Bipolar Questions #6

Jul 03, 2020 at 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by downandlonely

Usually get up and come on here to chat (although I know the light from the computer isn't good for sleep)

Do you have cable TV?

I think we posted at the same time.

I have sky, UK equivalent

bpcyclist · Jul 03, 2020 at 10:47 AM

Xfinity here, too expensive.

Do you like peanut butter?

swimmingly · Jul 03, 2020 at 10:51 AM

I don't care for peanut butter but I do like peanut butter cups. I get poked fun at for it. Strange right?

What is one food that you are allergic to that you wish you weren't?

bpcyclist · Jul 03, 2020 at 11:17 AM

No food allergies, luckily.

How often do you go to the regular doctor?

Jul 03, 2020 at 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist

No food allergies, luckily.

How often do you go to the regular doctor?

Annual physical only, unless I get sick in some other way and need to see him. Then more. I also go to my nephrologist once per year (usually 6 months after my gp annual physical). That is basically like a mini physical. Same blood tests, for the most part. He also has my vitals taken and listens to my heart, and checks my ankles. My gp said there's no need for me to continue the nephrologist, but the nephrologist said he'd like to see me once per year. I like having the checks twice per year. I have quit other specialists. Sometimes they start to add up, unnecessarily. My psychiatrist hasn't ordered a blood test for me for ages, because I always give him copies of the results from the above two docs. My psychiatrist thinks I should be taking a medication for my cholesterol, but my gp and nephrologist think I'm still low enough risk not to.

Q: Are you doing anything special for Independence Day?

Sometimes psychotic · Jul 03, 2020 at 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BirdDancer

Annual physical only, unless I get sick in some other way and need to see him. Then more. I also go to my nephrologist once per year (usually 6 months after my gp annual physical). That is basically like a mini physical. Same blood tests, for the most part. He also has my vitals taken and listens to my heart, and checks my ankles. My gp said there's no need for me to continue the nephrologist, but the nephrologist said he'd like to see me once per year. I like having the checks twice per year. I have quit other specialists. Sometimes they start to add up, unnecessarily. My psychiatrist hasn't ordered a blood test for me for ages, because I always give him copies of the results from the above two docs. My psychiatrist thinks I should be taking a medication for my cholesterol, but my gp and nephrologist think I'm still low enough risk not to.

Q: Are you doing anything special for Independence Day?

Going to the bfs bros house tomorrow.....should be excellent food.

Favorite artist?

swimmingly · Jul 03, 2020 at 07:46 PM

I'm pretty partial to Van Gogh, as you might have guessed. My favorite of his is called Wheatfield with Crows. I get lost in it.

What is your favorite Holiday, wherever you are in the world?

BeyondtheRainbow · Jul 03, 2020 at 11:26 PM

As long as my nieces are young enough to want to do egg hunts it will be Easter. When they outgrow that I'm not sure.

Do you say pop, soda, Coke or something else when describing a carbonated beverage?

Jul 04, 2020 at 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

As long as my nieces are young enough to want to do egg hunts it will be Easter. When they outgrow that I'm not sure.

Do you say pop, soda, Coke or something else when describing a carbonated beverage?

Soda. I would only say Coke if the soda was specifically a Coca-Cola, as opposed to ginger ale. No one says "pop" for such beverages in my area. If they did, we'd know that they were from somewhere else.

Q: Does your state (or country) have an particular lore or special stories? I'm talking about elves in Iceland or Jersey Devil in NJ.

BeyondtheRainbow · Jul 04, 2020 at 02:22 AM

Well, bigfoot allegedly lives down the road from me. Actually I can walk a mile and be at the park were he lives so I guess I should be careful

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Do you usually have some awake time in the night?

swimmingly · Jul 04, 2020 at 06:52 AM

I think I'm very fortunate. Trazodone still has a very strong effect on me. Plus, I live my day around a very vigorously planned sleep schedule (when my plans don't fall to poop).

What is the favorite part of your routine that you have built into your life that works in your favor in managing BD?

Jul 04, 2020 at 06:57 AM

doing things at certain times in general, especially breakfast and dinner.

what are you doing for the 4th of july

swimmingly · Jul 04, 2020 at 07:06 AM

Nothing particular. COVID-19 has me really paranoid. I might leave the inside land and go outside to grill burgers.

