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Posted by Dinah on June 24, 2003, at 22:42:23
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz » Sabina, posted by mair on June 24, 2003, at 22:15:20
Posted by elbee on June 24, 2003, at 22:47:58
In reply to PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 9:53:19
Thanks for the quiz.
1. Which term do you relate to more
a)Psycho
2. What percentage of your life have you been in therapy? 35%..well maybe more
3. Have you ever lied about what you saw in an inkblot? Never saw except in psych books
4.Which best describes your relationship with your medication?
e)other: OK for now
5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
Owen Wilson--oh wait, he's not fictional
7. What's your favorite comfort food?
homemade macaroni & cheese
8. Describe your first car.
Toyota that caught fire. Now I know why you have to change that filter!
9. What question would you like answered?
Why is it so hard to think of answer to more happier/less grim question?
10. You wake up and realize your depression/anxiety,etc. seems to have disappeared. Later that day you win 10 million dollars in the lottery. What do you do with it?
Go camping, travel the world, invest/gifts, go to cooking school
Posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 22:52:16
In reply to PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 9:53:19
OK, I was starting to fall asleep with meds sedation, so I was going to log off but then I saw your little quiz and had to answer before going to bed.
> 1. Which term do you relate to more
> > b)Babble--definitely babble, with a little psycho on the side!
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> 2. What percentage of your life have you been in therapy?
> OMG, I hadn't ever thought of it in terms of percentage! I think it has been about 45%!!
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> 3. Have you ever lied about what you saw in an inkblot?
> Never took an inkblot test.>
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> 4.Which best describes your relationship with your medication?
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> d)We're still together but I keep longing for something new and I'm looking aroundWell, it is the best love I can find for now, but believe me, when some new innovation comes along, I'm hoping it is a good one for me.
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> 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?Sometimes, I wish I had Sherlock Holmes (Dinah will be able to relate to this one!), who can solve all the riddles and bring all the loose ends together in a succinct solution. But it wouldn't be much fun rambling on with the esteemed Holmes--and his rather quirky social skills would be offputting at times.
No, I'd have to say I'd prefer Atticus Finch.
> 6.Describe a moment in your life when you were happy. (May substitute felt slightly less grim ;)> Will have to think about this and come back to it.
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> 7. What's your favorite comfort food?
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Baked potato.
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> 8. Describe your first car.
> Hah! For $100 I bought an old subaru two door that felt like you were actually sitting on the pavement as you drove. It was a real clunker but it was wheels! And I wasn't that young--I only got my first car at 26 years old. Of course, I lived in a big city with good transit, so it was ok, and I used to walk a lot, which was a whole lot better for me. A couple of years later, when I replaced it with an old Honda--which I loved--I couldn't PAY anyone to take the Subaru off my hands. After that I drove another old Honda until it died, and only got my first real new car a couple of years ago.
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> 9. What question would you like answered?
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> Have to think about this one.
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> 10. You wake up and realize your depression/anxiety,etc. seems to have disappeared. Later that day you win 10 million dollars in the lottery. What do you do with it?
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> Obsess about what to do with it!!
Posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 22:53:19
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 10:29:30
OMG--you said Atticus Finch too!! I swear I didn't read your answers before I responded.
Posted by Dinah on June 24, 2003, at 22:55:54
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 22:52:16
No doubt showing my literary ignorance.
Posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 22:56:41
In reply to Re: Ooh, I like. (grin) » Dinah, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 13:17:29
>Little does he know I'm dreaming of Gregory Peck.
LOL--who are we imagining when we are with our therapists--what a funny image.
Posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 22:59:26
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz » paxvox, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 17:20:41
>I bet that's what you said when they showed you the ink blot too :-)
LOL
Posted by Sabina on June 24, 2003, at 23:04:09
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz » Sabina, posted by mair on June 24, 2003, at 22:15:20
Yeah, I'm guessing he wouldn't get far on this board (too many PBC's by far) but the book always makes me laugh. I found the reference you mentioned:
"Mr. I Abelman, Mongoloid, Esq."
Well, he said 'Esquire', at least?
Posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 23:05:59
In reply to Re: Ok, who on earth is Atticus Finch » noa, posted by Dinah on June 24, 2003, at 22:55:54
Scout's father in "To Kill a Mockingbird"-- a great book and a great movie, and Gregory Peck just died last week, sigh.
Posted by Sabina on June 24, 2003, at 23:26:19
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz » Brio D Chimp, posted by noa on June 24, 2003, at 22:53:19
...but I didn't know if sitting around making soap dolls would really do the trick for me in the long term.
Posted by shar on June 25, 2003, at 0:51:15
In reply to PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 9:53:19
> This is just for fun. Omit anything you don't want to answer. Or write your own :)
>
> 1. Which term do you relate to more
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> a)Psycho--49% because I am.
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> b)Babble--51% because I do.
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> 2. What percentage of your life have you been in therapy?
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>Well over 50%.
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> 3. Have you ever lied about what you saw in an inkblot?
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>Amazingly, never had that test. So, by default, no.
