A Little About Me

First I wish To Say Hello.Ny Name is Ronnie Hogston.I am 43 Years Old And I Am Diagnosed With Copd,Cad,Diabetes Type 2,SleepApnea,and Recently Diagnosed Bi-polar 2. [color:blue] [/color] I Am Also Starting Online Courses At Western International University(A Sister Site Of Phoenix University)I am going To Major in Psychiatry,And Hope To Get A Phd Someday..
When I was 8 years old and the Year Was 1969 My Mom Tried Suicide.Me And My Brother came Home From School And She Was Laying In The Tub With Her Wrist Slit Open with One of Dads Razor Blades.The She Was Commited Then Spent Pretty Much The Rest Of Her Life In A Mental Home .She Was Given Electric Shock Treatments.I have Seen Her From Time To Time,But Not for the last 6 years.I feel Guilty.I have Decided That Due To My Illnesses That Physical Work is no Longer An Option.But Maybe Now I Can Contribute Something Mentally.I have Decided To dedicate My Life To Helping Others.I wish To Become A Counselor Someday And Held Others With Things That I Have Faced,A Life Of Wine,Women And Song.I Lived A Short Childhood and lived A Life As A Carny Traveling With A Carnaval For 12 Years.I was Like A Binge Alcoholic.Good Times From A Bottle and a Singles Bar.I was Obsessed with Sex,Sex,Sex..I was A Power Drinker.Loved,Rum And Coke,Long Island Iced Teas.
I haven't Drank Anything in over 2 years.I got Married Two years Ago And I have 2 Stepsons.
I Have Decided To Help Others Out Of Depression .I recently had Thoughts of Suicide And What Gives Me Strength is God and That Facts That others Have Went done this Road To Becoming Great Sucess,I am Reading Mary Ellen Copelands Depression Workbook, Plus I have Seen Her Video On Depression..I am Taking,Zoloft,Remerone,Depakote And Visteril.

I wish To Learn As Well As Help Others Along In Seeking A Solution To Their Mental Illnesses.I wish To Help Others Learn You Can't Get Happiness From A Bottle.I have Never Done Non Presciptional Drugs,I once Smoked A Joint And It Never Fazed Me So I never Tried It Again.If You Have Any Questions Please Dont Hesitate To Ask me in Email,
Thank You For The Consideration Of Helping Me Seek My Goals
Ronnie Hogston

hi, ronnie! welcome!

thank you for sharing your story...and letting ppl who read it know that life can be very hard, but we can overcome alot! your post is most inspiring and i wish you so well in your endeavors!

be safe

kd

sad sad story....
so glad you have the will to go on and try to help others.

Welcome Ronnie. Wow - you have come a long way. Kudos for you!!!!!!! I hope you get your education and become what you want to be. I'm sure you'll be really good at it.

Thanks Again for The Support.I have learned That If We fall into a mudhole it is a lot better To pick ourselves up,than to wallow in it.And I have Wallowed A Lot. ButLife hits us very Hard and We can Get Back up after The storm,and see the Beautiful Rainbow