Depression Tribe

I have been diagnosed with depression, bi-polar disorder, ptsd, and anxiety. I have been in the hospital because of my mental illness. I have been on medication for quite some time. I was first diagnosed with depression and mood disorder when I was in high school. I feel my illness is under control. I still have bouts with anxiety. I work at a residential group home for the mentally disabled. I love my job working with the individuals I serve.

I have 2 grown daughters. I live with my Bf (for 10 years).He is very supportive. I am originally from Waukegan, IL and now live in Wisconsin. I miss the city where my family is but it was just too dangerous to live near Chicago. I am here to make friends as I don't have a close friend here and feel very isolated even though I work outside the home.
Over the years I have learned some positive things I can do to help myself feel better besides medication and counseling. My faith in God, medication and therapy saved my life though. I really feel these things I practice every day have saved me from falling back into the deep pitfalls of depression and bipolar mania. Prayer and my faith, joining my prayer group, joining this site, journaling, meditation, reading affirmations, reading and practicing all around "be good to me" health. I truly believe in God. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Him. I don't believe in judging others. God loves everyone. This doesn't make me perfect, no far from it. He does give me strength, I'll say that.

God my Savior, my family, the quiet, sensitivity in people, animals, especially dogs! Taking a ride on the Harley in the summer! It is very beautiful where I live and I have a very nice camera so I like to take pictures. Gardening, cooking, chocolate, fishing, Hawaii, camping, comedy clubs, music, candles, going to my angel spiritual healers, berries, ice cream, picking morel mushrooms but I can't eat em anymore!, massages, my paycheck, suduko.

The dentist, rodents, bats, liars, mean people, gossipers, racists, litterers, reality TV, grey hair, people who talk about mental illness like "THEY" don't have a brain OR an ounce of common sense and hurt peoples feelings making comments. People who are not sincere and play mind games with people's feelings.

An Unquiet Mind By Kay Redfield Jamison, Nickel & Dimed (On not) Getting By in America By Barbara Ehrenreich, A Reason To Live, By Melody Beattie, Self and Soul, By Adele Wilcox, An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore, The Lottery,

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If you want to call this a hobby: Meditation and my prayer group,it has truly changed me for the better, gardening, scrapbooking, fishing, writing in my journal, photography, going to the Cubs and Brewers games.

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