[jennifa]

HI everybody,

Janney, it is great to hear from you. Hang in there. Other people do understand; it's just sometimes hard to find them. If you need the hospital time, nobody has to know the reason why. Check out www.nami.org and find the stigma busters site, it might help you. I know it's horrible to have a stigma about your own problems!!! I struggle with that, too, but you also need to know when it's time to let others take care of you for a while. Don't be ashamed. It isn't your fault and the people at work who have to know about it have rules about who they can tell and why. Basically only people who need to know get told. If you really feel scared about it, call your HR department or get a friend to call anonymously and ask some questions about it.

MyGirl, so good to hear your typing!!! You are going to feel great after that detox. Expect a headache but it will go away soon and then you'll feel like you broke through a wall. Good luck!

Everybody else, hope you'll forgive me for not writing to everybody but I am in a lot of pain (TOM) and can't really focus very well tonight.

I don't know that the plan is going so great for me. The cravings are just as bad as ever and I haven't lost anything really. A coworker told me that if anybody else has tried what I have they would look great by now. Something is definitely not right and I am really frustrated with all these doctors. I know I should just be happy with being healthy but I don't like being 50 pounds heavier than I was for years without even trying to stay thin. The PMS is horrible, I can't eat when I have my period and the painkillers make me sick to my stomach. Thank God for mineral water. Actually, thank God for the many many blessings I have in my life!!

So I am grumpy today but I thought I'd check in anyway. Hope you all hang in there and have a string of good days. You deserve it.

Jennifa

[daytona1]

Hi everyone,

Jennifa, my friend is doing a diet called lean for life. She has not been able to lose on any type of diet in the past 5 years. She would drop a pound or two and back on it came the next week. If you are intrested check out under diet plans on this site they have a few people following it and there is a web site www.leanforlife.com for the program. It is a protien and very low carb diet. My friend has lost 5 pounds the first week, 4 the second and a pound or two each week there after. She also has firobmylagia and depression. Hope this helps. She said it even made PMS a lot easier to take.

Janney, glad to hear from you. Jennifa is right, only certian people have to know about the hospital if you need to go in for a few days or so take care of yourself and don't let the narrow minded people keep you from doing what it takes to get you better! We all understand here so don't feel alone! You will feel better, some days are worse than others so never give up.

Mygirl, are you getting ready for school to be done? Any plans for the summer?

Have a great day!

Daytona

[MyGirl]

hi everyone!
long time no type I have been busy busy busy!

I have been generally quite ok only a bit of depersonalization and an almost panic attack last week I suppose when I am stressed it happens more - I also read something interesting on Oprah's website about "energy vampires" ie; people who drain you either emotionally, spiritually etc and I thought to myself yep that's absolutely right - there are a few people I know who drain every last bit of energy out of me when I speak to them, no matter whether it's in person or on the phone it's the same!
I'll post more about this next time.

It's good to hear your news janney, jennifa and daytona