Hi, Jennifer! What a brave, wonderful post. Thank you for that.

I'm KD, or Kim, or Kimmy, or anything you want to call me as long as it's nice.

I'm 43, with two grown daughters 19 & 24. My younest is going to make me a grandma. I just found out Christmas Eve. My oldest and her husband are just in the beginning process of purchasing their first home. I'm also raising my 4-year-old nephew. He's the light of my life.

I'm an administrator here as well as at Psych Central ( www.psychcentral.com ) You're welcome to go over there and visit as well. They have alot of information and a very active community forums too. If you click that link, from there you can read a bit then click on "community" to view the forums.

I live with Trigeminal Neuraligia and I don't talk about it alot either. It's managed pretty well with meds but because I had no one to understand me for over 16 yrs (let alone put me down for it) it kinda panics me to talk about it in-depth. I'm trying to learn to. The people here help me so much with that because they accept me at my own pace.

You don't have to talk about your hydro. You can talk about anything. We have many forums from social to depression to post in. If you ever have a topic issue and aren't sure where it goes, don't hesitate to PM me and I'll help you there. Also, you can respond in any thread you'd like whenever you want to offer support or just share something.

You're off to a great start and I'm glad you're here.

KD