BlogHer - recovery - Comments

Best wishes to you

raisedqueer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:23:56 -0600

I wanted to say that I can't imagine what you must be feeling as you anticipate how your meeting will go. I've been the recipient before of an AA member making amends and it's really a humbling experience, for all involved.

I wish you peace on your journey.

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Thank you for your support!

Amy Gates — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:05:42 -0500

Thanks so much for your support, Deb, Marathonmummy and I Wanna Be A Celeb. It means a lot. :)

Amy Crunchy Domestic Goddess BlogHers Act contributing editor

Good luck!

I Wanna Be A Celeb — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:36:50 -0500

I always admired the women who "had it together". Then I realized most of them were regular runners. I tried running once and gained weight so I thought it wasn't for me. Then my church needed to raise funds so I signed up for their 5k and decided to run it regardless of weight gain. This time it all clicked and I realized along with the running I had also lost my hate relationship with food. Good luck!

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Slow and steady is the only

marathonmummy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:29:16 -0500

Slow and steady is the only way to do it. It's always so lovely to hear about other people starting out on the running journey - I'm on a mission to run a marathon in April, in memory of my father. Not so long ago, 20 seconds of running just about killed me - now I can run/walk 2 miles! Keep on going - it's so good for the mind as well as the body.

I'm going the Couch to 5K (or a variation of it, anyhow) - my blog is at

http://marathonmummy.wordpress.com

and all moral support is gratefully received!

Way to Go!

debra roby — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:12:21 -0500

I hate running. And I'm not at all good at it. But I have taken a similar approach with my own depression and GAD through weight training. The focus, concentration, endorphins, and sense of achievement that the physical action brings has dramatically helped with my emotional health as well.

Looking forward to hearing all about your accomplishments. And maybe -just maybe- if they hold the 5K fun run at next year's BlogHer (though I will be walking it...) seeing you there, too.

Debra A Stitch In Time Weight for Deb

Kudos

myturtledove — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:24:19 -0500

Running is very spiritual and personal. Good for you for connecting with it! Like all challenges, take it a day at a time and dont give up!

Keep it up!

Amy Gates — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:13:20 -0500

That's awesome! Keep up the good work and thanks for the encouragement. :)

Amy Crunchy Domestic Goddess BlogHers Act contributing editor

Running is new to me also

GraceGoesThruLife — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:17:12 -0500

I applaud you on this new exercise challenge. You can definitely do it!

I just started running in August when my kids started back in school. In the beginning it felt weird and I was tired. But now? I'm working on running 3 miles comfortably.

thanks!

Amy Gates — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:00:48 -0500

Thank you for sharing, Mindi. The more I explore my GAD, the earlier I can trace it. I know I had it (undiagnosed) back in high school. It seemed like it came out of nowhere when it was finally diagnosed, but I realize I had it for many many years (though not as severe back then).

I hope you have found ways to successfully deal with yours.

Warmly,

Amy Crunchy Domestic Goddess BlogHers Act contributing editor

Not Alone

mfreston — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:56:35 -0500

I was diagnosed with GAD after having my son. I've had it all my life though since elementary school. It runs on both sides of my family so I was pretty much doomed. It's so nice to know I'm not the only one!! I wish you all the best!

Mindi

Societal Pressure

Bill Cammack — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:25:00 -0500

Women are under a lot of pressure from society to NOT do what they want to do with their own bodies. Once they internalize that pressure, it's tough to get over making themselves feel guilty about something they never should have had to feel guilty about in the first place. It makes sense that they might require some "liquid courage" to relax their minds and just BE themselves.

Similarly, guys are under a lot of pressure to kick it to girls, and attractive girls at that. Lots of guys use "liquid courage" to get over the absolute fear of talking to a gal and trying to get a date, sex or whatever floats their boats.

You're right that much is lost to alcohol. I introduced myself to a gal that mysteriously arrived with mutual friends of mine to a hangout and she was like "We already met". I seriously attempted to recall meeting her, but, nothing. I told her I didn't think we had met before and she told me what party it was. I had definitely been at that party and remembered BEING at that party, so my only question to her was "Did you get there really late?". Her answer was "yes", after which I informed her that I had arrived at the party around 7pm and had been drinking for about 5 hours straight before she walked in. I had ZERO recollection of talking to her, but I suppose I approached her at that party for the same reason I approached her at this one. ;)

Anyway, I don't think alcohol is the problem. I think that if it ever happens that women in general get out from under the stigma associated with being sexual people, we'll see the numbers in surveys like this even out between drunk sex and sober sex.

~ Bill
I blog at billcammack.com

On a school night?

Expat Mum — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:03:17 -0500

What this survey included were married women with busy schedules and children roaming round the house at all hours. Sex on a school night? Are you mad? Do you know what time I have to get up? Drinking on a school night? Ditto.

Therefore, it isn't surprising that there was such a strong link between alcohol and sex for many women. It's all about the schedule!

A passionate argument...

snigdhasen — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:39:38 -0500

...against the bottle, indeed :) I don't drink (may a couple sips in a year or two), and I was moved!
I'll let the sex part be: as you said, sex can mean different things for different people. But the cracks in memory are quite compelling. Lucky that you wrote out your life. Wonder what people who don't have the instinct to chronicle their lives do for all those lost memories...

About the survey, I wouldn't put much thought to it. But it offered up an excuse for a great post from you :)

Thousand thanks...

PPR_Scribe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:31:17 -0500

to Nordette and all of you for these excellent links. I have been in a sour mood all week thinking about all the work that is yet to be done. I have something that I am trying to do to focus attention where I think it needs to be focused. I do not refer to the tragedy as "Hurricaine Katrina." I call it the "post-Katrina levee breaches." This was no "natural disaster," and I think our language about it needs to reflect that. (Yet I know that my phrase of choice is unwieldy...)

I have heard it said that we are really good in the USA about charity, but not with social justice. NOLA post-levee breach is a social justice issue that cannot be solved just with donations of time, money, and other resources.

This So-Called, Post-Post-Racial Life

http://postpostracial.wordpress.com/

It's a sad truth that many

canwestopthis — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:18:32 -0500

It's a sad truth that many people, including myself, don't remember huge events unless we were a part of them. Every year when the anniversary of our tornado hits, I think about it. I can't remember the emotions that came with giving birth to my children, but I remember what it felt like to have nine people in my bathroom. There are many events that should be marked in my memory as important simply because they mattered so much to the people of my country. But most of the time I only remember what happened to me unless reminded of those other events. I cried....oh God how I cried...watching the reports coming out of New Orleans as Katrina wrecked so much of our coastline. And now, thinking about it because of your post, I'm emotional again. I saw so much stupidity from some of our government that it was almost unbelievable. I remember people being denied transportation out of there because they wouldn't leave their pets and I remember thinking, "What is WRONG with you people?" I did more than think it. I yelled about it. I remember the first views of living conditions inside the Superdome and wondering how anyone could think that was even remotely OK. I appreciate it when people remind of events like this because I need to be reminded.