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LadyGator
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Postby LadyGator » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:05 pm

Hi, I'm ladygator, or LG for short.

I'm 25 and have had depression for at least a year maybe more. I'm also a cuticle picker on top of that. I've been on citalopram for almost a year now and haven't had the time or opportunity to seek a therapist or psychiatrist just yet. However, in the next month or so I plan to change that. I am e-mailing with an online therapist though for the time being.

Well... I guess that's my brief intro, so hi :)

Anything more is in my blog..

http://wanderingtowardshappiness.blogspot.com/

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Postby georgiapeach » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:53 pm

((((((((((((((( ladygator )))))))))))))))))))) <---hug
welcome to the forums!!!

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Postby Warmsoul/Jeanie13 » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:15 am

(((((((((((((((((( LG ))))))))))))))))))))))

Welcome to the forums. Glad to know you are also posting in the blog section. There is a chat room connected with this site, hope to see you there as well.

Feel free to continue posting here, it will be read. Good luck with finding the professional help. Be open and tell them what is what, they will be there to help you.

Again, welcome...........take care

Warmie

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Postby aim » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:14 am

Hey LG!! Welcome to the forums here!!! I hope you will find them as helpful as I, and so many others have. Lots of caring people here, who only want to reach out and help anyone who asks for it.

Kudos to you for seeking therapy! It seems that you're on the right path and you should be proud of yourself for doing it. Therapy is a long road to take sometimes, but well worth it in the end.

I'm Amy, btw. 32 years old, living in the USA, and sufferer of health anxiety and Generalized anxiety disorder. I did have clinical depression years ago, but was able to crawl out of it. The anxiety is tough, but I continue to battle it every day.

Glad you're here and posting! Hope to hear from you again soon!!!!

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Postby Emotional_77 » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:46 pm

Welcome to the site Ladygator, neat name by the way, how'd you pick it out??

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Postby Monty » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:36 pm

Glad you found this site.

You are a cuticle biter, I eat my thumbs when I get nervous. Unfortunately being that it's my thumbs that I work on, it is pretty obvious to those who know me, when I am going through a tough time.

I concur with those that have said it's great that you are out looking for help. That is a huge first step to take. Give yourself a pat on the back.

When I first started going to therapy, I seemed to have this idea in my head that the counsellor was a mind-reader and I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting much out of the sessions. Why at the end of a session I couldn't understand why we hadn't talked about the things that were really bothering me. I would let things go off on tangents.

When I realized that I had to tell her what was going on in my head, it was amazing how much faster things progressed.

Hope things are going well.

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Postby LadyGator » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:31 pm

Emotional_77 wrote:Welcome to the site Ladygator, neat name by the way, how'd you pick it out??


I graduated from University of Florida, so I am obsessed with Gators :)


@Monty: I know what you mean. Growing up my mom could always tell when things were bothering me because I would just rip at my hands. Unfortunately though now that I'm finally trying to face some facts and everything I've been storing away for so long now, it's almost impossible to keep myself from shredding my cuticles :cry:

But it'll be a work in progress I guess :)

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Postby georgiapeach » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:32 pm

ladygator, you and i are big rivals then... lol im a Georgia Bulldogs fan!!!

Emotional_77
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Postby Emotional_77 » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:03 pm

uh oh beware of peach!! ha ha ha lol.. Just kidding, she's an awesome girl.

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Postby Warmsoul/Jeanie13 » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:49 pm

Lady, we have yet another awesome person, Emotional.

Again welcome, no matter the team you back. :)

Warmie

Emotional_77
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Postby Emotional_77 » Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:34 pm

Awww Jeanie that was so kind of you!! (Jeanie is more awesome than me though) hehe. :wink:

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Postby Monty » Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:18 pm

Just to let you know how well-known your Florida Gators are.

I am up in the middle of Canada and know of the Gators and the
fact that they are where the name "Gatorade" came from.

Small world.

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Postby georgiapeach » Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:53 pm

ladygator, there are 2 great people above that im glad i met and am super happy to have in my life, jeanie and emotional_77!!!! but all of the DU people are lovely and wonderful! glad you found us here, look forward to seeing more posts from you and to see you in the chatroom!

LadyGator
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Postby LadyGator » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:44 am

Thanks again everyone for the great welcome... (((((( all ))))))

I'm usually more that a chat room user, so not sure how often you all will see me in the forums... but I'll pop around. I've had a couple of pretty down days here lately though, so I've been avoiding the chat room. I'll be back though :)

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Postby Emotional_77 » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:51 pm

(((((ladygator)))))))


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