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May 11, 2020 at 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

North Carolina because I love the Outer Banks.

Do you grow a garden?

I don't own a lot of land, but I do have an herb garden and space for flowers and shrubs. I also grow flowers on my deck.

Q: Do you ever eat in the middle of the night? If so, usually what?

bpcyclist · May 12, 2020 at 12:42 AM

Ha!!!! All the time. Ice cream is a fave, if it is around. Bananas, if I am still asleep.

Favorite fruit?

wing · May 12, 2020 at 08:12 PM

A perfect nectarine, hard to come by. So blueberries.

Do you eat processed foods regardless of the health warnings?

Fuzzybear · May 13, 2020 at 02:01 PM

Sometimes

Favourite berry?

May 13, 2020 at 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzybear

Sometimes

Favourite berry?

Blackberries. This may be surprising, but when you manage to find a very delicious blackberry, it can be quite the paradise. I like most all berries, though.

Q: Have you ever experienced any kind of change in your sense of taste or smell as a result of psychotropic medications? I have with a couple, but not most.

Dg78 · May 13, 2020 at 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fern46

In general, I like fireworks. I don't mind the noise and I enjoy the colors. We let the kids stay up late on the 4th to enjoy them. I wish people would stop at a reasonable time though. We heard them going off until midnight. My dog does not like fireworks. I don't like watching her suffer, but its only for a day. I also hate it for veterans who suffer PTSD because of the noise.

What happened in the last dream you can remember?

In my last dream I had a huge red dog laying on me as I watched TV on the floor. 🥰 I really want a dog in my life ATM, I've been searching rescue sites and even looked for the dog in my dream hoping it was a sign, no luck yet

May 13, 2020 at 06:51 PM

Yeah, I had a change in taste but I can't remember what medication it was from.

Do you have any house plants? If so, what kind?

wing · May 13, 2020 at 07:21 PM

I have 2 spider plants in my (humongous) shower. They love it! And a bamboo in the kitchen. My cats dig up the soil so I can’t have plants anywhere else or I would!

Do you think daily about some stupid thing you’ve done while manic?

*Beth* · May 13, 2020 at 07:34 PM

Ugh. Yes. Almost every day I think about a period of time between August and November of 2018 when I was manic. I destroyed public property and more than a few relationships. I ended up IP.

Have you ever drawn a self portrait?

wing · May 14, 2020 at 12:52 PM

Yes, in HS. It was interesting because I was neither manic or depressed when I did it. Later, during mood swings, it didn’t look anything like the me in the mirror. Never did one again, it was too confusing.

Do you think BP interferes with your sense of identity?

MsSunflower · May 20, 2020 at 12:38 AM

I suppose it does in the sense that I find it hard sometimes to separate myself from my mental illness and not be defined by it.

Have you ever had to deal with bad side effects of a medication because otherwise it was helping?

bpcyclist · May 20, 2020 at 08:26 PM

Remeron--coma; Abilify--dystonia, myoclonus; Provigil--constant upper respiratory infections.

Favorite animal and why?

BeyondtheRainbow · May 22, 2020 at 02:27 AM

pet, cat because I get loved as long as I keep the food coming. I also get a of laughs as my facebook memories of their kittenhood pop up.

Zoo/wild animal--sloths because their physiology amazes me

Have you eaten out since the stay at home has been lifted or reduced, if that is true for you?

May 22, 2020 at 04:20 AM

I never eat out regardless. drive- through maybe, but no I've not done that since this began.

what are your thoughts on game of thrones

bpcyclist · May 22, 2020 at 10:26 PM

i saw one episode. It was pretty good, but it did not have me in an uncontroled, life-altering frenzy for more.

What time of day have you been going to the grovery store during the crisis?

May 23, 2020 at 06:17 AM

I use online delivery so I havon'
how many times a week do you shop for groceries?. do you do 1 big shop per week, or lots of little shops as and when it's needed

May 23, 2020 at 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

I use online delivery so I havon'
how many times a week do you shop for groceries?. do you do 1 big shop per week, or lots of little shops as and when it's needed

My husband and I have been doing a lot of online grocery shopping, as well. We order from both Whole Foods (through Amazon) and another online grocer called Fresh Direct, out of NYC, each once per week when we can procure a delivery time/day, which isn't always easy. Each lacks some products that the other has, therefore the two. We (or I) do also quickly run in and out of our local grocery store or CVS about once per week. Again, for product(s) not available through online purchase. We've also gone to Home Depot a couple times for some gardening stuff that our local grocery store doesn't have. Also, the liquor store for hubby. Very few grocery stores sell liquor in my area. There have always been separate liquor stores. For a while, it was curbside pickup from online orders. Now they let people go into the store again, if desired. Masks are still required in my state.

