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BeyondtheRainbow · Feb 22, 2021 at 05:08 PM

Last question:

Do you wish you could see your tdoc and pdoc more or less often?

Answer:
Not really. I think my therapist thinks we could do less but I feel safer at the weekly visit level.

Question:
What is the last thing you bought?

lightly toasted · Feb 22, 2021 at 05:38 PM

Some potting soil and a couple of saucers to go under the plant pots.

Did you have a disappointment today?

*Beth* · Feb 22, 2021 at 07:29 PM

Yes, my therapist took the week off on just a few hours notice. I hope she's not doing one of her month-long "disappearing acts."

If you could be somewhere right this minute, where would you be? Alone or with someone?

Moose72 · Feb 22, 2021 at 09:00 PM

I am alone right now, but it would be nice to see my daughter. I haven't heard from her in a little while now.

What is your favorite creative outlet?

Soupe du jour · Feb 23, 2021 at 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

I am alone right now, but it would be nice to see my daughter. I haven't heard from her in a little while now.

What is your favorite creative outlet?

Humor. Also baking and writing.

Do you tend to tell a lot of stories?

Feb 23, 2021 at 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

Humor. Also baking and writing.

Do you tend to tell a lot of stories?

if it comes to nostalgia. I like to look back on things, especially toys I used to own, or experiences I had

not so much about the present day

question: have you ever had someone who you thought was being really supportive turn round and hurt you just like that/ speak behind your back

BeyondtheRainbow · Feb 23, 2021 at 10:17 PM

Yes, my so-called best friend.

What is the worst side effect you put up with now or have tolerated in the past?

Soupe du jour · Feb 24, 2021 at 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

Yes, my so-called best friend.

What is the worst side effect you put up with now or have tolerated in the past?

My worst were in the past. Severe akathisia from Geodon was a major doozy. Severe! Also, I had a period of hyperprolactinemia on Invega. It's bad enough to have lactation, but to have it cause a pituitary microadenoma was the last straw. Plus, I was depressed on that mix of Invega and Depakote ER. It made me gain the most weight ever, and my blood work results so bad that I had to go to a dietitian.

My current med mix is a comparative dream. Very tolerable side effects. Unfortunately, I do still live with permanent damage to my kidneys and thyroid from Lithium, but my current mix doesn't exacerbate them.

Do you consider yourself child-like in any way(s)?

Bipolarchic14 · Feb 24, 2021 at 02:12 PM

My moments of anger make me feel like a toddler having a temper tantrum. Also when I go through euphoria I feel childlike glee for really no apparent reason. Do you ever feel trapped inside yourself?

Feb 24, 2021 at 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bipolarchic14

My moments of anger make me feel like a toddler having a temper tantrum. Also when I go through euphoria I feel childlike glee for really no apparent reason. Do you ever feel trapped inside yourself?

yes, in a lot of ways- mainly I want to remain a kid and by a kid, I don't just mean mentally.. I mean actually being at a kids age and getting a chance to have a better childhood

but also I hate my body. I must be related to shrek- his sister or something.

do you find gaming a good source of distraction?. do you do gaming at all?

lightly toasted · Feb 24, 2021 at 04:03 PM

If you mean video games, I've never been into them. Too much time wasted for a brief few months, as a teenager while my lame boyfriend at the time played games with other boys, while I stood there like a lemon waiting for him to remember I existed. It sort of put me off video games, and the boys/men who play them for life ..lol.

Do you suffer seasonal allergies?

Bipolarchic14 · Feb 24, 2021 at 04:50 PM

I don’t, thank God. I heard local honey can help. If you are on disability, what made you decide to go that route? Like what symptoms were most unbearable. If you aren’t on disability, what has been the hardest obstacle to overcome and how have you done so?

Miss Laura · Feb 24, 2021 at 05:50 PM

I had no choice when I got sacked from my job my mental health team made me apply for disability and within weeks I had a face to face interview and the guy took one look at me and said yeah you can't work. This was 10 years ago this May. I have applied for jobs but been discriminated against in all 6 interviews. I would love to not be on disability but if I wasn't on it I would need to work and I can't work so it's a catch 22. Symptoms wise I couldn't tell you as we are different in the UK than USA

Question: What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment in re to your mental health?

BeyondtheRainbow · Feb 24, 2021 at 10:09 PM

Completing a very rough treatment for PTSD

Are you oldest, middle or youngest in your family?

