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Posted by Aphrodite on April 30, 2004, at 18:14:34
In reply to Who are we?, posted by sdjeff on April 28, 2004, at 1:46:59
This seems to be a good way to start on this board. I recently started posting on psychobabble.
I'm 32, female, and I don't care about my dx. (Of course, I say that after I frantically looked it up and didn't like what I read.)
I'm a mess -- neurotic, obsessive, emotional -- but my heart is usually in the right place.
I'm a writer by trade and hobby. (This may be ironic when you see my many mistakes -- my brain is going so much faster than my fingers or my willingness to edit!)
I have a husband, child, and cat.
I read The New Yorker for the cartoons.
Cheerio.
Posted by karen_kay on April 30, 2004, at 21:43:59
In reply to Who are we?, posted by sdjeff on April 28, 2004, at 1:46:59
i'm karen (or karen kay, or kk or many other names.. another thing, i realized recently that my old man's middle name is a swear word when i'm angry.. and it's the BIG one too!!!)
obviously i swear alot
according to my peers, i'm 'cocky' and 'sarcastic' (well, HELLO!!! you would be too if you looked this good!)
after a full year of german, i've come to realize i can't speak a word of it (my prof winces when i am called on and try to speak) and i still have another year to look forward to
i have absolutely no artistic ability. i can't draw, i can't sing, i can't type (is that an art?), i can't write, i can't paint, i can't play an instrument (except the kazoo and that's at 2nd grade level).
i can multitask, but i become confused. i list that on my resume (which i will use when i apply for the gas station cashier position this summer) however, if i attempt to do two things at one time i usually become confused and end up really messing things up. it gets really bad if i am talking on the phone and IMing, especially if i don't want to talk on the phone, as i usually complain about the person on the phone, become confused and say what i should be typing. this is a hassle, as what i'm typing is usually "i wish my friend on the phone would shut up!" my friend on the phone is usually not amused.
sometimes i think something but don't mean to say it, as it isn't nice. however, i'll get halfway through, realize i'm saying it, mumble a bit, get red-faced, and then cover up with a quick "huh!" i don't know how i get away with it, but i do. honestly, i can recall several times where it's happened that i've thought that i've been thinking something but i've actually been saying it. midsentence i'll realize i'm talking and get tonguetied, do the quick "huh" and my friends usually just look at me. (and i swear, i wasn't on drugs either!) usually i'm charming so i can get away with it. or maybe i'm just cocky? (can you tell i'm bitter about that evaluation? the professor didn't think i was cocky. she thought i made great use of humor. stupid college students. they don't know their (^(^%$#*#$ from their elbows. and to think, i didn't deduct anything from their grades. i wouldn't dream of messing with anyone's grades. GRRR!!)
i'm clumsy. i almost always have bruises on my legs.
i love the water. but hate drinking water. go figure.
Posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:05:15
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Dinah, posted by karen_kay on April 29, 2004, at 14:37:39
My poor husband has no sense of rhythm. It made taking ballroom dancing very difficult for both of us. I give him a ton of credit for trying.
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:09:02
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by All Done on April 30, 2004, at 11:49:16
I visited Japan when my bro-in-law was living there. Fascinating country. Lost about 15 pounds from all of the walking we did and because of the food. I'm a really picky eater and get grossed out really easy. No raw meat for me!
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:10:14
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by Scott in Vermont on April 30, 2004, at 12:33:10
Oh Scott, how can you not open it? How can you stand the curiousity? I would go nuts. You must be so disciplined.
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:17:56
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by karen_kay on April 30, 2004, at 21:43:59
Okay, here's me
37 year old female
Love to garden (although not necessarily skilled at design) and hence the screen name
I am studying to be a clinical psychologist, so I don't want to give my name just in case.
One husband, one dog
Dx: atypical depression--doing much better on Nardil
I live in Ohio--if you don't like the weather just wait 10 minutes, and don't get me started about the governor.
Absolutely dreading the 17-year cicada invasion due to start in a couple of weeks. Anyone want a houseguest for about six weeks?
Hobbies include reading, gardening (duh), knitting, Indy car racing (watching of course, but I can dream, can't I?), Tennessee football, and laughing.
My talent: singing Blue Christmas in my Elvis voice.Great thread, Jeff!
gg
Posted by lonelygirl on May 1, 2004, at 16:08:27
In reply to Who are we?, posted by sdjeff on April 28, 2004, at 1:46:59
Ooh, I've bookmarked this thread! Awesome.
