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Thanks, Sheila! I will definitely use your advice as part of my new way of thinking and approaching the world. For so long, I thought I didn't need to change anything about myself except my brain chemistry by taking medicine. I was wrong. I'm learning that I need to change my perspective on the world as well.
Much love!
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Hey Sheila,
Fortunately, I don't have any side effects from the meds I'm on, Cymbalta and Abilify. I'll definitely need much more therapy before I would ever consider going of meds. It's cool that the therapy you developed is what I'm learning in my current group. That must mean that it works!
Much love!
Sheila, did you do DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)? What you said about the things you've learned sounds a lot like what I'm learning in DBT right now. It has helped me a lot. I haven't been stable in quite sometime, so I really need my meds right now, but kudos to you for being able to do things the natural route!
I dig you, Sheila! You're alright!
You're welcome, Susanna. 
Ahhh, Jonesy! Love your heart. I think it's obvious that a lot of people got your back, Michelle! And I'm with Sheila, if they want to attack someone, they can come after me, too. I can't change them into toads, but I sure could annoy the hell out of them 
I'm horrible. I just brush my teeth in the morning in the shower. And I smoke like a chimney. Gum disease will surely find me next :/
I don't even notice the haters on here. I just try and spread the love as much as I can. If you don't react to their ignorant remarks, they'll usually go away. They're called trolls and flamers and they're all over the web. CO+K is much nicer than some other sites I've been to. Anyone who would attack you over religion, mental illness, or a physical disease is a fucking idiot, so don't do something drastic over a few bad cunts! (Sorry for the language).
Ouch! I need to go to the dentist. Now I don't wanna! Sorry Michelle.
Rewarding is the right word Susanna! Your English is fantastic! I have the problem of being misunderstood in other areas, so the crafting is not a problem when it comes to my family. I agree with Angie that you should give your mom a spoon pendant for a gift. I'm slightly spiteful like that
I don't get them, but I found this nifty little link for ya! http://www.ehow.com/how_2090857_use-acupressure-points-migraine-headaches.html
Unfortunately, our families don't always understand. I've been receiving mental health treatment for 12 years and my family often tries to pretend like it's not real. I have bipolar disorder/ADD/anxiety, but my dad has depression and anxiety and it's even difficult for him to understand me. He's been on the same antidepressant for years and doesn't understand why sometimes my meds just stop working. Just understand that because a family member says something out of ignorance or not understanding it doesn't mean that they don't still care for you. I know my parents love me, but it's hard sometimes knowing that they don't understand me a lot. <3
Excuse my language, but depression is a bitch! Anyone who says it's not hard hasn't been through it. How terribly insensitive for someone to say you have nothing to be depressed about. You have a mental illness which is serious and completely real! I'm going to group now 5 days a week to help me get over my current episode and if someone was to say that to anyone in the group they would either be mauled or laughed out of the hospital. Lakesha, if you want to hear my story, my blog is http://kiddosjourney.blogspot.com There is also a button on the right hand side of my blog you can click for resource links to organizations that may help you and will take you seriously. You're always in my thoughts my dear. <3
((((HUGS))))From me to you, girlie! My cats, Johnny and Willie, send Tippy their best! I agree that with Michelle that a different opinion would be good especially if your mom called the vet a quack. My old cat, Elmo, got feline leukemia which is extremely deadly. They gave him six months to live after he was diagnosed. They kept giving him doses of the vaccine, and he lived another 8 years, so don't lose hope. And try your best not to blame yourself. If Tippy is ill, you leaving didn't cause the illness.
Awww, thank you Michelle, that means a lot especially right now. My negative thoughts are taking over. E-mails I've sent have gone unanswered. I haven't received a single phone call all day. One of my "friends" snapped at me the other night while I was having a near nervous break and after I told him that wasn't cool, he has been avoiding me ever since. He's the only person I talk to on Skype and apparently Skype has updated itself to where when a contact logs on or off a pop up window shows up in the upper right hand corner of my screen. So he's logged in and out at least three times today and the messages I left for him were ignored (he was online when I left them btw). I sent e-mails to both his work and home addresses b/c I thought maybe I was overreacting to something again and he was actually at work. But if he's on Skype, then he's not b/c he's in the Navy and that site is restricted to them at work. And wait, it's Saturday, so he wouldn't be at work! I politely asked that if he is avoiding/ignoring me to just tell me so and it would make things a lot easier than this uncertainty of what's going on right now. It's just an extremely rude thing for him to do. I just feel like no one cares, but I'm basing that on the actions of a couple of people, so I don't need to think that way. This is just extremely hard to handle.