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Recent content by AvoidanceRulez

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    Almost Got Locked Up

    MamaBear...uh, no. They locked me up because I called a crisis line drunker than a skunk. That is no reason to lock someone up. Its the fact that I went on and on(on the phone mind you) and the person on the other end didnt have the best judgment, because you see, when people are locked up...
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    Almost Got Locked Up

    Possibly...but in my opinion..and i've even told my former shrinks this---if i wanna go, i'm not gonna call someone to prevent me from doing it..i'll (as Nike used to say in their ads) Just do it Maybe True True again, but I posed no threat to myself or others. They locked me up because i was...
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    Poll Do You Have the Urge to Run When Upset?

    I prefer flipping a bird to running. But at the same time..I think I'm so gone mentally that it's like I've mentally run as far as I can and can run no further.
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    Almost Got Locked Up

    I had been dry for like 3 or 4 months...then out of frustration decided to get drunk. Prior to this, I'd only down 105 vodka, but saw some 151 vodka and got plastered out of my gourd. It seems when I drink, many times I'll get really depressed (alcohol's a depressant..so not really a shocker...
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    News PTSD And Foster Children

    I so believe it. I have a cousin that was in it from the age of 5 on...at 14 he flipped 'em a bird, went on his own and did lots and lots of naughty stuff.His brother stayed til 18 and has been in prisons a good share of his life. But then they have their older sister who because an evangelist.
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    News Article: New Test May Help Determine What Drugs Will Work For Individuals

    I love QEEG...used to get it. Would see my eeg print up from the beginning of the session and one from the end of the session---there was always a difference Also, the doc combined the neurofeedback with a light/sound machine--absolutely synergistic
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    Coils Unwinding

    Dont say you're nuts--you're putting yourself down, that isnt good. I agree with jade..sometimes u can be your own worst enemy. I know I have been for years and am trying to change that My favorite saying: that which does not kill me makes me stronger...funnily, the american psychology...
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    Poll Do You Grind Your Teeth?

    I have for grinded 'em for like 10 yrs to my knowledge...i use those rubber/plastic mouthguards every night..and even sometimes during the day when I"m home alone
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    Alcohol Was Not The Answer

    PTSD sucks and it's totally understandable why someone would want to hit the bottle to *treat* it, but one of us PTSD'ers trying to treat ourselves is like a doctor doing heart surgery on him/her self--it doesnt work. It's my understanding that in order to treat probs effectively, its best to...
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    Alcohol Was Not The Answer

    Congrats on the 20 yrs sobriety...i'm approaching my 2nd dry month You say u had PTSD 'back then'...what made it a thing of the past? I hope i'm not being too personal..if so..u could always not reply. I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired..i know that sounds trite and the phrase is...
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    I Just Don't Fit In, Not Even Here

    I dont feel like i fit in anywhere either..i always feel like a round peg in a square hole...but that's ok. IMO..its better than being boring..and if people dont like/accept u..just flip 'em a bird and go your merry way have a good one~!
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    Our Pets

    I have the cutest turtles. I purchased them when they were the size of a quarter--absolutely adorable...they're also illegal, so kinda like outlaws LOL I Love 'em
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    How To Deal With Workplace Hostility

    ROFLMFAOPMP....i like so told my supervisor I had ptsd----the idiot said " i have PTSD too..what's that?" ABSOLUTE MORON!!!!!!!!!! the moron is also causing me infinite stress cuz he's like 5'2"...and this stupid moron whose under five feet high harrassed me(i'm 5'9")....frankly, i believe he...
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    Favorite Song Lyrics

    LOL did u know that on youtube that there is a video of Benny Hinn *healing* people...with people falling to the floor to that song? LOL omfg..cracks me up..
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    Been Suicidal Since My Teen Years

    You're right, just cuz u feel it doesn't mean u have to do it. The quote that helps me get thru the day and more likely to address various issues rather than run from them is Nietzsche's That which does not kill me makes me stronger I gotta get though...15 minutes to finish my hair and get out...
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