I'll start by saying that I'm not comfortable revealing too much identifying information here on the board where the whole world can see it, but if you're interested for some crazy reason, meet me in the chat room (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/psycho-babble-open/) and I'll tell you my real name, the state in which I live, my major in school, my dog's name and breed, etc.
I'm 22/female.
I am currently attending college in the southwest, but my home is about 2,000 miles away (to the northeast), and I plan to return there in a couple of weeks.
Right now, I am an engineering student, but if all goes according to plan, in 2 weeks I will be an engineer. (An unemployed engineer.)
I don't know my current diagnoses, though I intend to ask some time in the next two weeks... I have been diagnosed with depression by multiple professionals over the last 8 years or so, as well as ADD when I was younger. I also have a self-diagnosis of social anxiety disorder and/or avoidant personality disorder.
Right now, I live alone in a dorm, though I share a bathroom with a girl who frequently forgets to flush. At home, I live with my parents, a younger brother (who is also in college), a younger sister (in high school), and my dog (we also have 2 or 3 deceased hamsters buried in the back yard). I also have an older brother who is a lawyer.
Talents? Hmm. I'm pretty good at screwing things up -- I've been told that I have something like the Midas touch, except everything that I touch turns to excrement instead of gold. In the area of useless knowledge, I memorized all the prepositions, as well as all of the chemical elements.
As for hobbies, I’ve dabbled in a lot of things, but I rarely have the commitment to get really involved in anything, and I lose interest quickly. Currently, I volunteer with an animal rescue organization.
Posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 18:35:29
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by lonelygirl on May 1, 2004, at 16:08:27
Posted by noa on May 1, 2004, at 20:26:01
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:17:56
*Female. 40's---I like to say "early 40's" but I admit that I'm gettin into "middle" territory really.
*Run of the mill job but I like working, I've always liked working, even when I hate it, cuz I like to be productive within a structured setting
*Love my time off, too.
*Love to read, but often find it hard to sit and focus long enough. Then, suddenly, I will have a big spurt of reading energy and devour a bunch of books in a short time.
*5 year member of Psychobabble, which has been a real lifesaver for me.
*DX=Double depression and hypothyroidism, but realizing more and more that there has always been a lot of anxiety there too. I get somewhat obsessive when I have to sort out detailed stuff or make lots of decisions (example---I bought a zillion quarts of paint to test colors before I settled on paint colors for my apt. and the process drove me crazy)
*Pretty much in remission, at least for the major depression part of the double D. Even the dysthymia part is pretty mild at this point.
*been in therapy for decades. I guess I'm a lifer--who said that earlier this week?
*Love spring weather, and love the ample daylight this time of year. Oh yeah, did I mention I also have S.A.D.?
*Like trees and plants and birds and the breeze.
*Love the ocean. Love to go to the beach just before dawn and watch the sky and the dolphins (if I'm lucky) and the many birds and even before the birds really come out, I love watching the little sand crabs that look like a gifted cartoon animation artist dreamed them up with their cute faces watching me as they scurry across the sand and love watching them busily scurrying or digging, leaving their little mounds of freshly dug sand behind them.
*Love swimming in lakes (clean lakes of course).
*I like to hear the train whistle in the early morning and at night.
*Love to look up at the sky on a clear night and am repeatedly amazed at being greeted by that big bright planet about 45 degrees up in the evening sky. It amazes me and makes me happy.
*unmarried, no kids. Ambivalent about kids. Always used to be positive I wanted and would have kids. Lately not so sure I could hack it, even if it were possible. Who knows, maybe someday I'll adopt. But first I gotta take better care of my own everyday self.
*Not so good at multitasking--distractible, get overwhelmed.
*Kind of a trial and error learner--have difficulty visualizing things, so I have to try it out to know what it will look like (like obsessively trying paint colors, for example). This makes everything very time consuming, of course.
*It's easy for me to lose track of time.
*Originally I was one of those people who always showed up early. Now I really wish I could just be on time.
*Hated to write as a kid--used to have total panic attacks about writing assignments. Then one day as an adult I discovered that I am a decent writer and sometimes I actually like it. At work, people come to me for writing help now. If my high school English teacher could only see that!
*Like crossword puzzles and scrabble
*was addicted to online freecell and solitaire and minesweeper, but am fine since I eradicated them from my computer.
*I also read the New Yorker for the cartoons, but lo and behold, I discovered I like a lot of the articles, too! These are good when I have a lot of time, like when visiting my parents, who are subscribers.
