Does anybody know what this weed is that is taking over my flower beds?

[Dollythehun]

WW and I are both too familiar with bipolar, and other mental issues. Yes, recognize your feelings and then tell yourself the truth. You also learned from that experience, instead of becoming a victim, which is the bonus. It's too early to write,/think more.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Mental health is such an important thing and thankfully the troglodyte thinking of society is accepting that there are diseases you cannot see.

Please always be kind to yourselves and don’t ever mistake challenges for obstacles that cannot be over come. I have spent my life time living with and caring for people with mental challenges and it makes you realize that we are all struggling at some point and in someway

I think you guys are great people and I hope to be a source of positivity in your lives.

If anyone ever needs a (digital ) hug, I am the guy for the job

Also, Jeff, so dumb and so awful. I hate injuries like that. If the skin is not broken the get a strong lydocane ointment. It is the best for burns

Edit to be clear I am commiserating not calling you dumb. Weve all got those injuries...not saying you are dumb

[Dollythehun]

It's important to remember, the brain is an organ too. God invented Doctors and medicine too.

[JScott]

It's kind of ironic, but I actually sometimes miss the manic episodes. Or the first few days at least. The only full manic episode I had was the one when I tried to kill myself when I was 19. Once I was on the proper medication, I still had them, but they were hypomanic episodes. You feel energetic, you feel happy, you feel like you are really getting things done, like you could take over the world if you want. I felt more creative. I used to write a lot when I was having an episode. You don't need much sleep, just two or three hours a night. It's' great! You can get so much done when you're awake 21 or 22 hours a day! But of course you can only sustain that for a few days. After a few days, the lack of sleep starts to catch up with you, and I would irritable, paranoid, my thinking would become confused and disjointed, then the powerful feeling of being able to achieve turned into depression and all you want to do is sleep, but you just can't (my doctor called this a mixed episode, where I'm both manic and depressed at the same time) and that part is awful. But man, those first three days of a manic episode sure were fun lol.

[WaterWitchin]

Here I am, playing catch-up again...

Honey Whiskey... yes, nectar of the gods. I try to stay away from it because it just goes down soooo smoooooth. When I start that HW sipping, before I know it I've over-sipped myself. Which takes a hella lot of doing for this ol' gal.

JScott, I think Dolly's comment was directed at you, not me. We're very good friends, and she hears about my angst, aches, pains, anxiety all the time. Also enough of the good parts as well, which is why she still hangs out with me a lot.

I have never been one to hide my feelings or tell it the way I see it. Some see it as a fault, some as sharing too much... I see it as the only way to go through life.

Oh, I understand bipolar VERY well. All of it. Exquisitely. My mother's side of the family has tons of mental illness, and most of it of a pretty severe nature. My mom included. My beloved elder daughter was severely mentally ill... Bipolar I, rapid or sometimes ultridian cycling at times, and a second diagnosis that included Borderline Personality Disorder as she aged. Unfortunately, she was one that regardless of treatment it didn't help. Even more unfortunately, tons of manic depression.

LOL... now the enjoying mania part. Understand that siren's call. I was in my late forties before being diagnosed ADHD. It made a lot of sense, looking back. Heavy on the hyperactive/hypermanic part. Once I understood the "why" it was much easier to control and/or laugh away what couldn't be controlled.

I was a moderator for a forum sponsored by NAMI for quite a few years. When NAMI decided they couldn't support it anymore (mostly a CYA move) a side-forum was put up by several folks and many of those forum members came there, so I continued to moderate there. It's a part of what makes me so exquisitely qualified to moderate on Orchid Board.

---------- Post added at 01:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:32 PM ----------

Originally Posted by JScott

This is in the "off topic-totally" forum. If we've exhausted the topic of weed control, then we should free to just keep talking wherever the conversation takes us!

PS And JScott, since you're the originator of the thread, you have every right to say carry on or blow the highjack whistle. I'm glad you took the former route on this one.

This thread has kind of become like the Weeds In The Garden parable, hasn't it?

[JScott]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

Mental health is such an important thing and thankfully the troglodyte thinking of society is accepting that there are diseases you cannot see.

Please always be kind to yourselves and don’t ever mistake challenges for obstacles that cannot be over come. I have spent my life time living with and caring for people with mental challenges and it makes you realize that we are all struggling at some point and in someway

I think you guys are great people and I hope to be a source of positivity in your lives.

