Questions bipolar version #11

Crazy Hitch · Mar 14, 2025, 04:10 PM

Humanities - Economics and Civics and Citizenship

What topic could you give a lecture on for an hour with no preparation?

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 14, 2025, 10:41 PM

Energy conservation for the sick and elderly

What do you do to keep your hands busy when you feel agitated?

MuddyBoots · Mar 15, 2025, 05:36 AM

Play piano. It can be an imaginary piano too.

Similar Q— what’s your best way to cope with or soothe agitation?

Blueberrybook · Mar 16, 2025, 01:05 PM

grounding...usually with something cold like holding a glass of ice water between my hands, running my hands under cold water. If that's not possible, deep breathing...unbevielably after about 2 decades of trying it off and on again, it finally has gotten to the point where it helps some.

Do you or have you ever sleepwalk(ed)?

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 16, 2025, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook

grounding...usually with something cold like holding a glass of ice water between my hands, running my hands under cold water. If that's not possible, deep breathing...unbevielably after about 2 decades of trying it off and on again, it finally has gotten to the point where it helps some.

Do you or have you ever sleepwalk(ed)?

Yes. Many times both as a kid and an adult.

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LadyShadow · Mar 16, 2025, 05:19 PM

I don't think I ever have. I think it would be scary if I did.

How do you cope with being hospitalized? Is it always traumatizing, or do you ever get anything out of it?

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 23, 2025, 03:32 AM

I usually get something out of it, especially if I can get a bed on the far side where I'm not wakened every 30 minutes or whatever it is all night long by the door opening. Where I go has a really good OT who does most of the groups. Other groups are kind of spotty and I wish they did more therapy groups and more art therapy but you can't have everything. I'm fortunate to have a mood disorder unit at my hospital and it's a good place for the most part. Not perfect but good. I've not been in there in 9 years, since I started clozaril. I hope that streak gets much longer.

Have you ever been hospitalized in a mood disorder unit? Did it help you?-

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 25, 2025, 07:28 PM

Yes and yes. The hospital where my pdoc works has one so when I need IP that's where I go.

What is your favorite therapist you've ever had like?

Soupe du jour · Mar 31, 2025, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

Yes and yes. The hospital where my pdoc works has one so when I need IP that's where I go.

What is your favorite therapist you've ever had like?

It's hard to pick a clear favorite. I had one that actually did the most good for me, but we weren't exactly chummy. She was a highly educated intellectual-type that taught me the most useful coping skills of them all. She approached my therapy as if she was still doing research in grad school. Oddly, I appreciated that.

As for "favorite" in a friendly way, I had a therapist, a couple years ago, that was the greatest conversationalist. I truly enjoyed talking to him, but there was little therapy, to be honest.

My absolute favorite mental health provider was actually a psychiatrist of 15+ years. I confess that I had/have transference love for the man. I believe there was some countertransference affection, as well. I moved away about four years ago, but I still write him around the holidays.He responds.

Question: What was the most helpful advice you ever received from a mental health provider?

BeyondtheRainbow · Apr 04, 2025, 02:58 PM

"Do what you can do as you can do it"

What are your favorite and least favorite meds you've taken?

Blueberrybook · Apr 04, 2025, 04:31 PM

I'd have to say Seroquel is probably my favorite because it's the med that most consistently helps me sleep and also is the one that's helped with psychosis. My least favorite was Remeron; I only wanted to eat and sleep on it; my weight gain was out of control because I never felt full on it; it was the worst sort of med to prescribe someone with an ED. And of course, I have a love/hate relationship with clonazepam; it helped until it didn't and made me extremely forgetful, so bad I thought I might be getting early onset Alzheimer's, and of course, getting off it was no picnic. And oh, yeah, when I'm prescribed painkillers I do like them a bit too much beyond the painkilling effect

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BeyondtheRainbow · Apr 15, 2025, 09:37 PM

Favorites are clozaril and emsam.

Least favorites are abilify and Geodon.

When you go grocery shopping what is certain to be in your cart?

Nammu · Apr 15, 2025, 09:41 PM

Cheese 🧀

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MuddyBoots · Apr 16, 2025, 05:54 AM

Yogurt (we’re dairy people I guess)

What is the max amount of puppies you would walk at once?

Brentus · Apr 16, 2025, 02:32 PM

A: Probably two.

Q: If given a choice -- what would you make your eye color? (you can get creative!)

Nammu · Apr 16, 2025, 05:37 PM

I’ve always had a thing for grey eyes, but then I’d have to change my skin tone and hair color too. I get lots of compliments on my eyes so perhaps I should leave them as they are?

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MuddyBoots · Apr 16, 2025, 06:00 PM

I want to be able to change them at will. And make them red

When was the last time you saw a rainbow?

BeyondtheRainbow · Apr 16, 2025, 11:32 PM

Every time I look in the mirror

. Seriously, probably last fall, maybe in the summer but we had so little rain last summer than I doubt we saw many rainbows. On the other hand I see rainbows popping up randomly all the time so maybe that makes up for the lack of rain last year.

If you have a pet or have ever had a pet what is the weirdest thing they do/did?

MuddyBoots · Apr 17, 2025, 03:59 AM

(I was hoping you’d answer my question haha)

Conrad is weird as hell. We have birds or squirrels or something in the attic and he will go from a dead sleep to looking up at noises you can almost not hear and it kinda looks like God woke him up and is telling him something really important (just the face he has). He also chews on phones, radios, chairs, tables, etc. He eats a lot of grass I know cats tend to eat grass, but that’s like his sole purpose of going outside. Outside, chomp chomp chomp, alright. Mom, I can go back in now. He also goes into our unfinished basement stares at the wall and meows for like 40 minutes straight. He likes to be held a certain way too I’ve never seen a cat like to be held either, like he just melts like butter in your arms and *wants*to be carried around the house for at least 10 minutes straight.

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Crazy Hitch · Apr 24, 2025, 09:53 PM

It’s not weird but my cat won’t stop biting me every single time I stroke her. I don’t think she means to hurt but she does. Oh well it’s probably just her way of showing affection lol

What time do you take your daily meds?

LadyShadow · Yesterday, 12:13 PM

I take morning meds around the time I get up and the nighttime meds around 11pm every night.

Do you have a special pillbox for your meds?

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