*like offbeat movies
*like to watch This Old HOuse and listen to Click and Clack the Tap It Brothers---Tom and Ray, and love "this American Life", but perhaps my favorite is "Selected Shorts". I love to have a good story read to me by a good story teller.
*My life is full of unfinished stuff--from the still unfinished kitchen to the wires handing from the cieling where light fixtures should be to the birthday card I bought two and a half years ago for someone and forgot to send to the many projects I started and never finished....shall I go on?
*Historically, I've always been pretty timid but once (about 5 years ago) I took a big stand on something important--people thought what I did had been hard to do but it was actually very easy to do because it was so very obviously the right thing to do. Dealing with the aftermath was not so easy, though. But now it's ok and it seems like a long time ago at this point. I guess I haven't been thinking about it as much as time goes by, but it's interesting that it is coming up now as I write this post for this "who we are" thread--I guess it is still part of how I define myself. I guess it is something I am proud of--like I encountered a big test of character and proved myself. Now if I can only manage to feel like all my other character issues can get to where I want them to be!
Posted by Dinah on May 1, 2004, at 20:33:42
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by noa on May 1, 2004, at 20:26:01
Thank you Noa. I learned a lot I didn't know about you and was very glad to do it. :)
Posted by mair on May 2, 2004, at 0:08:53
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Scott in Vermont, posted by tabitha on April 30, 2004, at 11:26:27
I'm from Vermont too. I'm 51 (ouch), female, with a husband and dog and daughter (16) and a son (almost 19) who is a freshman in college. I guess my dx is chronic major depression which seems to come with lots of anxiety. I've had it for an age.
I like to read when i can - like noa, I sometimes can't seem to concentrate enough to read much of anything and then i go on a binge where I can't stop reading. I like listening to music, mostly classical but actually lots of other things too. I spend so much time in the car with my daughter and her awful radio stations that I've actually become reasonably adept at recognizing pop singers.
I like gardening too. I generally have always had a vegetable garden, but I decided recently that I'm not going to bother this year because I only seem to be feeding the deer and woodchucks. In the last couple of years I've gotten more into planting annuals and some perennials - I think some of this comes from the fact that my therapist does alot of gardening and always has fresh flowers in her office. I'm not emulating her; I just realized I really like fresh flowers.
Like some others, I love the New Yorker also - both for the cartoons and the articles. My mother gives me a subscription every year. Unfortunately I'm months behind on the articles. I like word puzzles, although mostly for time constraints, I only ever try to tackle the Sunday NY Times crossword.
I'm definitely a Democrat, although since I come from a State where many of the Republicans are very moderate, I honestly can say I vote for the candidate and not the party. Jim Jeffords was getting my vote long before he got angry with George Bush and bolted the republican party.
The only TV show i try not to miss is West Wing although my husband and I sometimes get sucked into American Idol. My husband watches alot of sports, and I enjoy them too although no where near to the degree that he does.
I'm an attorney; it's a real mixed bag. I can't really see myself not working, but work supplies most of my worst depression triggers. I've never figured out how to manage the stress, and financially, not working is not an option anyway.
My depression is much more under control than it used to be, although I still have my moments. On the surface anyway, I'm pretty high functioning - very few people (and family members for that matter) know I have depression. I've been visiting the babbles for a long time - not as long as noa and shar and phil etc, but a lot longer than most. I don't get here anyway near as often as I used to which may be a function of a better mental state, or lack of computer access. My daughter is pretty much glued to the PC at home; my husband and I have to divide the few morsels of time she leaves us late at night.
This is far more than I intended to write. Excuse the length.
Mair
Posted by All Done on May 2, 2004, at 3:01:18
In reply to Re: Who are we? » All Done, posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:09:02
> I visited Japan when my bro-in-law was living there. Fascinating country. Lost about 15 pounds from all of the walking we did and because of the food. I'm a really picky eater and get grossed out really easy. No raw meat for me!
>
> ggI lost weight when I was there, too. I'm the same about the raw meat, but I ate pretty much everything else. Just healthier eating there, I guess.
I can't wait to go back and bring my husband and son. We're waiting until he's a little older to be able to handle the flight (my husband, of course ;)).
Posted by tabitha on May 2, 2004, at 11:40:25
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by noa on May 1, 2004, at 20:26:01
Noa, I think you are my soul sister. I said 'me, too' to nearly everything in your list, right down to the bout with freecell/minesweeper/solitaire addiction. Except for Click and Clack-- I cannot tolerate that program for a minute. It's their accents, and the way the one guy sort of yells instead of talking. Blech! But I love This American Life. I've also been pretty mesmerized by Antiques Roadshow lately.
