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love-advice-on-call · 7 months

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hi! I’m a junior in Highschool right now, and this person I’ve liked for a while now asked me out, and I said yes! I’ve like them for quite some time, and we’ve been good friends for even longer. But my issue is that Im not very good at processing my emotions (I think). Whenever I have any intense emotion, wether it be excitement, dread, anxiety, anger, giddiness, etc, i get this tightness in my chest. And this also goes for my hyperfixation, where just thinking about it makes me feel like my esophagus is getting squeezed. I’ve gotten better at determining the “good tighness” and the “bad tightness”, but usually the good leads to the bad because, well the tightness gets worse the longer I think about my partner. BUT I REALLY LIKE THEM HES THE MOST AMAZING PERSON EVER HES SO SWEET AND FUNNY AND HAS THE DORKIEST LAUGH AND THEYRE SO PRETTY!! So I don’t not like them that’s not the problem, but I’m worried that I’ll just think the wrong thing and it will turn sour? I’m sorry this is very discombobulated and scrambled, good luck decoding this if you decide to and thank you in advance if u do ♥️😭

Hello! Sorry for the late reply, I came down with a sinus infection for the first time ever so I needed some time to adjust. I'm OK if you're wondering!

Now I'm no doctor or psychiatrist, but it sounds like to me that you have anxiety.

Feeling that intensely and your feelings being magnified is usually associated with being anxious. But the biggest indicator to me is your esophagus feeling squeezed. I've got a couple of friends with anxiety so bad that they need medication and they usually say they feel that exact feeling.

Being worried about thinking the wrong thing or messing things up is very normal. Especially for new relationships no matter how old you get or how experienced you are, but I can image that it feels even stronger when you feel your emotions so intensely all the time.

For now, what I recommend is that you try to pick up some tools to deal with your anxiety. That means things like reading articles/books on managing your emotions and understanding what you are going through. You can also try mindfulness meditation as I have personally found that it helps to stop me from spiraling when I get too fixated on something. There are videos on YouTube for that and plenty of meditation apps available. I know all of this may be really lame, but it does help in the long run from personal experience. This isn't something that can be fixed over a message on Tumblr and does take time and practice to learn to live with.

Great articles written by mental health professionals can be found here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/archive?search=anxiety&op=Search§ion=All&page=0

If you are feeling open to it or feel that it may be necessary, then you can always bring up to your partner how you are feeling. I don't mean you tell them every time you feel scrambled or worried that you did the wrong thing because then it is going to happen A LOT. What I mean is that you could tell them that you do feel emotions intensely and that you get the feeling in your esophagus so they can better understand what you go through because it's always important for your partner to know what lens you experience life from. From there, you two can have a better understanding of each other and maybe he can take steps to re-assure you from time to time.

When you get older, you should also look into getting into therapy to dig deeper into why you feel the way you do. I think you may find that the way you feel is more common than you think and more manageable than what you've had to experience so far.

Posted October 3, 2023

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brightlotusmoon · 3 months

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My FB post right now is being so useful:

Me: Okay, someone with TMJ, trigeminal nerve pain, and sinus pain help walk me through the differences so I can figure out what's happening in my face.

My microbiologist friend: "OMG SOMEONE FINALLY NEEDS ME!!!!

TMJ is an achy, muscular pain. If you press on the hinge of your jaw and/or the back of your skull where it meets your neck, you will feel intense pain followed by release. Causes headaches on one side, usually in the back. Opening your mouth wide while touching your jaw will produce a “pop” on one side and a feeling of sliding sideways on the other. Helped by: NSAIDS, muscle relaxants, heat. Hurt by: crunchy food, chewy food, jaw clenching.

Trigeminal neuralgia feels like random electrical shocks at the base of your teeth, radiating up into your cheek. One side. No headache. Pain can also be sharp or burning (when mine was at its worst it felt like someone put a flaming fireplace poker between my teeth and slammed my jaw shut), but the hallmark is that “shocky” pain. Helped by: medication that is specifically for nerve pain (like gabapentin). Absolutely nothing else helps. Hurt by: ??? (Mine is kind of related to the cold but…???)

Sinus pain is usually heavy pressure and an ache or occasional sharp pain in the jaw. Headaches bilateral and in the front of the head, in a “mask” around the eyes. Trigger points are at the inside corner of the eyebrow and the outer corner of the nostrils, applying firm pressure there will cause SEVERE pain that will lessen over time. Cheeks and forehead may also be sensitive to touch. Also might present as a sore throat. Helped by: sudafed, antihistamines, NSAIDS, cold. Hurt by: that depends on the person. If it’s unrelenting and doesn’t respond well to meds you should see a doctor to check for infection.

Oh my goodness I feel so useful 🖤"

My reply: "I love you. I also feel like all of that happened at the same time. But I'm going to call it TMJ, because the thoracic pain and upper shoulder stiffness is specific to the palsy spasticity, which means it'll hit the jaw muscles on both sides in slightly different ways."