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> 4.Which best describes your relationship with your medication?
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> a) It's grim but I'm not a quitter.
Definitely this one.
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> b)This is the one I've waited for True Love
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> c)Not currently in a relationship
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> d)We're still together but I keep longing for something new and I'm looking around
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> e)other
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> 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
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>Hard one. Probably Hannibal Lecter. Then we could continually surprise each other.
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> 6.Describe a moment in your life when you were happy. (May substitute felt slightly less grim ;)
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>Thank you for that last bit. My proudest moment was graduating, actually going up to get the degree for my Ph.D. Never went to any of my other graduations.
> 7. What's your favorite comfort food?
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>Too many to list. Probably all Mexican or Tex-mex with the occasional hot fudge sundae (if they make it look like the picture of it!).
> 8. Describe your first car.First car I ever bought all by myself was a 1970 VW beetle, yellow. Loved it. It got beaten to death on the side of the interstate one night after its accelerator broke.
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> 9. What question would you like answered?
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>What's the point?
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> 10. You wake up and realize your depression/anxiety,etc. seems to have disappeared. Later that day you win 10 million dollars in the lottery. What do you do with it?
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>Give to charity. Give to myself, pay bills, etc. Give to those in my family who are needy. Invest the rest under my mattress. Don't give any to the IRS. I understand when you have that much, you don't need to pay taxes.>I bet next time nobody will want to know!
Posted by Snoozy on June 25, 2003, at 0:58:42
In reply to PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 9:53:19
> 1. Which term do you relate to more
>> a)Psycho
> 2. What percentage of your life have you been in therapy?
>>Hmm. I think I need to work out an equation for this one, as there has been time in therapy and also time when I have seen a therapist.
> 3. Have you ever lied about what you saw in an inkblot?
>>Does saying "a dancing elephant" instead of what I was thinking - you can take that little blot and stick it.... count as lying?
> 4.Which best describes your relationship with your medication?>>Both a & d
> a) It's grim but I'm not a quitter.
> d)We're still together but I keep longing for something new and I'm looking around
> 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
>>Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
> 6.Describe a moment in your life when you were happy. (May substitute felt slightly less grim ;)
>>Probably when I got my first "real" job - one that I really wanted.
> 7. What's your favorite comfort food?
>>Usually chocolate> 8. Describe your first car.
>>VW
> 9. What question would you like answered?
>>Why do some of us suffer so much?
> 10. You wake up and realize your depression/anxiety,etc. seems to have disappeared. Later that day you win 10 million dollars in the lottery. What do you do with it?
>>Not depressed AND I win the lottery? What else can it be but - the end of the world (and I guess I'd be feeling fine!)
Posted by jane d on June 25, 2003, at 9:20:39
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz » Sabina, posted by mair on June 24, 2003, at 22:15:20
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> You wrote: "5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
> > >
> > > Ignatius J. Reilly from "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole"
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> That's pretty funny. Bear in mind that this is the guy who once started a business letter with the greeting "Dear mongoloid idiot," or something similar. I'm not sure I could handle worrying about what he was thinking about me. (-:
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> MairBut at least you wouldn't have to wonder about it. :-) Were you around on the book board when that book was discussed?
Posted by mair on June 25, 2003, at 13:18:41
In reply to Re: So who would you like? (nm) » mair, posted by Dinah on June 24, 2003, at 22:42:23
Atticus Finch was a good answer, but upon some reflection I'd take a different fictional character. Wally Lamb's second novel whose name escapes me (something like "These things are true" maybe) introduces a therapist who is a woman from India. I thought she seemed really wonderful.
Mair
Posted by mair on June 25, 2003, at 13:27:48
In reply to Re: Ignatius Reilly as shrink » mair, posted by jane d on June 25, 2003, at 9:20:39
You wrote:
"Were you around on the book board when that book was discussed?"
I was around then and may have been one to suggest this book. But I found I just couldn't read it again and it seemed that others didn't respond to it quite the way I had. In spite of the length of time which has transpired since I did read it (25 +/- years), I remember Ignatius' business letter writing vividly, and in fact think of it almost every time I have to write a letter to someone I dislike - the notion of using the words you'd LIKE to use and not the ones you SHOULD use is very alluring.
Mair
Posted by yesac on June 25, 2003, at 14:21:27
In reply to Re: So who would you like? » Dinah, posted by mair on June 25, 2003, at 13:18:41
> Atticus Finch was a good answer, but upon some reflection I'd take a different fictional character. Wally Lamb's second novel whose name escapes me (something like "These things are true" maybe) introduces a therapist who is a woman from India. I thought she seemed really wonderful.
"I Know this Much is True" I read it last summer... very good book!
Posted by yesac on June 25, 2003, at 14:22:28
In reply to Re: So who would you like? » mair, posted by yesac on June 25, 2003, at 14:21:27
Posted by yesac on June 25, 2003, at 14:45:17
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by yesac on June 24, 2003, at 15:43:29
I thought of an alternative question I'd like answered:
Why is life so unfair?