I'm asking myself why you'd question buying lots of paint samples. That's not abnormal at all-- it's just smart. It's a terrible thing to paint a room and then realize the shade is just a little off. You can try and try and try to get used to it, but deep down you'll know it isn't quite right.
Too bad we can't get together every few weeks and tackle one unfinished project. I could tackle yours and you could tackle mine. Surely it would be easier that way-- wouldn't have the same emotional block.
Posted by karen_kay on May 2, 2004, at 13:15:05
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by mair on May 2, 2004, at 0:08:53
you said excuse the length. mair, i loved it! i'm almost inspired to write more about myself. i love gardening as well and even have a special apron for it. when i go my my old man's folk's house (when they were first setting it up) they have all sorts of pictures of me in bibs planting flowers. i just don't do it enough at my own house.
and noa, i really did enjoy learning about you as well. i too adore the water. when i was young i used to pretend i was a mermaid. maybe i really was in a different life? maybe that's why i have no boobs in this one? :( and when my mom lived on a lake, i used to take the boat and dock it near the middle, so i could sleep on the lake. perhaps i am a mermaid, only with big feet instead?
Posted by noa on May 2, 2004, at 20:40:31
In reply to Re: Who are we? » noa, posted by tabitha on May 2, 2004, at 11:40:25
LOL.
BTW, Tom doesn't yell--he RANTS. That is the technical term they use.
OK. Re: the paints. You have to understand that I didn't just get a lot of quarts of paint to test. I became totally OBSESSED with it. It was just like playing freecell, really.
Oh, and THANK YOU for mentioning Antiques Road Show. I find it a very relaxing hour.
Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 3, 2004, at 8:55:26
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Scott in Vermont, posted by gardenergirl on May 1, 2004, at 9:10:14
If I opened it, the mystery of what is inside would be gone.
Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 3, 2004, at 9:03:47
In reply to Re: Who are we?, posted by mair on May 2, 2004, at 0:08:53
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine... it's those long, dark winters, I'm telling you. :)
Posted by fallsfall on May 4, 2004, at 6:37:10
In reply to Re: Who are we? » mair, posted by Scott in Vermont on May 3, 2004, at 9:03:47
But the rain stopped for today, and it stays light so much later now. Time to come out from our caves into the world.
Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 4, 2004, at 7:29:53
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Scott in Vermont, posted by fallsfall on May 4, 2004, at 6:37:10
> But the rain stopped for today, and it stays light so much later now. Time to come out from our caves into the world.
Uh huh. And this morning I awoke to the warm welcome of an inch of snow.
Vermont. Love it or live somewhere warm, eh? Hhahhaahahhaa
Posted by fallsfall on May 4, 2004, at 9:27:15
In reply to Re: Who are we? » fallsfall, posted by Scott in Vermont on May 4, 2004, at 7:29:53
You must be WAY north!!!!
Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 4, 2004, at 9:56:22
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Scott in Vermont, posted by fallsfall on May 4, 2004, at 9:27:15
> You must be WAY north!!!!
05660. You figure it out.
Posted by tabitha on May 4, 2004, at 11:02:09
In reply to Re: Who are we? » fallsfall, posted by Scott in Vermont on May 4, 2004, at 7:29:53
wow, that seems so odd. Here my grass is crunchy brown already, and it's been like 90 degrees in the house when I get home at night. I will trade you some scorching hot sun for a little chilly weather. One icicle, please?
Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 4, 2004, at 13:22:12
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Scott in Vermont, posted by tabitha on May 4, 2004, at 11:02:09
I'll send you a box of them. Chances are, they will melt by the time they get there.
Posted by mair on May 4, 2004, at 22:00:56
In reply to Re: Who are we? » tabitha, posted by Scott in Vermont on May 4, 2004, at 13:22:12
You're not far north at all. I was expecting maybe the Northeast Kingdom.
I don't mind snow in May because you know for certain it isn't going to last even a day. Plus, you get enough hints of spring to counterbalance bad weather. It's those March and early April storms that get to me.
Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 5, 2004, at 6:56:02
In reply to Re: Who are we? » Scott in Vermont, posted by mair on May 4, 2004, at 22:00:56
I can't complain much, because while it did snow, it didn't frost, so it didn't kill off anything in my (evidently premature) garden.
I don't live as far north as the Northeast Kingdom, but what I lack in latitude, I make up for in elevation. :)
I have to say I have never been to a forum where so many people from Vermont were there, let alone New England. I still maintain it's those long dark days.
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