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What was your favorite subject in school and why? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD Seroquel, Cymbalta, , propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, omeperazole I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. --Robert Frost |
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#222
Statistics--I did really well in stats and found it fun
Are you a cat person or a dog person (or a reptile/bird/whatever person)? |
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__________________ ]Roses are red. Violets are blue.[ Look for the positive in the negative. PIRILON. If lemons fall from the sky, make lemonade. Unknown. Nothing stronger than habit. Victor Hugo. You are the slave of what you say, and the master of what you keep. Unknown. |
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I used to be a cat person and tolerated dogs until I started taking care of my daughter’s beagle named Benji while she is a away at college. Both the cat and dog sleep with me every night and are with me all day when I am home. I am now proudly both a cat and a dog person.
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a lot better than I handle the summer.
I love winter and everything it stands for. question: did you have any episodes of mania/ depression before being diagnosed? |
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__________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. |
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Most days I just go for a walk around town or through the woods, but on days I can I go hiking, snowshoeing, canoeing/kayaking, mountain biking, or skiing. I want to try SUP some time. I have also been known to dance a lot.
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I've always been a fan of the band U2, but I like many bands, mostly ones from the 1970s to 1990s. My favorite U2 song is "Where the Streets Have No Name". I also love classical music and jazz. Really, my favorite piece of music is Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Beethoven was beyond wonderful. I also particularly like some of the music of Leos Janacek, such as his series "On an Overgrown Path". That's one of the most beautiful pieces of music, in my opinion.
Describe something you experienced when euphoric hypomanic or manic. |
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On my way to IP I felt that I stopped time. I told my husband I needed some air so he stopped on the side of the highway. It was cold and late and windy. The stars were shining so brightly and the cold wind was whirling my hair around above me and it was just like this little piece of perfect space and time.
Eventually he got out of the car to make me get back in but it was amazing while it lasted. When those moments happen at night now I still get a lot joy out of them and stop to really take it in but dont feel like I have stopped time. How hard was it to accept your diagnosis/have you? |
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I accepted the diagnosis readily as I was thrilled to finally have an answer that fitted my years of symptoms. On the other hand I still find severe episodes very hard to accept. They really confront me with the dark side of Bipolar, and scare me to be honest.
Have you ever had ‘friends’ reject your Bipolar diagnosis only to hit you with diagnosis’s that they think fits better? __________________ Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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He left, brushing her completely off on the car ride home. However, around a year ago, he finally admitted to me, yes, he believes bipolar exists (he wouldn't even acknowledge that before) and yes, he believes I have bipolar I and the panic disorder and PTSD but he doesn't want to acknowledge the eating disorder. I suppose if I had anorexia, restricting type, it would be easy to see, but since mine is anorexia, purging type (and purging through exercise at that), he just sees a healthy person exercising to stay fit and help with stress. So I guess I'm almost there with him. What is the first significant news story you remember hearing about or seeing on the news/TV? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD Seroquel, Cymbalta, , propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, omeperazole I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. --Robert Frost |
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I'm going to show my young age here; but the first truly significant new story I remember was 9/11. I was seven at the time and I just remember the TV's at school showing the coverage and teachers talking about how terrible it was.
Do you trust your mental health providers? __________________ Generalized Anxiety Disorder Depression Symptoms of PTSD Trintellix 10mg once daily Buspar 10mg three times daily |
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Do you, or have you ever, played a musical instrument? __________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. |
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I don't now. As a kid I played piano, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, saxophone, trombone ,french horn, trumpet and xylophone. I was good at picking up instruments so I learned a new one every summer pretty much. I took flute lessons one summer but never officially played it.
Have you ever held something back from your therapist because it wasn't worth the difficulty of dealing with it? __________________ 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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Q: Do you remember 8 track tapes (as opposed to cassette tapes)? __________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. |
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Yes. One of our cars as a kid had them.
Do you think everything in your life is automatically therapy material? __________________ 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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__________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. |
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One in grad school who died. I met his replacement once; she suggested I might be bipolar and I ran. One HORRIBLE one who thought healthcare professionals couldn't be bipolar (really, she said that) and another I saw once who threatened to call the police to pink slip me but I fought back and won. Several in the clinical trial I did. All those were in 5 years and I've seen my wonderful, amazing pdoc for 15 years now.
Do you ever hug your therapist or pdoc? __________________ 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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Have you ever given a pdoc/therapist a gift? __________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. |
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I made my therapist a little vial of broken shells and added a note that said "thank you for helping me see beauty in what is broken" and then wrapped it up and shoved it at him awkwardly on my way out the door at Christmas. I made m pdoc a card when she had cancer that hung on her wall for a while.
Do you ever do phone sessions? __________________ 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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