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 25, 2003, at 18:09:10
In reply to Yay! I did it! (nm), posted by yesac on June 25, 2003, at 14:22:28
Posted by noa on June 25, 2003, at 21:05:37
In reply to Re: My first answer was Boo Radley... » noa, posted by Sabina on June 24, 2003, at 23:26:19
Well, compared to Ignatius, I suspect Boo would be a better listener. He might not understand much of the language, but would probably tune into the voice cues. Ignatius O'Reilly, on the other hand, would probably have full control of the semantics, but totally miss the non-verbal cues.
Posted by lil' jimi on June 25, 2003, at 22:00:33
In reply to PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 9:53:19
a quiz? ... ... okey dokey!
> 1. Which term do you relate to more
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> a)Psycho
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> b)Babble
>b) i do way tmi
> 2. What percentage of your life have you been in therapy?
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... hope i'm not disqualified: 0% = no therapy> 3. Have you ever lied about what you saw in an inkblot?
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... haven't seen inkblots to lie to ... yet
..."... you look like some ink to me, darl-ink!..."...>
> 4.Which best describes your relationship with your medication?
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> a) It's grim but I'm not a quitter.
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> b)This is the one I've waited for True Love
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> c)Not currently in a relationship
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> d)We're still together but I keep longing for something new and I'm looking around
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> e)othere) hey, lexapro is lexapro ... and if it don't behave ... .... i'll shake their bottle!
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> 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
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fictional? ... hmmmm
... ... Sherlock Holmes?
... ... ... Horatio Hornblower ?
... ... ... ... Sponge Bob?
... ... ... ... ... brio d chimp?
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> 6.Describe a moment in your life when you were happy. (May substitute felt slightly less grim ;)
>may i offer 2?
... our wedding
... ... the birth of our son>
> 7. What's your favorite comfort food?
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.. ... .. hope i don't get disqualified again!
... i don't have one
... ... well, on a hot day, i like 1 and 1/2 mexican limes (the small ones) squeezed over a tall tumbler of ice and then i pour a cold can of dr. pepper over that ... with a straw!
... does that count?>
> 8. Describe your first car..... .... a ~1970(something) honda 600 sedan ... two cylinders, 600cc, sohc, rack and pinion steering, front dics brakes, standard-on-the-dash, about 1300 lbs, tank held 5 gallons. ... ... drove from texaas to california one summer ....
> 9. What question would you like answered?
in neuroscience, how to explain conscousness arising from the brain ... they call this "hard problem" ... ... it's hard if one doesn't resort to dualism or "bare foot" materialism ...
OR
a proof for Reimann's Hypothesis ... ...
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> 10. You wake up and realize your depression/anxiety,etc. seems to have disappeared. Later that day you win 10 million dollars in the lottery. What do you do with it?
>... ... besides indulging my family and my self?
... oh, establish a foundation to support research in quantum computation / quantum computer science ... ... then go to the lake ...OR maybe a record label?
so did i pass?
Posted by Sabina on June 25, 2003, at 22:07:33
In reply to Re: My first answer was Boo Radley... » Sabina, posted by noa on June 25, 2003, at 21:05:37
Posted by Brio D Chimp on June 25, 2003, at 22:22:27
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by lil' jimi on June 25, 2003, at 22:00:33
sorry I'm booked solid til mid-December :)
> > > 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
> >
> fictional? ... hmmmm
> ... ... Sherlock Holmes?
> ... ... ... Horatio Hornblower ?
> ... ... ... ... Sponge Bob?
> ... ... ... ... ... brio d chimp?
> >
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Posted by bookgurl99 on June 26, 2003, at 0:02:12
In reply to PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by Brio D Chimp on June 24, 2003, at 9:53:19
> This is just for fun. Omit anything you don't want to answer. Or write your own :)
>
> 1. Which term do you relate to more
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> a)PsychoPSYCHO!!!
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> b)Babble
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> 2. What percentage of your life have you been in therapy?hmm. . . 14% FOURTEEN PERCENT!!AAUGGH!
>
>>
> 4.Which best describes your relationship with your medication?
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> c)Not currently in a relationship
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> 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
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Are you saying that she's a real person with a real life when I leave the office?>
> 6.Describe a moment in your life when you were happy. (May substitute felt slightly less grim ;)Tonight when I held my gf in bed and she smiled at me with her own genuine happiness.
> 7. What's your favorite comfort food?Haagen-Dazs
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> 8. Describe your first car.1982 Dodge K-Car (In 1995.)
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> 9. What question would you like answered?What are the long-term side effects of these meds?
> 10. You wake up and realize your depression/anxiety,etc. seems to have disappeared. Later that day you win 10 million dollars in the lottery. What do you do with it?
AAAUGH!
Posted by Dinah on June 26, 2003, at 3:16:39
In reply to Re: PSB Getting to know you quiz, posted by bookgurl99 on June 26, 2003, at 0:02:12
> > 5. What fictional character would you like to have as therapist/counselor ?
> >
> Are you saying that she's a real person with a real life when I leave the office?
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> >ROFL
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