Bipolar Questions #7

[QUOTE=Fuzzybear;7012226]"The Hangover" . I love comedy.

Have you ever laughed so hard that you either wet yourself or developed hiccups?

I've developed hiccups several times (and almost wet myself a few times )

favourite distraction? (from grrrr emotions)

Music for sure

How are you with needles?

Not great with needles

Favourite swimming style?

Couldn't bother me less after 5 years of clozaril. Blood draws every 1 week for 6 months, every 2 weeks for 6 months and monthly from then on. I could draw the blood myself at this point.

Do you have a pet that sleeps with you?

No, (allergies)

favourite swimming style?

I think it's called the crawl? I had to look it up and yes, it is.

Have you ever done a support group/class related to mental health issues?

Yes, many of them, both therapy groups and support groups (peer support). I also facilitated a NAMI support group for a couple of years before covid.



Have you ever eaten edible flowers?

Yes. You reminded me that my sister and nieces made violet and dandelion jam last year and I never tasted it. Those I've never had.

Are you good at doing therapy homework?

not really. was never a homework kinda gal, even at school.
biggist accomplishment so far of the new year?

Biggest accomplishment? Not eating mean people

did you prefer dolls or teddy bears when a child/cub?

tough question.

I loved bingo bear, who I had since I was born, basically- for many many years I had him, even having a special place for him in my bedroom so he didn't get broken, or stamped on, or anything like that- I actually remember a time wghen my nursery was going to do a teddy bear's picnicc and they wanted everyone to bring a bear, and I lied to my parents about bingo so that I didn't have to take him and risk him being broken. he was so special!

on the other hand, my wish (only wish) is for a new baby doll. I had a really nice doll when I was younger, and she'd do everything- walk, feed, close her eyes to sleep, cry, you name it... she was my amy doll and I don't think their was another doll like her in the entire world- she was so special.

what is your best short joke

why did the pirate fail his exams.

because all his grades were below c level

favorite kind of takeout

I suppose pizza. I would say Chinese, but I do believe Chinese food tastes better at the restaurant than in the takeout containers. Pizza seems reliably the same either way. Not that Chinese is made differently for the containers, but I perceive it as different. Strange?

Which do you find the most satisfying to see? Rainbows, heavy snows, or solar eclipses?

not strange... it needs to go on a journey to the home from the chinese, so in that time it can get a bit colder.

I like heavy snow. makes everything so narnia- like

if you could live in a fantasy world (narnia, hogwarts, middle earth, etc), which one would you choose and why?

Ullr would be in charge so he could teach me his ways, we'd have mountains like in Japan but with Utah snow for optimum gnargnar, and unicorns and pegasuses would totally exist. **** it, it'd be Neopets, but with the best skiing in all hemispheres. Or maybe the planet wouldn't change it's tilt and one hemisphere would be summer year round and the other winter.

How far away is the closest animal (humans included)?

My Shar-Pei is literally standing above me looking out the window so we’re going to say a -3 inches away from me. If you had no restrictions including financial where would you choose to live?

I guess in a nice home in the downtown of where I am moving from. Princeton, New Jersey. Sad, but true.

Which is your favorite room where you live? Why?

My favorite room is the bedroom. I do a lot of reading there, and it's always warm.

What is your favorite fast-food restaurant and food item there?

ChikaFila, grilled nuggets with ChikFila sauce to dip them in. We don't have any down here so I am now about ready to drive to the city. You made me crave them!

Do you have a food that you miss because of COVID?

I usually like to go to a cute touristy town in southern Maine. There I always enjoy blueberry pancakes for breakfast at a quaint restaurant on the water. Right now I am forbidden because of Covid. Yes I can get blueberry pancakes where I live but it’s definitely not the same. So I miss my costal Maine blueberry pancake breakfast. What is your favorite destinations when you need to escape from life?

Definitely the White Mountains. So much to adventure and get out of my head!

How adventurous are you?

I used to be very adventurous, in my youth. I had no qualms about traveling and living alone, internationally. As I've aged, I became a bit less adventurous. However, I have just moved abroad this past month, and will have to learn a language that I know little of.

How did your bipolar disorder change you?

It took away a lot of my self determination.

Do you feel more, or less confident than you were 20 years ago?

I definitely feel more more confident today then I did 20 years ago. I’ve had a lot of therapy to help me with that. What is your favorite activity in the winter?