Thursday, May 27, 2010

Because I'm Bored...

Agh. So, I'm bored. I have good background music, but you can only surf other peoples' blogs for so long before you get really bored.

Anywhoozle, this blog is about Anxiety, Depression, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), Bi-Polar Disorder and probably some stuff about Schizophrenia.

I have been diagnosed with Anxiety and Clinical Depression. Kristen's boyfriend, Chris, has OCD and Depression, Panda (Amanda) and Mitch have ADHD. Panda also has Anxiety a tinge of Depression. Kristen has had Anxiety before and everyone I've mentioned so far have been at one point in time, or are still, medicated.

Oh, before I start rattling off names like you know everyone, I'd better introduce them.

Kristen - Kristen is my best friend, and also my cousin. She is eight hours older than me but she's had her driving permit for evah now. )): (I get mine soon :D) Kristen has had anxiety in the past and her mom, Aunt Mary Ann, battles it still.

Panda - Also known as Amanda, is my best friend, also. She isn't related to me, even though her last name is my mom's maiden name. xD Panda has ADHD and Anxiety. We go to the same counselor, Becky, so I'll probably refer to her occasionally. Panda plays flute in Marching Band and Bassoon in concert band. Well, technically, she's in Wind Symphony, but whatever. ;) Panda is still trying to get her meds fixed and she's having some major family problems right now. She'll probably be mentioned quite a bit.

Chris - Chris... Oh, Chris. Chris is Kristen's boyfriend. They live right across the street from each other. Kristen's loved Chris since she was like, eight. How awesome, right?! Lol. Anyway, he has OCD that's been so bad that he's been homeschooled. Lately, he's had some more with OCD and clinical depression, and he's being treated for both.

David - He's my brother. He doesn't have any condition; he just doesn't know how to handle his emotions, so he's rather depressed atm.

Mitch - Also known to some as Mitchell. He's my boyfriend. We've been going out for like, three-ish months. He has ADHD but I don't think he has any depression issues. He's only seen like, two of my big freak outs. =/ I don't like big freak outs.

Mom - Well, duh. But some information could be given under this topic, so I'll go for it. Mom is my biological mother. She is currently divorcing my biological father. Mom has some depression issues and some problems with codependency. She's working on it though. ((:

Speaking of Dad... We aren't speaking. Don't get me wrong. I love Daddy soo much. However, I can't handle his bull anymore, and until I can, I've severed ties, for the most part. I'd love to just give him a hug, but I know there'd be strings attached... )): I have a lot of "Daddy" issues and I'll probably write about them some.

So after this introduction of the cast of important characters in my life story, you should be rather well off.

Current important events:

-Moving! This weekend, we're moving from our crappy house in town to Uncle Bert's house. Uncle Bert is mom's brother. Everyone else calls him Bob or Uncle Bob, but I don't. Anyway, we're moving this weekend because our landlord is a meanieface and he wants a year lease for this little crappy house. Mom is banking on her and Dad's divorce being done before a year is over, so she doesn't want a lease. Gah!

-Er. I'm sure there's something else... Ah....

-OH! Yeah, so Mitch and my three month anniversary is the 4th! =P Yeah, we count the months. xD It seems like a lot longer than four months, though. ((: <3

-Mom's birthday is June 15th. Thanks for reminding me, btw.

That's all for now. This is a long enough post and it's number 2 for today (O_o) so I'm going to probably go get on Webkinz. xD Ttyl!

Intro

Introductions are always awkward and really, who the hell knows how to start them? This being said, here goes...

Okay, so some basic info you should know before I start in on the meat of the story. My name is Sammi. I'm a fifteen year old girl from Hicktowne, Illinois (and yes, the "e" is necessary). I'm battling depression and anxiety, and so are some of my best friends.

The reason for this blog is so that I can spread the word about depression and anxiety in the most public forum ever - the INTERNET! You see, depression and anxiety are the fat elephants in the middle of the frikkin' room. Everyone sees them. Does anyone say anything? Noooope. Nobody talks about how to get the elephant out of the room and nobody asks how it got there. It just kinda chills, crapping on your floor and smelling up the house. If you ask me, this sounds quite unpleasant.

My mission is simply stated. I want to get the elephant out of the house with as minimal damage as possible. In other words, I want people to know and understand depression, anxiety, OCD, ADD, ADHD, etc. Most people know about them. They've seen the commercials on TV, they've read the magazine articles or seen the segment on the news. For the most part, though, they don't understand mental illness. That is what I want to help them do.

Through my rambling, I hope you have understood two things. One, I want to get the word out about depression and anxiety and I want people to understand mental illness; two, I hope you all understand that I am, in fact, a teenage girl. xD

So.... Intro? Check. Now on to the fun stuff.