kati_bee's Profile
- Sex: Female
- Age: 15
- Location:
45056
Issues kati_bee is Interested In
- Bereavement / Grief - When I was twelve, my father left our family due to depression (he doesn't believe in mental illness) and alcoholism. My parents both recieved councilling, but I never did. Due to inadequet support and metaphorical constant reopening of old wounds, something that I could have been over a long time ago, has streached over two years and a half, and it still hurts me when I think about how a man could leave his wife and daughters for another woman.
- Yoga - I love yoga. I don't do it as often as I should, but I feel so good afterwards. It streaches you right out. I also like Tai-Chi, which is another gentle eastern excercise.
- Anemia - I have previously had iron-deficency anemia. I would go pale and shakey at times. I no longer have it. I was affected by anemia because I wasn't eating properly.
- Break Up and Divorce - My father walked out on us when I was twelve. It has taken us two years to get him to sign all the papers neccessary for divorce, and he had to be prodded all the way. I saw him the other day, and although I knew his face, I can honestly say, I couldn't recognize the man standing in front of me.
- Depression - I personally do not have depression. But I lived for eleven years with my father, who showed all the symptoms of severe manic depression. But he wouldn't go to a doctor or get treatment or meds for it, because he doesn't believe in mental illness. I know it sounds kind of crazy but he didn't. And then he started thinking the whole world was against him and cut off all of his friends. Part of the reason he left my mother is because he believed she had the power to go into his head and make him do things
- Alcohol Addiction - I am not addicted to alcohol, but half of my family is. Due to growing up surrounded by alcoholics, I have almost completely lost my ability to tell if a person is drunk or sober.
- Insomnia - If I lie in the dark at night, I can never get to sleep. I like to be up at night working on things, writing stories or reading or whatever. If I want to sleep, I usually turn on the tv, and that helps me sleep. I believe it's the glow and the voices that soothe me to sleep. Either that or I have to take something to make me drowsy, but I only do that when I'm sick.
- Panic Attacks - Some days I can just be walking home from the bus, and then this wave of adrenaline hits me and the panic and stress rises in me. I run home and scare my mother when she sees me panting and sobbing and completely freaking out. I'm slowly learning to handle it, and it ties in with my insomnia.
- Low Self Esteem - When my friends complement me on things, I look at myself and I can't see what they're talking about. For example, things they tell me include: Sweet, funny, kind, smart, creative, talented, pretty and thin. What I see is Me doing the best I can with what I've got. I see myself stumbling, and then picking myself up and trying again, even if i stumble again. It's nothing special, but it's all I can do.
kati_bee's Story
Hi. I'm fourteen, and I don't really know what to say here. I was born in Brisbane, Australia, and still live in a nearby town (I won't say which one purely for safety purposes.)
My parents are divorced and I don't see my father or anyone on his side of the family.
Often, I feel like the invisible girl. But it doesnt get to me.
All I want out of life is to help other people and make them happy.
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