Bipolarchic14 · Feb 24, 2021 at 10:34 PM

I am the youngest. Have you ever been discriminated against by an employer?

HopeForChange · Feb 24, 2021 at 10:50 PM

Yes, I am currently facing issues with my employer

Does your psychiatrist allow you to have input into what medications you take?

Soupe du jour · Feb 24, 2021 at 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HopeForChange

Yes, I am currently facing issues with my employer

Does your psychiatrist allow you to have input into what medications you take?

Yes, but he's not the type who acts like he wants me to be totally in charge. He is the expert. He acts like it. I respect that.

What is a trait of your therapist or psychiatrist that you respect?

leomama · Feb 24, 2021 at 11:52 PM

He doesn’t talk about diagnosis or push medication.

Do you use thc or cbd ?

lightly toasted · Feb 25, 2021 at 11:56 AM

No

Are you seeing signs of spring yet where you live?

MuddyBoots · Feb 25, 2021 at 12:36 PM

For today, yeah. Our snow has turned to corn (Wish I could go skiing!), and it's pretty warm (upper 30's).

How good at dancing are you?

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lightly toasted Poohbah Member Since Mar 2019 Location: Here and There Posts: 1,147 5 1,724 hugs given	Feb 22, 2021 at 05:38 PM #2 Some potting soil and a couple of saucers to go under the plant pots. Did you have a disappointment today?

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 5 23.7k hugs given	Feb 22, 2021 at 07:29 PM #3 Yes, my therapist took the week off on just a few hours notice. I hope she's not doing one of her month-long "disappearing acts." If you could be somewhere right this minute, where would you be? Alone or with someone? __________________

BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,670 (SuperPoster!) 9 11.9k hugs given	Feb 23, 2021 at 10:17 PM #7 Yes, my so-called best friend. What is the worst side effect you put up with now or have tolerated in the past? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily

Bipolarchic14 Poohbah Member Since Feb 2014 Location: Over there Posts: 1,076 10 354 hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 02:12 PM #9 My moments of anger make me feel like a toddler having a temper tantrum. Also when I go through euphoria I feel childlike glee for really no apparent reason. Do you ever feel trapped inside yourself?

lightly toasted Poohbah Member Since Mar 2019 Location: Here and There Posts: 1,147 5 1,724 hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 04:03 PM #11 If you mean video games, I've never been into them. Too much time wasted for a brief few months, as a teenager while my lame boyfriend at the time played games with other boys, while I stood there like a lemon waiting for him to remember I existed. It sort of put me off video games, and the boys/men who play them for life ..lol. Do you suffer seasonal allergies?

Bipolarchic14 Poohbah Member Since Feb 2014 Location: Over there Posts: 1,076 10 354 hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 04:50 PM #12 I don’t, thank God. I heard local honey can help. If you are on disability, what made you decide to go that route? Like what symptoms were most unbearable. If you aren’t on disability, what has been the hardest obstacle to overcome and how have you done so?

BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,670 (SuperPoster!) 9 11.9k hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 10:09 PM #14 Completing a very rough treatment for PTSD Are you oldest, middle or youngest in your family? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily

Bipolarchic14 Poohbah Member Since Feb 2014 Location: Over there Posts: 1,076 10 354 hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 10:34 PM #15 I am the youngest. Have you ever been discriminated against by an employer?

HopeForChange Member Member Since May 2013 Location: USA Posts: 110 11 273 hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 10:50 PM #16 Yes, I am currently facing issues with my employer Does your psychiatrist allow you to have input into what medications you take?

leomama Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 4,703 10 172 hugs given	Feb 24, 2021 at 11:52 PM #18 He doesn’t talk about diagnosis or push medication. Do you use thc or cbd ?

lightly toasted Poohbah Member Since Mar 2019 Location: Here and There Posts: 1,147 5 1,724 hugs given	Feb 25, 2021 at 11:56 AM #19 No Are you seeing signs of spring yet where you live?

MuddyBoots Monster on the Hill Member Since Sep 2020 Location: by the river Posts: 5,546 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,469 hugs given	Feb 25, 2021 at 12:36 PM #20 For today, yeah. Our snow has turned to corn (Wish I could go skiing!), and it's pretty warm (upper 30's). How good at dancing are you? __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here]