Posted by zmg on November 28, 2006, at 16:22:41
I haven't posted in a long time and I don't remember if I'd introduced myself before anyway.
As I've mentioned in psycho-babble I've been taking Valium for almost 2 years to treat anxiety, which I've recently stopped. I've suffered from moderate to high depression and anxiety for most (all?) of my life.
I attempted suicide at 19 via overdose of OTC sleep medication which landed me a all-expenses paid vacation to my local ER (for nearly a week, before I was coherent enough to be discharged). This was actually a good experience, it made at least one thing clear: I didn't want to die.
I've spent most of the rest of those years doing what I do best (plodding along).
When I'm not being useless I run a moderately successful pop/arts website (popexperiment.com).
I work in the technology industry (as a systems admin) for a company that builds web applications (things like surveys and other custom web applications).
I'm currently taking 25-37 mg Stablon a day (slightly irregularly) along with fish oil and regular multi-vitamin/minerals.
I'm slightly less of a wreck then I've been but I'm really struggling with motivation right now, which a lot of my posts will probably reflect.
I've always enjoyed the community and information here and I hope I don't offend anyone (I can be a little careless from time to time).
I think that probably covers it. I am not currently seeing a doctor and haven't for quite some time, but I do plan to.
Also I've acquired and quit 2 drug habits: cigarettes and Ritlan. Both over 5 years ago and in neither case relapsed (trendy recreational drug use stopped in my mid-twenties, I'm currently 34).
Ciao!
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