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Oct 15, 2016, 05:46 PM
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What does disability mean to you? We all have different ideas of it. Name the first three in your mind.
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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#2
Oct 15, 2016, 06:01 PM
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Not as good as others, less of a life, struggle
Sorry to be such a downer, but it's reality
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 MtnAnnieBipolar 1 Psychotic  Lamictal, pristiq, latuda Latuda is the bomb! favorite quote from the movie, "ET" when Elliot tells his friends in the park what they have to do to save ET from the scientists, Greg asks, "Why doesn't he (ET) just beam up?" to which Elliot replies, "This is REALITY, Greg!" |
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Oct 15, 2016, 06:05 PM
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Hard luck, struggle, needs help
I used to think differently but after being on disability I changed. People who think that I'm lazy, a bum, worthless--well, there's a place they can go to. |
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#4
Oct 15, 2016, 06:42 PM
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Embarrassing/Overwhelming and ill
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#5
Oct 15, 2016, 06:49 PM
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Struggle, hard, abnormal.
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Wir sind was wir sind English We are what we are MDD w/psychotic features, BPD |
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#6
Oct 15, 2016, 07:22 PM
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Need, difficult, wondering
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Helping others gets me out of my own head ~ |
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#7
Oct 15, 2016, 08:38 PM
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Embarrassed, needy, overwhelmed.
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
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#8
Oct 15, 2016, 08:41 PM
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Challenging, limiting, different
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"And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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#9
Oct 15, 2016, 10:56 PM
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crippling
agonizing enlightening
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Bipolar 1 with mixed and psychotic symptoms & ADHD Meds Latuda 120mg Lamictal 200mg Haldol 5mg (+5mg during mixed episodes) Vyvanse 40mg morning 20mg noon Benztropine 0.5mg |
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#10
Oct 15, 2016, 11:50 PM
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Failure, debilitating, helplessness
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Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera. |
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Oct 15, 2016, 11:54 PM
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Struggle, pain, need...
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#12
Oct 15, 2016, 11:58 PM
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Confused, inconsistent, fear
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#13
Oct 16, 2016, 12:11 AM
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Confusing, Confusing & confusing
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