clashing with the other
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Posted by trucker on January 5, 2005, at 20:20:46
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on January 5, 2005, at 19:13:36
my T has known for 1 1/2 months that i switched.. however last night(1/4/05) she decided to finally address it.. it is the first time we have spoken since thanksgiving i think. she is dumping me... i think it is because she needs more money and of coarse she isn't happy with my switch. she has been hinting about money and the "self employment expenses" that she has and she has pretty much decided that it is better to work for some one else. less expence and more money and benifits. but lex was cheaper and i hated the way i felt and zoloft is more expensive and i like the way i feel and funtion on it. i am glad she is getting rid of me. i was becoming too dependant on her. i may be moving so i will look for another doc when i am sure where i will be. where is up here?? where do you live? she is a nurse practioner of psy. that is how she can prescribe meds.. is your first name lisa?
trucker
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> I'm assuming your T doesn't know yet that you've played with your meds on your own? I really think you need to separate therapy and getting meds to 2 people. Here, it is illegal for a T to rx meds, must be done by a pdoc, but some pdocs do meds and therapy, but not the other way around.
Posted by Angel Girl on January 10, 2005, at 2:47:03
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by trucker on January 5, 2005, at 20:20:46
trucker
I could swear I've replied this post already. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Where are my replies going?
Anyway, could you please explain to me what you mean by feeling your are too dependent on her? I don't understand that when you see her so infrequently.
Where do you live now and when and where are you moving to? What happens if you run out of meds before you get settled in your new location?
I think I answered everything else you asked in the babblemail.
AG
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> my T has known for 1 1/2 months that i switched.. however last night(1/4/05) she decided to finally address it.. it is the first time we have spoken since thanksgiving i think. she is dumping me... i think it is because she needs more money and of coarse she isn't happy with my switch. she has been hinting about money and the "self employment expenses" that she has and she has pretty much decided that it is better to work for some one else. less expence and more money and benifits. but lex was cheaper and i hated the way i felt and zoloft is more expensive and i like the way i feel and funtion on it. i am glad she is getting rid of me. i was becoming too dependant on her. i may be moving so i will look for another doc when i am sure where i will be. where is up here?? where do you live? she is a nurse practioner of psy. that is how she can prescribe meds.. is your first name lisa?
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Posted by trucker on January 10, 2005, at 10:28:36
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on January 10, 2005, at 2:47:03
well i may only see her very little but i talk to her on the phone much more.. which in my mind means friend not T. and i cared and thought way to highly of her opinions, and considered her in all my moves. that is what i meant by depended on her way to much. plus she supplied me with my meds since i don't have insurance, with samples she had.
i live in upstate ny, and i haven't decided yet where i will move, or even if i have too. we may have to endure forcloser. things are rough. if i run out of meds i will see if a gp can prescribe them. if not i will go without. see zoloft isn't addicting and i can manage for a period of time with out. however it isn't fun.trucker
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> Anyway, could you please explain to me what you mean by feeling your are too dependent on her? I don't understand that when you see her so infrequently.
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> Where do you live now and when and where are you moving to? What happens if you run out of meds before you get settled in your new location?
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> I think I answered everything else you asked in the babblemail.
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> AG
Posted by Angel Girl on January 12, 2005, at 1:40:35
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by trucker on January 10, 2005, at 10:28:36
trucker
Thanks for clearing up my confusion about your feeling dependent on your T. You had not mentioned before that you talk to her on the phone and that you considered her in all your moves.
I'm sorry that you may be facing foreclosure on your home and may also have to go without meds. I hope that things work out for you. I can only imagine the stress that you are dealing with. Hugs.
AG
> well i may only see her very little but i talk to her on the phone much more.. which in my mind means friend not T. and i cared and thought way to highly of her opinions, and considered her in all my moves. that is what i meant by depended on her way to much. plus she supplied me with my meds since i don't have insurance, with samples she had.
> i live in upstate ny, and i haven't decided yet where i will move, or even if i have too. we may have to endure forcloser. things are rough. if i run out of meds i will see if a gp can prescribe them. if not i will go without. see zoloft isn't addicting and i can manage for a period of time with out. however it isn't fun.
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> > Anyway, could you please explain to me what you mean by feeling your are too dependent on her? I don't understand that when you see her so infrequently.
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> > Where do you live now and when and where are you moving to? What happens if you run out of meds before you get settled in your new location?
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Posted by trucker on January 12, 2005, at 9:53:17
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name? » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on January 12, 2005, at 1:40:35
by the grace of GOD, i will get by. i am a surviver, and the instinct is strong, as am i, till the baby thru me for a loop. and hormones went wacky on me. but i still have it none the less. it is something my T wanted me to get rid of. she said i didn't need it anymore. she doesn't realize that it is the only reason i am still here. i have been dealt some blows that would put most in the ground and i do mean six feet under. that instinct, and strength is the only reason i am still here and in the game of life so to speak. i think i am gonna change my middle name to STRESS. LOL... something along those lines. with the T dumping me.. it closes a chapter on the dead baby era. and hopefully i can move on. time will tell.
trucker
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> Thanks for clearing up my confusion about your feeling dependent on your T. You had not mentioned before that you talk to her on the phone and that you considered her in all your moves.
