My
name is Jean and I am a 23 year old female. This picture was taken the summer
of 1998. Its currently the one and only picture I have of myself that is on
my computer. I hope to eventually have more pictures to put on here. But until
then you have to look at this one. I have broken down the rest of this section
into different catagories.
Living Arrangements: Currently I am living in Stoneham, Massachusetts with a friend, her father and brother.
Marital Status: I am no where near getting married. I am single and loving it. I love my indeppendence and freedom. I don't plan on changing this any time soon. I am not against a relationship, (don't get me wrong.) I just have a lot going on in life between work, school, my friends and trying to catch a few winks of sleep here and there. If I should happen to meet someone, I'm not going to purposely try to keep it from happening however I am not actively looking either.
Some people have asked what I am looking for, when I am looking. In the past I had a few boyfriends and one girlfriend, not at the same time, of course. Presently I don't have a preference either way. What I do want is someone who is kind, gentle, open and understands the value of physical contact. I want someone who has a sense of humor and can laugh at themselses. I also want someone who is open and honest about their feelings and doesn't play mind games. There are other qualities I am looking for, thats all I'm listing for right now.
Food: Somepeople may think food is an odd topic to have, but I don't think so. The reason is, I'm a vegetarian. I mean a real vegetarian, not one of those people who eat white meat and fish. I used to be like that for a long time. But not anymore. During the summer of 1997 I stopped eating meat completely. During the sommer of 1990 I stopped eating just red meat and was what I called a partial vegetarian.
I am completely a vegetarian out of choice, not because of a limited diet or because someone else wanted me to be this way. If anything people have wanted me to go back to eating meat, because it can be a pain to find a restaurant that I can eat at. Probably the one thing that annoys me the most is when someone is eating meat and tells me that I'm missing out. The thing is, I'm not missing out. Just because the other person eats meat and I don't, doesn't mean I'm missing out.
Life Struggles: I have struggled with depression for many years. About two years ago I was placed on a medication called Wellbutrin. (Similar to prozac.) Contrary to what many people believe, it does not make me 'happy.' What it does do is stabilize my moods. Medication has made a difference in my life. The medication is not perfect, and sometimes due to emotional problems, adjustments needed in my medication, or for reasons I don't understand, I do have depressive periods.
For a bunch of years I was on and off of Wellbutrin. Then I was placed on Effexor in addition to wellbutrin. Since effexor had a far greater positive impact on me, I was taken off of wellbutrin and have been on just effexor ever since. For me effexor was the more effective anti-depressant. Effexor does have more side effects, however any side effects have been out weighted by the positive effects I have experienced. On effexor, I experienced more positive changes than I ever knew was possible.
I must say I know that I'm not the only person that struggles with depression. Many people do. That's part of the reason I am writing about it, so other people know they are not alone. Medication was very helpful for me, however it is not for everyone. For that reason it is very important to discuss medication and other possible treatments with a doctor.
That is all for now. I will add more information and update old info when I have the time. Check out the other sections of my page, there is other information there.