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BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 16, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Frequently when I was working. It seems some people reach a certain age and stop visibly aging. Suddenly they are 98 and look 70.

Do you have a pet that sleeps with you (or have you in the past)?

Polibeth · Oct 17, 2022 at 03:17 PM

Frequently my 3 cats sleep in bed with me. One always sleeps by my head, one by my stomach and one by my feet. It makes re-positioning myself during the night interesting.

Same question: Do you have a pet that sleeps with you (or has in the past)?

Fuzzybear · Oct 19, 2022 at 03:47 PM

Unfortunately not (allergic). I do have a teddy bear though

Do you like walking in the rain?

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 19, 2022 at 08:11 PM

Q: Do you like walking in the rain?
A: In the summer. Not now that it is cold and wet.

Q: What is your favorite soup?

Nammu · Oct 19, 2022 at 08:19 PM

I love broccoli and cheese and butter squash but I’d have to say my favorite is Campbell’s tomato soup made with 2% reg cows milk. That and a grilled cheese sandwich and sliced dill pickles. That’s comfort food

What’s your favorite comfort food?

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 19, 2022 at 11:27 PM

Soup. Almost any flavor. Leaning more toward vegetarian which is true for me all the time; I eat meat but if it wasn't served to me I wouldn't eat it much.

Have you had to have dental work thanks to your psych meds drying out your mouth?

Soupe du jour · Oct 20, 2022 at 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

Soup. Almost any flavor. Leaning more toward vegetarian which is true for me all the time; I eat meat but if it wasn't served to me I wouldn't eat it much.

Have you had to have dental work thanks to your psych meds drying out your mouth?

Great question! I can certainly see dry mouth being a factor. I don't think it's been an issue for me, but my bipolar disorder has affected my teeth in the form of daytime bruxism. I used to (and sometimes still do) grind and clench my teeth so severely that it wore them down, and think caused a chip or two. My two front teeth were so damaged that I needed root canals in both. The endodontist said they are worn down as much as many 70 year olds'. I was not yet even 50 when she said that. Currently I need a rear molar worked on because of a chip. Oh, how bipolar affects us in many ways!

Do you have any kind of phobia (very very minor to much more significant)?

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 20, 2022 at 09:42 PM

strong phobia of heights. Improving one of birds now that we have 6 free-range chickens who honestly are pretty sweet. I'm going to touch one soon.

Have you had trouble with shipping issues in recent months?

Fuzzybear · Oct 20, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Not really (re shipping issues)

Do you wish you were asleep right now? (I do, I'm so tired)

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 20, 2022 at 10:50 PM

I would love to be asleep. I think it's going to be a hard night.

What is something you dread doing?

Nammu · Oct 20, 2022 at 10:56 PM

Phone calls. I absolutely hate and dread making phone calls.

If you got a Do-over button for one year of your life, what year would it be?

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 20, 2022 at 11:43 PM

2009. I took a 4 days/week job and they didn't hire anyone to cover the 4th day. I was perpetually in trouble for not getting everything done but they were expecting the same from me as the fulltime PT. I had horrible assistants who were risking their licenses and mine and didn't listen to me. Nobody backed me up. I should have quit. Instead I got fired. I later learned that they had a reputation for firing experienced therapists for no reason and replacing them with much cheaper new grabs. I worked for a staffing agency after them and they told me they wouldn't even work with that company. It was miserable although really only 7 months before I was fired. It was a bad, bad, 10 months in their employment.

If you could go to a zoo or an art museum to spend a whole day which would you choose, assuming good weather?

Fuzzybear · Oct 21, 2022 at 12:10 AM

I'd go to a zoo (I do enjoy art museums also)

I'll ask that same question, would you prefer to visit a zoo or an art museum (assuming good weather)?

Aurelius710 · Oct 21, 2022 at 12:43 AM

Can't go wrong with either, though I'd choose the art museum!

What's a job, dream, goal that, when you achieved it, didn't live up to the hype?

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 21, 2022 at 06:44 PM

Being a supervisor. I had assistants in most of my jobs and I just wasn't good at getting them to do what I wanted them to do (with some exceptions). I wanted teamwork based around my assessments and planning and they wanted to do whatever they wanted. It was so frustrating and honestly something I had thought I would be good at. My last job I didn't have an assistant and I loved it even though I was chronically overworked.