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> I'm sorry that you may be facing foreclosure on your home and may also have to go without meds. I hope that things work out for you. I can only imagine the stress that you are dealing with. Hugs.
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> AG
Posted by Angel Girl on January 12, 2005, at 13:27:39
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by trucker on January 12, 2005, at 9:53:17
What did your T want you to get rid of, your strong instincts? I don't understand that. I admire someone who can stand strong in the face of adversity. I wish I could. Unfortunately, I crumble very easily. You're strong, I'm fragile. I'd rather be strong. I'm sure everyone would. I think you will do just fine.
AG
> by the grace of GOD, i will get by. i am a surviver, and the instinct is strong, as am i, till the baby thru me for a loop. and hormones went wacky on me. but i still have it none the less. it is something my T wanted me to get rid of. she said i didn't need it anymore. she doesn't realize that it is the only reason i am still here. i have been dealt some blows that would put most in the ground and i do mean six feet under. that instinct, and strength is the only reason i am still here and in the game of life so to speak. i think i am gonna change my middle name to STRESS. LOL... something along those lines. with the T dumping me.. it closes a chapter on the dead baby era. and hopefully i can move on. time will tell.
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Posted by trucker on January 12, 2005, at 14:55:42
In reply to strength » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on January 12, 2005, at 13:27:39
my strength comes from abuse and the LORD giving me what i needed to survive in the situation i was in. she figured since i was out of the sexaul abuse and physical abuse that i didn't need it any more. that i was too agressive in my ways. that i needed to DROP my gaurd. i am one rather than worring about something i confront that monster and get it over with. NOT violently unless that is the situation that i am in(violence). you don't want to be strong how i became strong. i knew (by my mothers mouth) that she didn't want me, (she had been taking birth control) and she reinforced it always, and she enabled the sexaul abuse and then after i was raped at three years old she would beat me cause "I BROUGHT IT ON MYSELF" she knew all the time. and as long as you were a boy child she would treat you well but us girls were abused and it would take me years to tell ya where i came from!! childhood is non exsistant in my life. i went straight to adult HORRORS.
trucker
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////> What did your T want you to get rid of, your strong instincts? I don't understand that. I admire someone who can stand strong in the face of adversity. I wish I could. Unfortunately, I crumble very easily. You're strong, I'm fragile. I'd rather be strong. I'm sure everyone would. I think you will do just fine.
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Posted by Angel Girl on January 13, 2005, at 10:36:00
In reply to Re: strength, posted by trucker on January 12, 2005, at 14:55:42
trucker
I'm sorry that you have had your childhood stolen from you and the type of mother that you had but it is good that you were able to stay strong. I also come from a childhood of molestation from a family member and an attempted rape by a stranger when I was only 8. Unlike you, I am weak. My mother was unaware of my molestation and still is today so she did not enable mine. I don't understand why a mother such as yours who says she didn't want you, why she didn't give you up for adoption instead of keeping you and putting you through a childhood of hell. I will never understand that. I will also never understand the mentality of someone who says that a 3 yr old brings on and is to be blamed for being raped. What kind of mentality is that? I hope you know that it is NOT your fault. You were an innocent child. It pains me to hear that your horrors continued into your adulthood. I see nothing wrong with you keeping your guard up. You have a lot to work out in therapy. Instead it is hard to let your guard down. It is a protection mechanism.
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> my strength comes from abuse and the LORD giving me what i needed to survive in the situation i was in. she figured since i was out of the sexaul abuse and physical abuse that i didn't need it any more. that i was too agressive in my ways. that i needed to DROP my gaurd. i am one rather than worring about something i confront that monster and get it over with. NOT violently unless that is the situation that i am in(violence). you don't want to be strong how i became strong. i knew (by my mothers mouth) that she didn't want me, (she had been taking birth control) and she reinforced it always, and she enabled the sexaul abuse and then after i was raped at three years old she would beat me cause "I BROUGHT IT ON MYSELF" she knew all the time. and as long as you were a boy child she would treat you well but us girls were abused and it would take me years to tell ya where i came from!! childhood is non exsistant in my life. i went straight to adult HORRORS.
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> trucker
Posted by trucker on January 13, 2005, at 11:58:11
In reply to Re: strength » trucker, posted by Angel Girl on January 13, 2005, at 10:36:00
i have a good protection mechanism.. and i am glad for that. esp since i am home now by myself for two months at a time. it enables me to deal with what comes my way here. since there is no one here to rely on. i am from another state and no hardly abody up here. and the ones that i knew i had to put their husband in jail for third degree rape and third degree sodomy of my step daughter. she was 14 he was 27 and married and my neighbor. so life here isn't good either. the area is devided over the issue and look at me like i am butt for having him arrested and jailed twice. so i am alone. i do understand that childhood wasn't my fault. and each day i realize just how much the action affected my life and there is where the anger comes in.
