Hi, my name is not Cecilia, but paranoid of posting my real name on a public board. And Cecilia was a wonderul Saint, which I am not, but aspire to attain some saintly qualities. I'm a mother of 3 beautiful children and the wife of a wonderful husband.

My hobbies consist of yoga, pilates, reading, sailing and just about anything outdoors.

I love sewing and making crafts to make my house or baby girl beautiful.

I love volunteering at my church as a CCD teacher, adorer and anywhere else I can comfortably fil a need.

My life is very full and I am generally very happy (as long as I take meds for depression and anxiety, which I have taken for many years).

The one thing I struggle with greatly is employment. It is time to find a job and that is very difficult for me.

I do have some difficulties, but if I were to make a list, I am sure the good things in my life outweigh the bad. I am very blessed.

Gee!! I forgot my cats again!!! I have 3 beautiful cats: One solid black, one solid white and one siamese. They are beautiful and bring so much joy to my home!!

Hi there! Like Cecilia, I'm paranoid about posting my real name so I'll just leave it at ~L~. I'm 27, born and raised in Indiana, and have just started my third year in medical school (the clinical stuff, yay!). I chose my screen name Lucky Laser because when I was trying to think of a new one, my Dad was talking about lasers AND I had just told my best friend that I felt like the luckiest person alive to have him in my life.

My hobbies include traveling, learning about other cultures, working with computers, video editing, cooking (I'm currently on a quest to make the ultimate fried rice), video games, roller blading, singing, and seeking new things to try.

I have struggled on and off with depression and anxiety... not too horribly bad but enough to make me want to do something about it. Being in the medical field, I feel that there are always options and nobody should have to go through life feeling poorly. I've never been diagnosed with anything other than "mild situational depression" but I do think there might be more going on based on a few of my difficulties.

Cecilia: I love cats! ♥

hello all-
i am a 33 year old, married united states soldier. i have two children whom are my pride and joy. i work as a combat medic for the army and have been through two tours to iraq and currently facing a third. i have been in the military a little over 5 years and it has been a long love/hate relationship. i plan on getting out after this deployment, (if i make it out of there), and go back to my home state of indiana to pursue a nursing degree in emergency medicine. after that, i plan to get a job close to the indianapolis area.
my logon name is derived from a concept of being a "shadow" of the man i once was before i joined up for being a medic. america's wars has cost me dearly with scars that only the trained eye can see. i hope to change that one day and be an overcomer.
"heal thy self physician..."

Cecilia, Lucky Laser & Shadowmedic - nice to read about you. I like that you all have positive attitudes. Good luck with your journey.

Yeahhh, Indianapolis! I moved here last year from the northern part of the state and I love this city. I wouldn't know it was you, but maybe we'll cross paths in one of the many ERs here.

I am 53, single woman. Was involved with an emotional abuser for 12 yrs, but single for the last 12. She had a son that I helped raise, but I have no children of my own. Live where I grew up - in the seattle-Tacoma area. I am employed full time,but am not sure for how long. Tend to have angry outbursts at work related to isolation, belittleing and general chaos. I am a business manager/accountant, so things that don't make sense make me nuts. When it starts happening, I try to get out of the situation, but moving to someplace else allows me to uncork and it is never in private. I lose all control over what I say or do. I don't get violent - except maybe slamming doors. After blowing up, I cry. I weep. I bawl, I want to take it all back and never let it happen again, but I know it will.

I am a 36 year old registered nurse.
I have a son with aspergers, tourettes and ocd bad as well as a sleep disorder and asthma.
I take care of him ALL on my own...he is my reason for living.
I have saved lives.....my mothers twice.
I have saved lives in the hospital...went right over the emerg doctors head when I knew a patient was dying and I got him the help he deserved he would have died of an aneurysm...caught him right it time...they finally air ambulanced him after I called every code in the hospital....I knew we needed help.
I have also saved a man on the beach....gave him cpr..he survived was supposed to pick up a human award but I never picked it up...was in the paper and in the news.
I have been on my own since 15...put myself through nursing school all on my own. At that time there were no positions out of the approx 100 students that graduated..I was the youngest in our class and i was one of three to get a job in the niagara area....very hard 14 years ago.

I taught the personal support worker program in edmonton.....I had a REALLY good job.

I was a palliative care nurse....I have watched too many people to count.I mean actual last breathes.then I went into supervision....like 48 PSW's and nurses, other RN's that I was the supervisor to.......why if this is all so positive do i feel so sad......it seems like another lifetime....I was happy then. i need to learn to feel happy with the cards I have been given now thats is pretty tough because things are really awful right now. Focus on the positive...it is hard to grieve this while grieving so many other things like my failing health now......anyway that is me.

Hello....I am 41 yr old single mom of 2 girls. I have been divorced for 3 years and my ex and I are good friends. We make better friends than lovers.

I too live in Indiana....Indianapolis area....Hi Luckylaser and Shadowmedic...

I have a handicapped dog (he is blind) and a hamster (my kids pet)

We lead super busy lives....I work full time and my kids are involved in any activity, sport, club, etc that I will allow. I have to cut them off because there are only 24hours in a day and I have not figured out how to clone myself yet.

1 year ago I got brave enough to start dating again after my tramatic divorce. I dated many "frogs" and then found my prince. We had a wonderful 8 months and then the downward spiral began. My lovely man has ptsd from service in the Army.

I am silly and laugh a lot.....I call it "internal jogging". My organs are in supurb shape due to my laughing. :)

I am so glad I found this place!! Sisu

BTW... Sisu means strength and perseverence in Finnish....but it is not my real name. I like the meaning though.

Just found this thread and loved it. Thought I would reply and bring it forward.

Me, well, won't use my real name here, still afraid of being "outed" though I am already on sick leave. Sheesh, okay here goes, my name is Michael.

Riggs has been by nickname at work (police officer) since the original Lethal Weapon movie came out (one of the main characters, with shall we say emotional issues, was named Riggs). I will admit that in hindsight I see that my behaviour at work during my career was a little erratic at times, so I will assume that is why the nickname stuck.

In my 40's, married twice previously and now with the most loving woman in the world. I know she is the greatest, but it is still a challenge to make it go and treat her with the love and respect that she deserves. We will be the proud parents of a puppy soon as well.

Have a beautiful 20 y/o daughter who now lives in the U.S. We chat weekly but I only see her a few times a year.

Born and raised outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada and now have finally found my piece of tranquillity a few hours northeast of the city.

That's all for now, hopefully more of the new members will keep this going.

Michael