Have you ever made a friend in IP that lasted outside the hospital?

Soupe du jour · Oct 22, 2022 at 03:57 AM

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Being a supervisor. I had assistants in most of my jobs and I just wasn't good at getting them to do what I wanted them to do (with some exceptions). I wanted teamwork based around my assessments and planning and they wanted to do whatever they wanted. It was so frustrating and honestly something I had thought I would be good at. My last job I didn't have an assistant and I loved it even though I was chronically overworked.

Have you ever made a friend in IP that lasted outside the hospital?

Some definitely no, a couple sorta yes, but one of that couple more so. As for the latter, one guy was more met in a partial hospital outpatient. I socialized with him into the future at AA. Also, he worked at the local grocery store where I saw him weekly. When I visited the US in April, I saw him again, but we don't keep in touch now. Another had too severe of alcoholism to continue the friendship. He grew too amorous, as well. As for one that ended very badly, she did something that made me fear for my husband's well-being because of a lie. That's a major no-no in my book, plus I was also still very unwell with bipolar. I pretty much scared her away from the IOP. When ill, I can get rather scary, unfortunately. To boot, she stole something from me.

Is there anything shareable you'd want a "redo" on in life?

Fuzzybear · Oct 22, 2022 at 06:40 AM

I'd want a redo on not ditching completely the guy I met at college when I was 18. I broke up with him but we stayed friends. Something happened when I was 20 and I was with him (nothing violent...) but it changed so much (sorry this is vague) On the other hand, everything would have been so different that I would never have met Papa bear. So I guess the answer is I wouldn't want a redo on it (I hope this makes some sense)

Do you have a big heart? (emotionally I mean, not physically)

*Beth* · Oct 23, 2022 at 02:16 PM

Yes- very, very much so, until my radar senses certain behaviors that trigger me. Then I tend to strike out like a tiger, all claws extended (unless I'm dealing with children and animals; I never strike out at them). I put a lot of work into modifying my temper; it's gotten better, but still not to where I'd like it to be.

Do you know how to ice skate?

downandlonely · Oct 23, 2022 at 02:32 PM

When I was a child I did take ice skating lessons and could go around the rink and stuff (nothing fancy like figure skating). However, when I tried it as an adult it was much tougher. Now that I am middle-aged, obese, and out of shape, I don't think I could do much. When I tried roller skating, I could only do a couple of laps around the rink before I was exhausted. And as a child I could do it for over an hour.

downandlonely · Oct 23, 2022 at 02:32 PM

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Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Oct 17, 2022 at 03:17 PM #962 Frequently my 3 cats sleep in bed with me. One always sleeps by my head, one by my stomach and one by my feet. It makes re-positioning myself during the night interesting. Same question: Do you have a pet that sleeps with you (or has in the past)?
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Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,331 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Oct 19, 2022 at 03:47 PM #963 Unfortunately not (allergic). I do have a teddy bear though Do you like walking in the rain? __________________
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BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,235 (SuperPoster!) 9 9,389 hugs given	Oct 19, 2022 at 08:11 PM #964 Q: Do you like walking in the rain? A: In the summer. Not now that it is cold and wet. Q: What is your favorite soup? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel
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Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,331 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Oct 20, 2022 at 10:19 PM #969 Not really (re shipping issues) Do you wish you were asleep right now? (I do, I'm so tired) __________________
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BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,235 (SuperPoster!) 9 9,389 hugs given	Oct 20, 2022 at 10:50 PM #970 I would love to be asleep. I think it's going to be a hard night. What is something you dread doing? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,414 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.7k hugs given	Oct 20, 2022 at 10:56 PM #971 Phone calls. I absolutely hate and dread making phone calls. If you got a Do-over button for one year of your life, what year would it be? __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,331 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Oct 21, 2022 at 12:10 AM #973 I'd go to a zoo (I do enjoy art museums also) I'll ask that same question, would you prefer to visit a zoo or an art museum (assuming good weather)? __________________
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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Oct 23, 2022 at 02:32 PM #980 Question: Is there anything you could do as a child that you can no longer do?
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