trucker
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> I'm sorry that you have had your childhood stolen from you and the type of mother that you had but it is good that you were able to stay strong. I also come from a childhood of molestation from a family member and an attempted rape by a stranger when I was only 8. Unlike you, I am weak. My mother was unaware of my molestation and still is today so she did not enable mine. I don't understand why a mother such as yours who says she didn't want you, why she didn't give you up for adoption instead of keeping you and putting you through a childhood of hell. I will never understand that. I will also never understand the mentality of someone who says that a 3 yr old brings on and is to be blamed for being raped. What kind of mentality is that? I hope you know that it is NOT your fault. You were an innocent child. It pains me to hear that your horrors continued into your adulthood. I see nothing wrong with you keeping your guard up. You have a lot to work out in therapy. Instead it is hard to let your guard down. It is a protection mechanism.
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Posted by Craig on September 30, 2005, at 3:07:57
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by Phillipa on December 17, 2004, at 20:00:43
As someone who has been hospitalized and diagnosed with MPD, I do not appreciate being made fun of, especially by those in the psychiatric profession. It is devastating when people find my pain to be entertaining.
===============================================> For fun, before I was depressed, I worked in psych when everyone was MPD according to pdocs,(they really weren't). My associates and I decided to adopt "Alters" ourselves. So, I adopted a personality that was the exact opposite of mine. Phillipa, whore, slut, b***h, and tramp and "I get whatever I want". Thus the birth of Phillipa. When asked for a password the first name that popped into my head was this one that I had so much fun with.
Posted by dominique on October 4, 2005, at 16:50:49
In reply to Ridiculing psych patients, posted by Craig on September 30, 2005, at 3:07:57
> As someone who has been hospitalized and diagnosed with MPD, I do not appreciate being made fun of, especially by those in the psychiatric profession. It is devastating when people find my pain to be entertaining.
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> > For fun, before I was depressed, I worked in psych when everyone was MPD according to pdocs,(they really weren't). My associates and I decided to adopt "Alters" ourselves. So, I adopted a personality that was the exact opposite of mine. Phillipa, whore, slut, b***h, and tramp and "I get whatever I want". Thus the birth of Phillipa. When asked for a password the first name that popped into my head was this one that I had so much fun with.
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Interesting info. I bet you had (have) fun with it.
8-)
Dom
Posted by Phillipa on October 4, 2005, at 18:59:25
In reply to Re: Ridiculing psych patients, posted by dominique on October 4, 2005, at 16:50:49
Dominique, my apologies to you. I never meant to say that there aren't indeed very real cases of MPD. But in the hospital I worked at there was s hort phase where everyone was using this DX as an excuse for unacceptable behavior. This was mostly from wives of military men who used this to get their husbands shipped back home and it worked. It's obvious to me and other staff and their pdocs as well. But every now and then true MPD is present. Although I know longer work in the field. I never meant any harm to you or any other. It wasn't that we were making fun of them it was just that we needed a stress release. But I can see how harmful this can be to someone who truely suffers MPD. Again my deepest and more sincere appoligies. If further explanation is needed or apoligie Please Babblemail me as my Babblemail is on. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on October 4, 2005, at 19:06:58
In reply to Re: Ridiculing psych patients, posted by dominique on October 4, 2005, at 16:50:49
Or is it Craig I need to be apologizing to. Or both of you. It appears we were very insensitive, or I was in explaining how or why I picked this name. But the patients never knew. Again my apologies. But since then I've almost decided I like it better than my old name. So it no longer holds this meaning for me. And I forgot to add that it was also the name of an author who wrote romances. And I simlly liked the sound of it. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by dominique on October 4, 2005, at 20:28:53
In reply to Re: Ridiculing psych patients, posted by Phillipa on October 4, 2005, at 19:06:58
> Or is it Craig I need to be apologizing to. Or both of you. It appears we were very insensitive, or I was in explaining how or why I picked this name. But the patients never knew. Again my apologies. But since then I've almost decided I like it better than my old name. So it no longer holds this meaning for me. And I forgot to add that it was also the name of an author who wrote romances. And I simlly liked the sound of it. Fondly, Phillipa
C/P,
I actually found the story interesting. I didn't take offense to it at all. No appologies needed!!!
I do the same thing when I go out and don't want the people to know truly who I am. By the way, my name is "Rachael F....." (actually a girl in my high school class). And my phone number also during my college days, was the local police station where I grew up. heheheh. It's not too funny for the police, but when they'd ask for Rachel F. at that number, I had no problem with the slobbering, too old for me/ too young for me, your never going to be in my category of socials, you have no chance with me.... wanna be with me person. (whoa went off there for a minute) Must have been Rachael ;-}
No worries!
Smilin back at you
Dom
Posted by dominique on October 4, 2005, at 20:30:54
In reply to Ridiculing psych patients, posted by Craig on September 30, 2005, at 3:07:57
Phillipa,
my cousing once worked in the psych hospital for a few years; she explained to me that no one worked there for more than 5 years, due to that being the longest a "normal" person may work in that situation before "converting" to the other side. Interested ehh!
Dom
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