BEFORE READING MY POST, PLEASE NOTE THESE TRIGGER WARNINGS: • Mentions of depression/mental illness • Body image stuff (Not ED specifically)
ABOUT ME: NAME/NICKNAME: Andrea AGE & LOCATION: 25, Massachusetts USA GENDER IDENTITY & PREFERRED PRONOUNS: Cis female, standard female OCCUPATION/STUDYING:Accounting/Purchasing/Admin at a small company, about to start school for business management
MORE ABOUT ME: DESCRIBE MYSELF IN FIVE WORDS: Stubborn, independent, confusing, intelligent, honest/blunt HOBBIES & PASTTIMES: Walking, running (sometimes), other exercise, DDR, anime, Star Trek, Doctor Who...I dunno. Not many these days lol
THINKING ABOUT GOOD THINGS: THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF: I'm great with money, I'm super smart, and I'm a kind person. THREE THINGS MY FRIENDS WOULD SAY ABOUT ME: Probably the above? THREE THINGS I'M GOOD AT: Managing finances, navigating, baking THREE THINGS I'M GRATEFUL FOR: My health, my family and my cat. THREE THINGS THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT: Helping homeless animals/protecting animals, body acceptance/rejection of societal beauty ideals, striving to being the best at what I do THREE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEK: My dentist told me my wisdom teeth sockets are healing well, my cat is recovering from his infection, and I got a $60 necklace for $2 today.
THE DIFFICULT STUFF (TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD): MY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN A NUTSHELL: Anxiety issues all my life - strongly suspected OCPD but not officially diagnosed. Phobia-related OCD behaviors, on and off depression for years, mostly on. Self image issues. I'M A SURVIVOR OF: I'm lucky that I had a fairly good childhood and nothing really to mention here - which actually makes me feel worse about having problems, like a fraud. haha :( MY TRIGGERS SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THEM (OPTIONAL): Exercise/Diet posts. Detailed mentioning of vomiting. MEDICATIONS THAT I AM ON (OPTIONAL): Wellbutrin SR, and xanax as needed OTHER THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW (PLEASE NOTE NECESSARY TRIGGER WARNINGS IF APPLICABLE): Just the TW mentioned above. I am a very blunt and grumpy person and I can be incredibly critical. I usually keep this general but I'm sure I've hurt some feelings along the way. I have trouble admitting sensitivity or other sorts of "undesirable" vulnerable emotions, so I react with anger. Even so, I am *very* sensitive and I remember certain things people say to me for a very long time. I can go from being grumpy and ranting to crying very quickly. I have social anxiety and always just assume that people don't like me/I am forgettable.
EASIER STUFF: HOW I RUN MY JOURNAL: I post semi-daily. I read LJ several times a day but I don't always comment. I often post in a style like I'm talking to you, but I usually don't like to receive advice unless I ask for it. I post a lot about my mental stuff because LJ is basically the only outlet I have, that I feel comfortable with. I'm very silent about this stuff IRL. Other than that I post a lot about work or my thoughts on things. FRIENDING POLICIES: I'll give mainly anyone a chance and I rarely defriend. I don't expect comments regularly but I would certainly like to get them. THINGS I WILL NOT TOLERATE ON MY JOURNAL: Hatred/bigotry, acting like you know what's best for me. ANYTHING ELSE: I'm having a very "down" day today, so pardon the overly negative tone of my profile here. Also, though I try to be respectful, I am not a social justice warrior and I don't tend to get along very well with them. My language can be un-PC at times though I don't feel I cross the line.
• Mentions of depression/mental illness
• Body image stuff (Not ED specifically)
ABOUT ME:
NAME/NICKNAME: Andrea
AGE & LOCATION: 25, Massachusetts USA
GENDER IDENTITY & PREFERRED PRONOUNS: Cis female, standard female
OCCUPATION/STUDYING:Accounting/Purchasing/Admin at a small company, about to start school for business management
MORE ABOUT ME:
DESCRIBE MYSELF IN FIVE WORDS: Stubborn, independent, confusing, intelligent, honest/blunt
HOBBIES & PASTTIMES: Walking, running (sometimes), other exercise, DDR, anime, Star Trek, Doctor Who...I dunno. Not many these days lol
THINKING ABOUT GOOD THINGS:
THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF: I'm great with money, I'm super smart, and I'm a kind person.
THREE THINGS MY FRIENDS WOULD SAY ABOUT ME: Probably the above?
THREE THINGS I'M GOOD AT: Managing finances, navigating, baking
THREE THINGS I'M GRATEFUL FOR: My health, my family and my cat.
THREE THINGS THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT: Helping homeless animals/protecting animals, body acceptance/rejection of societal beauty ideals, striving to being the best at what I do
THREE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEK: My dentist told me my wisdom teeth sockets are healing well, my cat is recovering from his infection, and I got a $60 necklace for $2 today.
THE DIFFICULT STUFF (TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD):
MY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN A NUTSHELL: Anxiety issues all my life - strongly suspected OCPD but not officially diagnosed. Phobia-related OCD behaviors, on and off depression for years, mostly on. Self image issues.
I'M A SURVIVOR OF: I'm lucky that I had a fairly good childhood and nothing really to mention here - which actually makes me feel worse about having problems, like a fraud. haha :(
MY TRIGGERS SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THEM (OPTIONAL): Exercise/Diet posts. Detailed mentioning of vomiting.
MEDICATIONS THAT I AM ON (OPTIONAL): Wellbutrin SR, and xanax as needed
OTHER THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW (PLEASE NOTE NECESSARY TRIGGER WARNINGS IF APPLICABLE): Just the TW mentioned above. I am a very blunt and grumpy person and I can be incredibly critical. I usually keep this general but I'm sure I've hurt some feelings along the way. I have trouble admitting sensitivity or other sorts of "undesirable" vulnerable emotions, so I react with anger. Even so, I am *very* sensitive and I remember certain things people say to me for a very long time. I can go from being grumpy and ranting to crying very quickly. I have social anxiety and always just assume that people don't like me/I am forgettable.
EASIER STUFF:
HOW I RUN MY JOURNAL: I post semi-daily. I read LJ several times a day but I don't always comment. I often post in a style like I'm talking to you, but I usually don't like to receive advice unless I ask for it. I post a lot about my mental stuff because LJ is basically the only outlet I have, that I feel comfortable with. I'm very silent about this stuff IRL. Other than that I post a lot about work or my thoughts on things.
FRIENDING POLICIES: I'll give mainly anyone a chance and I rarely defriend. I don't expect comments regularly but I would certainly like to get them.
THINGS I WILL NOT TOLERATE ON MY JOURNAL: Hatred/bigotry, acting like you know what's best for me.
ANYTHING ELSE: I'm having a very "down" day today, so pardon the overly negative tone of my profile here. Also, though I try to be respectful, I am not a social justice warrior and I don't tend to get along very well with them. My language can be un-PC at times though I don't feel I cross the line.
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