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Trouble In Paradise.

By Jessheeran · New reply June 17, 2013
Journal · 10 replies
As you all may know, I have been dealing with Dissociative Personality Disorder.. And I'm also a victim of a lovely cherub who struck me right in my heart and got me falling for a wonderful man named ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply June 17, 2013
Journal · 243 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

It's been a while

By SurroundingHope · New reply June 17, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
I haven't been on, but I certainly have been busy. I have been to a neurologist who gave me pills that calm the nerve receptors so my body isn't in extreme pain. I go to physical therapy three times a ...

Cutting seems like an option. But it isn't. These are.

By Jessheeran · New reply June 16, 2013
Journal · 16 replies
So, a while back, I was going through my blog on Tumblr, and I noticed this WONDERFUL post that talked about all of the ways to cope with the (sometimes) NEED to cut. Scribble on photos of people in magazines ...

E-Cigatette

By Billie_Jo · New reply June 14, 2013
Journal · 138 replies
I've been a smoker for more than 2/3 of my life. I'm not even sure that I WANT to quit, I'm Certain that I Need to though. I have to say, this is one of the hardest things I have ever done. I've been ...

Apologly for not being on here much.....

By CharMangaTastic · New reply June 12, 2013
Journal · 16 replies
Hi everyone so I want to apologise for not being on here much had a lot of personal stuff going on. My gran had a heart attack about a month ago nearly now and had to have a pacemaker fitted and was in ...

A Summer Tradition

By Billie_Jo · New reply June 10, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
Something I've found helpful, is building traditions, now more than ever. Motivation can be difficult with Any chronic illness. When you don't have a Job, and your children are grown, but you're not yet ...

Men and Depression

By Jessheeran · New reply June 6, 2013
Journal · 17 replies
Depression is a big, and to me, a scary word. But I have to deal with it. Do you have a son, a husband, a brother, or any male figure in your life, or are you dealing with depression? The reason I'm asking ...

A bad mother, a bad daughter, a bad sister, and a bad girlfriend.

By Jessheeran · New reply June 6, 2013
Journal · 11 replies
I can't shake the feeling that I'm a failure. I know that I am meant to do something, something good, but I know I'm far from being able to do it. I hope to be good at something, but I can't seem to get ...

I AM HERE

By RORRIE · New reply June 5, 2013
Journal · 18 replies
Hey, guys, one & all: This is RORRIE, (yes, the same one)--and I hope some of my friends are still here. I have been gone a long time, and some heavy duty lessons have I learned. I hope to meet some new ...

Dumb Teenage Girl with Dumb Teenage Problems

By Jessheeran · New reply June 5, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
So as I wrote in my journal today (I am "forced" to keep a journal so I can keep track of my alters, in case I get any new ones), I realised Sophie's log. And it really upset me. It said the following ...

adding oxygen to CPAP

By donsaliman · Posted June 4, 2013
Discussion in Coping with sleep disorders · 0 replies
Does anyone show improvment after adding oxygen to your CPA msk? Is it worth it c ...

When all is lost, just smile!

By Jessheeran · New reply June 3, 2013
Journal · 5 replies
So, after last night's relapse, I've been thinking. I hadn't self harmed in a long time, and I did it because I felt disgusting, because of my own body, can you believe it? I need to get out of this state ...

I went away to come to Life!!

By Billie_Jo · New reply June 3, 2013
Journal · 15 replies
Hi Everyone.... First, let me apologize for my random absences.... That's why some of you have my email, and even phone to text.... I kind of have a habit of disappearing for a time, then popping back ...

Meet Jess, Cyndi, Cynthia, Sophie, Jess and Cheryl.

By Jessheeran · New reply June 3, 2013
Journal · 13 replies
As you may know, I suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder, which is a mental disorder where basically, a person has at least two distinct identities or dissociated personality states that alternately ...

How long till CPAP makes a positive difference?

By Texabama · New reply June 2, 2013
Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 3 replies
My husband was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea about a month ago and got the CPAP machine about two weeks ago. So far, he hasn't seen a huge difference, but I think it may be because he keeps pulling ...

Music

By Jessheeran · New reply June 2, 2013
Journal · 10 replies
What do you listen to when you're sad? I'm one of those smartypants who gets themselves in a mood by listening to sad music, and crying, hahaha. What do you feel like listening when you're upset, angry ...

Self harming again, Jessica? 'TRIGGER WARNING'

By Jessheeran · New reply June 1, 2013
Journal · 18 replies
Last night, me and Mathew decided to pull an all nighter. Well, we didn't decide to, I did and pulled him in with me. I went to bed at 9pm. The next day. Hahahaha. I woke up a while ago, about 3:50 in ...

Anybody have sleep study followups?

By Bnelsonr · New reply May 31, 2013
Discussion in Coping with sleep disorders · 4 replies
I'm new here but have a question. I am 69 year old male. I got married in 1999. My bride would sleep in the other bedroom because of my snoring. I had a sleep study done that year, 1999. Gave me a CPAP ...

Why I Have No Faith in Doctors Today

By Billie_Jo · New reply May 30, 2013
Journal · 59 replies
Ok. Those of you that know me, I mean really know me, don't be surprised by the possibility of this becoming a very negative thread. I can't say how it'll turn out, but I'm not real impressed right now ...

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