Do you believe in a higher power? Feel free to skip this if its too personal.

Jul 04, 2020 at 08:47 AM

yes I do. ever since I was small (my family don't, but that didn't stop me believing)

have you seen the movie avatar?

Sometimes psychotic · Jul 04, 2020 at 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

yes I do. ever since I was small (my family don't, but that didn't stop me believing)

have you seen the movie avatar?

Yes saw it at the theater....

Apple or orange?

downandlonely · Jul 04, 2020 at 09:04 AM

Apple

Cats or dogs?

Jul 04, 2020 at 10:18 AM

cats

seem so much cuter and require less looking after. lol.

do you think you went to seek help at the right time?, or do you wish you'd seen someone earlier

swimmingly · Jul 04, 2020 at 10:29 AM

I went at the right time. My parents, bless them, sent me for help in 1989. It was the right time for me, the wrong time for the psychiatric industry when it came to young teens. Too young to diagnose, hence my misdiagnosis, and the beginning of a long line of continued misdiagnosises.

What do you wish you knew at the time of your diagnosis that you know now?

Jul 04, 2020 at 10:34 AM

what a helusination is

I never forget the first time I had one, I didn't know what was going on with me. it was so scary.

are you a sensitive person? (I am, easily cry at everything)

swimmingly · Jul 04, 2020 at 11:18 AM

I guess I'd have to say that I'm pretty sensitive in my own way. I cry pretty easily over certain things but am deadened inside to many others though. Its very weird.

What is your favorite thing about the country in which you live in?

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bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jul 03, 2020 at 10:47 AM #642 Xfinity here, too expensive. Do you like peanut butter? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

swimmingly Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Central Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,585 3 3,398 hugs given	Jul 03, 2020 at 10:51 AM #643 I don't care for peanut butter but I do like peanut butter cups. I get poked fun at for it. Strange right? What is one food that you are allergic to that you wish you weren't?

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jul 03, 2020 at 11:17 AM #644 No food allergies, luckily. How often do you go to the regular doctor? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

swimmingly Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Central Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,585 3 3,398 hugs given	Jul 03, 2020 at 07:46 PM #647 I'm pretty partial to Van Gogh, as you might have guessed. My favorite of his is called Wheatfield with Crows. I get lost in it. What is your favorite Holiday, wherever you are in the world?

swimmingly Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Central Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,585 3 3,398 hugs given	Jul 04, 2020 at 06:52 AM #651 I think I'm very fortunate. Trazodone still has a very strong effect on me. Plus, I live my day around a very vigorously planned sleep schedule (when my plans don't fall to poop). What is the favorite part of your routine that you have built into your life that works in your favor in managing BD?

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 04, 2020 at 06:57 AM #652 doing things at certain times in general, especially breakfast and dinner. what are you doing for the 4th of july

swimmingly Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Central Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,585 3 3,398 hugs given	Jul 04, 2020 at 07:06 AM #653 Nothing particular. COVID-19 has me really paranoid. I might leave the inside land and go outside to grill burgers. Do you believe in a higher power? Feel free to skip this if its too personal.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 04, 2020 at 08:47 AM #654 yes I do. ever since I was small (my family don't, but that didn't stop me believing) have you seen the movie avatar?

downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Jul 04, 2020 at 09:04 AM #656 Apple Cats or dogs?

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 04, 2020 at 10:18 AM #657 cats seem so much cuter and require less looking after. lol. do you think you went to seek help at the right time?, or do you wish you'd seen someone earlier

swimmingly Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Central Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,585 3 3,398 hugs given	Jul 04, 2020 at 10:29 AM #658 I went at the right time. My parents, bless them, sent me for help in 1989. It was the right time for me, the wrong time for the psychiatric industry when it came to young teens. Too young to diagnose, hence my misdiagnosis, and the beginning of a long line of continued misdiagnosises. What do you wish you knew at the time of your diagnosis that you know now?

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 04, 2020 at 10:34 AM #659 what a helusination is I never forget the first time I had one, I didn't know what was going on with me. it was so scary. are you a sensitive person? (I am, easily cry at everything)

swimmingly Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Central Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,585 3 3,398 hugs given	Jul 04, 2020 at 11:18 AM #660 I guess I'd have to say that I'm pretty sensitive in my own way. I cry pretty easily over certain things but am deadened inside to many others though. Its very weird. What is your favorite thing about the country in which you live in?