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| Health & Support | Could purging have caused all this?... and has anyone had anything like this happen to them... long but please help! | Jul 07 2009 17:09 (UTC) |
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No I didnt tell them in the ER about my purging, but I will tell my doctor.. I need to see him for a follow up blood test.. and no they didnt tell me in the ER what caused it. I did forget to mention one very important thing.. though I started purging earlier in the week I hadn't done it at all I'm almost positive since Wednesday night. Then I ate a ton of food Thursday and Friday and kept it all down. So.. I know that purging does lower your potassium and messes up your electrolytes and everything but for how long? I mean would something I did Wednesday night still effect me Saturday? |
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| Health & Support | Social Anxiety Disorder | Jun 25 2009 15:51 (UTC) |
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_krysten: You should talk to your doctor about getting help. Trust me it won't go away. I'm pretty sure I have been dealing with SA all of my life. I think it started in elementary school, then just progressively got worse through middle school, high school, college... I'm 23 now and I am the worst I have ever been. I know now that it is not going to go away until I make it go away. I hear ya it is sooo frustrating! But I am finally on meds for it now and I'm pretty sure I'm going to be starting counseling soon.. and hope for the best... |
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| Health & Support | Social Anxiety Disorder | Jun 25 2009 15:47 (UTC) |
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lil989: (sorry everybody i don't know how to quote lol) I'm so sorry you had to go through all that, that must have been really hard. I guess I was never quite that bad but I totally can identify with alot of your feelings. Actually I think I am worse now than I was in middle school. Over the years those feelings have just intensified. I totally know what you mean with the "out of body" feelings. Omg I was playing with my band a few days ago and like I was soo out of it. I think maybe because of my SA im not sure cuz I was up on stage in front of everybody and I just wasnt there like i cant even explain it like I couldnt focus on any of the songs. I do that too, before we play, while everyone else is like talking and stuff I sit by myself and just listen to my thoughts and try to convince myself I'm ok, that i can do this, that theres no reason to feel that way, haha yeah i know exactly what you mean! |
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| Health & Support | Social Anxiety Disorder | Jun 25 2009 15:40 (UTC) |
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cptbunny, that is awesome, don't give up on your dream either! :) I know haha! But I really believe that I am supposed to be a singer, like its my life purpose you know, what I'm meant to do. I bet you'll be a really great teacher too! Ironically, I love to teach too, I find it easier talking to kids than adults tho. I also find teaching comes easy to me because I know what to talk about.. for me the social anxiety comes when I'm talking to someone and I worry about not knowing what to talk about ya know haha. Ok, yeah I will, haha! Yeah.. well I can sing but that is about it. Lol like I get up there in front of all those people and I just freeze up. The words can still come out of my mouth but I just stand there, like I can't move, can't talk, I guess I worry too much about doing something stupid. Like if someone else started clapping or something up on stage I would be able to join in, but like I'm the only singer, everybody else plays an instrument. ahhhhh its soooo frustrating! :( Thanks for the encouraging words tho! :) I am definitely mysterious to everybody lol! |
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| Health & Support | Social Anxiety Disorder | Jun 25 2009 03:47 (UTC) |
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Oh thanks lol! Yeah I was taking Lexapro but just 5mg and it doesnt really seem to do anything. Now I am going to start taking 10mg plus this Lorazepam stuff. My doctor did mention counseling but I guess he wants to put me on meds first. Hmm thats interesting you say that, the no sex drive thing, because I have had that problem lately and I wonder if its because of the Lexapro do you think? cuz thats like unusual for me haha and I have no idea why I'm just like not in the mood as of lately. Anyways, yeah i hope it works too lol I am desperate. Well, I am a good singer but it is all the other stuff like presence and interacting with the band and the audience and stuff that I have a hard time with because of my SAD. It sucks because everybody else in my band is sooo outgoing and crazy and fun and talkative lol. And they think I'm soo weird for being so quiet. We went to a gig once and my drummer and my bass player were standing around talking and i was standing there too and my drummer went up to me and he's like, you just stand there, you don't ever say anything... and I'm like I'm just shy I guess, he's like thats ok but uuuughhhhhhhh god i am sick to death of having to make excuses for myself why i cant talk. Anyways, Thanks for the encouragement :) No, I won't give up, I just feel like I'm missing out on so much of my music and of life because of this ya know? ;( The meditation thing definitely sounds like a good idea, i have tried to that before I am always thinking of so many different things I find it impossible to clear my head most of the time. But i will continue to try it. No, i'm not seeing a therapist but I probably will start seeing one soon. I think for me that will help. O good luck with your orientation! :) what are you going to school for by the way? |
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| Health & Support | Social Anxiety Disorder | Jun 25 2009 02:55 (UTC) |
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Hey! thanks for responding, and thanks for the add! I'm pretty sure I have had this all my life too. Highschool was a nightmare for me... college too.. so much that I dropped out after a couple of years. That is awesome that you are going back, I am tryingto work up the courage to do the same! :( Thank you soo much for the link, this site is very helpful so far. I don' really know how bad mine is either haha cuz I don't really know anyone else with SAD, that I am aware of anyways. For now my doctor just put me on meds, Lexapro and Lorazepam.. I just started taking them today, I'm not sure how long I have to take them before I start seeing a difference, so far I just feel sick and have no appetite :( For me the biggest thing is my music.. I want to be a singer and am in a band but I have such a hard time now, bc of my SAD talking to and interacting with my own band members, much less the audience or anything else. My dream is to go to school for music and to sing for a living but I dont see how that will be possible untill I get my SAD under control u know? ;( It is nice to know I'm not alone tho, thank you so much for all the advice and good luck with school! :) |
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| Weight Loss | Will I gain weight from this? | Jun 25 2009 02:18 (UTC) |
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to answer one person's comment, yes that is all i ate that day. |
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| Health & Support | Bulimia... help me PLEASE... | May 19 2009 18:06 (UTC) |
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Oh yeah, I have been dealing with this long enough I'm pretty sure I know exactly why I did it. Well... I was trying to fast first of all (and yes i kno its bad) cuz i had eaten the day before, and I would have been ok except that I didn't have to work yesterday so I was home alone with a whole house full of food, and my mom whenever she sees I'm not eating much or losing weight she goes out and buys all my favorite foods to try and tempt me to eat :( so yeah that, the fact that i was starving and also feeling alone, depressed cuz i dont like being alone and bored out of my mind and anxious cuz of the food and stressing and worrying about some things that are happening in the next few days... So yeah i'm pretty sure I know why I do it I just can't seem to find a way to fix it :( and oh about preplanning snacks that are balanced.... I have a hard time with that too I pretty much eat nothing or everything lol if i try to eat a normal sized meal i'll either end up binging or i will like not eat anymore food that day after the one meal cuz i'll feel like its too much.. :( |
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| Health & Support | Is body dysmorphic disorder a form of an eating disorder? | May 06 2009 19:30 (UTC) |
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Thats sounds exactly like me. Though I have food issues too, I hate my arms i will never wear short sleeves out in public either, doesnt matter if its 90 degrees out i cant do it. idk though theres other things i dont like too just my arms are the biggest thing. |
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