Hi, I want to introduce myself

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My name is Michele . I live in The Bronx, New York, USA. I am 41 years

old.

I am an adult with challenges. I have several mental illnesses and several

chronic physical conditions. I feel shy, perhaps ashamed to mention them all: I

don't want to seem a complete mess.

Anyway, here goes:

I have a genetic disease called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, type 1 (MEN, 1) or

Wermer's syndrome. This disease causes tumors to grow in various endocrine

glands in the body. These glandular tumors make the body go haywire, and cause a

bunch of other diseases. As the result of MEN, type 1, I have:

diabetes

high blood pressure

anemia

chronic kidney disease (also other causes)

osteoporosis

arthritis

High stomach acid levels, which caused my IBS

In addition, I have:

Steatohepatitis

cirrhosis of the liver

These are due in part to my upbringing. My father was drug and alcohol addicted,

and he gave me drugs and alcohol from an early age. In addition, I grew up and

continued to abuse myself with these substances. I have been 14 years Clean and

Sober.

My psychiatric diagnoses are:

Major Depression

Chronic PSTD

Psychosis, NOS

Autism, NOS

ADHD

I am being treated for everything but the Autism and the ADHD. Being as I am an

adult, I am not sure what can be done,if anything, to help me with these issues.

It may simply be too late to effect a change.

I have not been treated by the doctor, but I have read about his work, and it

sounds excellent.

" Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone

that asks, stand up for the stupid and the crazy, devote your income and your

labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and

indulgence towards other people...re-examine all you have been told at school or

church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul, and your very flesh

shall be a great poem. " -Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

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[Guest guest]

Michele,

I think about the only kind of thing that you can really do is to find

things you like to do and try to do them as much as you can. Easier said than

done when there is too much on your plate...

Try for small things and it does help!

Hugs and Hope,

Sherry

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations Michele on your last 14 years of being clean and sober. You

didn't mention if you've tried or been involved in receiving benefits from

Svetlana's reflex integration work. I truly expect that you would benefit

greatly from this work. Hopefully you can find someone in your area that you

can connect with or from whom you can take one of Svetlana's classes. I

don't have any diagnosis and yet every so often I find that in a given

pattern in my life, I have a reflex that needs some integration and I always

feel so much freer and more peaceful when I have done the work. Glad you

joined the group. I'll keep you in my prayers, I know you'll find

techniques that will help you.

Joni

from MINN

Hi, I want to introduce myself

Hi,

My name is Michele . I live in The Bronx, New York, USA. I am 41 years

old.

I am an adult with challenges. I have several mental illnesses and several

chronic physical conditions. I feel shy, perhaps ashamed to mention them

all: I don't want to seem a complete mess.

Anyway, here goes:

I have a genetic disease called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, type 1 (MEN,

1) or Wermer's syndrome. This disease causes tumors to grow in

various endocrine glands in the body. These glandular tumors make the body

go haywire, and cause a bunch of other diseases. As the result of MEN, type

1, I have:

diabetes

high blood pressure

anemia

chronic kidney disease (also other causes)

osteoporosis

arthritis

High stomach acid levels, which caused my IBS

In addition, I have:

Steatohepatitis

cirrhosis of the liver

These are due in part to my upbringing. My father was drug and alcohol

addicted, and he gave me drugs and alcohol from an early age. In addition, I

grew up and continued to abuse myself with these substances. I have been 14

years Clean and Sober.

My psychiatric diagnoses are:

Major Depression

Chronic PSTD

Psychosis, NOS

Autism, NOS

ADHD

I am being treated for everything but the Autism and the ADHD. Being as I am

an adult, I am not sure what can be done,if anything, to help me with these

issues. It may simply be too late to effect a change.

I have not been treated by the doctor, but I have read about his work, and

it sounds excellent.

" Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to

everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and the crazy, devote your

income and your labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God,

have patience and indulgence towards other people...re-examine all you have

been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your

soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem. " -Walt Whitman, Leaves of

Grass

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