Q: What shop(s) or restaurant(s) have you missed going to since the pandemic started?

bpcyclist · May 24, 2020 at 01:29 AM

Bike shops used to be fun for me to browse and look around.

Do you know much about WW 2 or are you at all interested in it? I don't know very much. I did lose a great uncle to it. I have always felt that those allies, including the then-Soviet Union, literally saved the planet. So, I have been learning more about it. I never, ever cry. But reading about these men and women and what they sacrificed for each of us, for the entire world--it brings me to tears. Every time.

May 24, 2020 at 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist

Bike shops used to be fun for me to browse and look around.

Do you know much about WW 2 or are you at all interested in it? I don't know very much. I did lose a great uncle to it. I have always felt that those allies, including the then-Soviet Union, literally saved the planet. So, I have been learning more about it. I never, ever cry. But reading about these men and women and what they sacrificed for each of us, for the entire world--it brings me to tears. Every time.

honestly I wish I knew more about it.

I know when it started, and I know when it ended- also a few years ago when I was in hospital I met someone who had served in world war 2 and he was quite interesting to talk to and had a lot to share about life back then

I love history. my favorite true event in history is the sinking of the titanic (I find it facinating), but the great fire of london too, and even theories about jack the ripper.. yeah. history was always a favorite subject even at school.

so history question:

if you had a time machine, and could travel to anywhere in history, where would you go and why?

fern46 · May 24, 2020 at 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

honestly I wish I knew more about it.

I know when it started, and I know when it ended- also a few years ago when I was in hospital I met someone who had served in world war 2 and he was quite interesting to talk to and had a lot to share about life back then

I love history. my favorite true event in history is the sinking of the titanic (I find it facinating), but the great fire of london too, and even theories about jack the ripper.. yeah. history was always a favorite subject even at school.

so history question:

if you had a time machine, and could travel to anywhere in history, where would you go and why?

I'd visit herstory or better yet, their story. His story has been on repeat for millennia and I'm over it.

Do you budget your money strictly, or just pay for whatever comes up as it does and hope for the best?

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bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	May 12, 2020 at 12:42 AM #862 Ha!!!! All the time. Ice cream is a fave, if it is around. Bananas, if I am still asleep. Favorite fruit? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

wing metamorphosist Member Since Oct 2010 Location: Southern US Posts: 18,546 (SuperPoster!) 13 1,560 hugs given	May 12, 2020 at 08:12 PM #863 A perfect nectarine, hard to come by. So blueberries. Do you eat processed foods regardless of the health warnings?

Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,329 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	May 13, 2020 at 02:01 PM #864 Sometimes Favourite berry? __________________

Anonymous43918 Guest Posts: n/a	May 13, 2020 at 06:51 PM #867 Yeah, I had a change in taste but I can't remember what medication it was from. Do you have any house plants? If so, what kind?

wing metamorphosist Member Since Oct 2010 Location: Southern US Posts: 18,546 (SuperPoster!) 13 1,560 hugs given	May 13, 2020 at 07:21 PM #868 I have 2 spider plants in my (humongous) shower. They love it! And a bamboo in the kitchen. My cats dig up the soil so I can’t have plants anywhere else or I would! Do you think daily about some stupid thing you’ve done while manic?

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	May 13, 2020 at 07:34 PM #869 Ugh. Yes. Almost every day I think about a period of time between August and November of 2018 when I was manic. I destroyed public property and more than a few relationships. I ended up IP. Have you ever drawn a self portrait? __________________

wing metamorphosist Member Since Oct 2010 Location: Southern US Posts: 18,546 (SuperPoster!) 13 1,560 hugs given	May 14, 2020 at 12:52 PM #870 Yes, in HS. It was interesting because I was neither manic or depressed when I did it. Later, during mood swings, it didn’t look anything like the me in the mirror. Never did one again, it was too confusing. Do you think BP interferes with your sense of identity?

MsSunflower Member Member Since Apr 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 397 5 121 hugs given	May 20, 2020 at 12:38 AM #871 I suppose it does in the sense that I find it hard sometimes to separate myself from my mental illness and not be defined by it. Have you ever had to deal with bad side effects of a medication because otherwise it was helping?

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	May 20, 2020 at 08:26 PM #872 Remeron--coma; Abilify--dystonia, myoclonus; Provigil--constant upper respiratory infections. Favorite animal and why? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	May 22, 2020 at 04:20 AM #874 I never eat out regardless. drive- through maybe, but no I've not done that since this began. what are your thoughts on game of thrones

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	May 22, 2020 at 10:26 PM #875 i saw one episode. It was pretty good, but it did not have me in an uncontroled, life-altering frenzy for more. What time of day have you been going to the grovery store during the crisis? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	May 23, 2020 at 06:17 AM #876 I use online delivery so I havon' how many times a week do you shop for groceries?. do you do 1 big shop per week, or lots of little shops as and when it's needed