If anyone ever needs a (digital ) hug, I am the guy for the job

Also, Jeff, so dumb and so awful. I hate injuries like that. If the skin is not broken the get a strong lydocane ointment. It is the best for burns

Edit to be clear I am commiserating not calling you dumb. Weve all got those injuries...not saying you are dumb

LOL I didn't think you were calling me dumb, but let's be honest here, it was a really dumb, careless way to injure yourself. EVERYBODY knows how hot those engine casings can get, and I just straight leaned over, and balanced the entire weight of my body right on the palm of my hand, right on that hot engine. The good news is that although it still hurts quite a lot today, it is at least tolerable. I'm giving very serious thought to getting out there and doing some more tilling hahahahaha. But this time I'll just walk around to the other side to turn off the switch haha.

And I'm really enjoying this thread and getting to know you guys better. You're the kind of people I'd love to hang out with if we lived nearer each other.

---------- Post added at 03:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 PM ----------

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Here I am, playing catch-up again...

Honey Whiskey... yes, nectar of the gods. I try to stay away from it because it just goes down soooo smoooooth. When I start that HW sipping, before I know it I've over-sipped myself. Which takes a hella lot of doing for this ol' gal.

JScott, I think Dolly's comment was directed at you, not me. We're very good friends, and she hears about my angst, aches, pains, anxiety all the time. Also enough of the good parts as well, which is why she still hangs out with me a lot.

I have never been one to hide my feelings or tell it the way I see it. Some see it as a fault, some as sharing too much... I see it as the only way to go through life.

Oh, I understand bipolar VERY well. All of it. Exquisitely. My mother's side of the family has tons of mental illness, and most of it of a pretty severe nature. My mom included. My beloved elder daughter was severely mentally ill... Bipolar I, rapid or sometimes ultridian cycling at times, and a second diagnosis that included Borderline Personality Disorder as she aged. Unfortunately, she was one that regardless of treatment it didn't help. Even more unfortunately, tons of manic depression.

LOL... now the enjoying mania part. Understand that siren's call. I was in my late forties before being diagnosed ADHD. It made a lot of sense, looking back. Heavy on the hyperactive/hypermanic part. Once I understood the "why" it was much easier to control and/or laugh away what couldn't be controlled.

I was a moderator for a forum sponsored by NAMI for quite a few years. When NAMI decided they couldn't support it anymore (mostly a CYA move) a side-forum was put up by several folks and many of those forum members came there, so I continued to moderate there. It's a part of what makes me so exquisitely qualified to moderate on Orchid Board.

---------- Post added at 01:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:32 PM ----------



PS And JScott, since you're the originator of the thread, you have every right to say carry on or blow the highjack whistle. I'm glad you took the former route on this one.

This thread has kind of become like the Weeds In The Garden parable, hasn't it?

Ooooooh well I did not think Dolly was minimizing my pain either. I was careless and irresponsible with equipment I know can be dangerous, and I paid the price.

I hate to hear about anybody who has to suffer with bipolar, because it is a tough beast to slay. I'm incredibly lucky that mine is as under control as it is. And I'm an over-sharer too, so you just feel free to say anything you want. It is welcome here. I'm really loving this thread. I think I've interacted with all of you on a superficial level in other threads, but I'm glad this thread has turned into something meaningful so we can really get to know each other better.

And yes, the honey whiskey. Like I said, I struggle to drink responsibly. I do okay in public. I pick somebody who I know is a responsible drinker, and I pace myself with that person, and I do just fine. But I don't keep a lot of liquor in the house. I cook a lot, and sometimes I need various liquors, so I do have some, but I never dip into it by myself at home, because once I start, if I'm by myself, I will not stop until it is gone. In college it was funny to wake up somewhere and be like, "wait, where am I and how did I get there?" but now as a 37 year old grown-ass man, those days are long past me, and not realizing how I got into bed is no longer amusing, gut quite alarming. So I just don't do it.

[DirtyCoconuts]

yes indeed, slippery throat is a dangerous thing

[Dollythehun]

Well, I'm a pretty private person. This is fine between the three of us but, don't forget, others can read this thread at any time.

I got to know WW and was glad because I can be myself, mostly, and help if she needs to just unload. There was a time when she needed that gift and I was glad to be there.

I'm the one people come to, and they're able to because I have a lot of track behind me. I can't judge them.

However, I'm not a fan of social media or drama and My life is not interesting enough to put "out there."

[DirtyCoconuts]

i agree with the above...fortunately for me only you guys know me as DC....

i have other aliases

[Dollythehun]

And I always wondered about that one.