Recent content by adrenalinejunkie

Thanks Kendra, It's hard at work because I know I've been passed over for promotions for being considered a little strange or 'nervy' or 'emotional' . I'm a hard worker, I'm consistent, great with clients, up on the technology, but I don't know the tiny little social nuances that everyone else...

Hi Darin, I am now pretty stable, in my forties, but in my twenties and early thirties much of my behavior was similar to what you are describing with your girlfriend. You are a good person to stand by her. Unfortunately, unless she wants a better life and she wants to become stable, there's...

Hi Watkinsgirl, I do the same thing your husband does in a restaurant; I find a safe seat where my back is to the wall and no one can sneak up on me. My entire family is instructed not to stand behind me or to come up behind me to give me a hug. It really freaks me out, anything from behind...

Thanks Sterre, I am trying to overcome envy as it leads to bitterness. Bitterness, self pity, these things are no good. They don't get us to where we want to be in life. I am in search of serenity. I have it, maybe half of the time. AJ

Thanks Sandra, I was able to forgive my mother before she died. She seemed evil to me at the time but now I believe that she was just mentally ill and a mean drunk. I am more upset with the members of my family who knew how crazy she was and who knew what was going on but who did not...

Hi Ben, Therapy and medication saved my life. If you don't have health insurance, does your city have a local mental health clinic where you could talk to someone for a free or reduced price? AJ

Hello, I am a woman in forties and have spent my entire life dealing with the aftermath of the trauma inflicted upon me by my bi-polar abusive mother. I've spent a total of ten years in therapy, done some EMDR, self medicated with pot in my 20's, did a lot of art therapy on my own. In...