Other friends also weighed in!

A. said "TMJ feels like you have the bottom jaw and the jaw joint hit with a hammer. Sinus pain in face feels like you could stick something into your eye or up your nose and it would pop the balloon that growing in your skull. Trigeminal nerve is one of the worst pains you have ever experienced and you would be at the hospital. It usually only affects one side of the face and it feels as thought someone is slicing your face open. (I don’t have it but a friend does but I experienced mild symptoms after a surgery that temporarily inflamed that nerve and even minor pain it was horrid and gave me a much much less accurate idea of how much pain my dear friend deals with cause mine was like 20% compared to her 100%)"

K. said: "TN can be bilateral and can be triggered or exacerbated by the same range of meds prescribed to relieve it.

Sinus pain may respond to pseudoephedrine, but phenylephrine ain't shit, so check your Sudafed formulation before you decide that decongestant doesn't work.

TMJ, you might notice that you're clenching or grinding at night... or other people might notice more than you do.

Also consider for differential diagnosis, these things that can cause REALLY fucking bizarre referred-pain:

Ear infection (look for fever or pain spiking at weird times when you can't identify a trigger, also maybe nausea)

Dental/oral nerve impingement or infection, try swishing with an analgesic like a chloraseptic spray or lozenge, or oragel. See if pan resolves.

Try tapping on teeth and gums. See if any of them feel 'weird.'

Brush/floss/waterpik/whatever very thoroughly and then gargle and swish as aggressively as you can.

I had a poppy seed making me think I was getting shingles one time. Once it was out, I was fine. Weirdest fucking shit... anyway..."

#how to identify face pain #ow my everything #i realize i can endure pain that might cause screaming

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loverdude · 2 years

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Pressure in my ears 😐

#💭#WHEN WILL THIS ENDDDD!!!?!!?!??!#it's making my face/jaw/wisdom teeth hurt...#stupid ass sinus infection #don't get the stupid ass antibiotics till tomorrow or the next day #it is making my jaw hurt so much actually wtf #like in a weird numb way #like there's less room in my head #it reminds me of when i had a stone in my salivary gland.. panicks!#*panics

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hangonimevolving · 4 years

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The Happiest Place on Earth, and New Year 2020 Adventures

Dear readers - I have a really convoluted update for you all today, but (I think) it has a happy ending!

First of all. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020! Hope the new year brings us all peace, fulfillment, and most of all.... GOOD HEALTH.

The family and I kicked off the holiday season in a veritable flurry of activity. The kids celebrated their school holiday show with great fanfare...

And then I had a personal high, as I completed my second-ever Jingle Bell Jog 5K race successfully!

This was the first event of my race series and fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. so I was extra happy at having ticked this item off my to-do list.

That same day, just hours after I crossed the finish line, Dr. Spouse, the kids and I packed up the car and headed north to the Orlando area, for a 6 day vacation. The week was planned to include a four-day stint visiting the parks at Walt Disney World along with my parents, who would be flying directly from New Orleans to join us.

We had a blast on this trip! After a few rough months, it was so much fun to make new memories with Ajima and Thatha, especially since taking the grandkids to Disney has long been an item on Thatha’s bucket list. We were delighted to help him work on this one!

The trip was *almost* perfect. Almost. There was just one hiccup.... and fortunately/unfortunately, it mainly involved me.

I woke up on the final day of our Disney parks adventures - Thursday, December 26 - ready to tackle Epcot, which is my favorite of the four parks. But the minute my eyes popped open, I just knew something wasn’t 100% right with me. I felt like I’d been hit by a BUS. I had horrible body ache all over, my head was pounding, and my chest felt heavy, as if someone had poured a gallon of wallpaper paste into my lungs. I groaned to myself, knowing what this meant - I was probably coming down with a cold - but I still forced myself up and to get ready, since it was our last day of the trip and there was no way I was missing it!

By the time we loaded into the car and headed out, the leaky faucet nose had started. I definitely sneezed a LOTTTTTTT through the entire day - huge, rib-cracking sneezes, that had my entire rib cage and back hurting well before lunchtime and through the evening. But I pressed forward, tried not to make a big deal. As I had been throughout the trip, I was even more militant in insisting the family use hand sanitizer and antibacterial hand wipes all day long than I already had been (which was a lot). But yeah, it was a very long and difficult day.

I put myself to bed in isolation that night - I didn’t want anyone else catching my germs! The good side of my isolation is, I didn’t disturb anyone else’s sleep that night, and I managed to abstain from infecting anyone. One down side is, I suppose it meant that no one in the house saw how sick I actually was, and by the transitive property, perhaps even I didn't register how sick I was. That night, I ran a very high fever, yet was having teeth-chattering chills for hours. I couldn’t breathe through my nose, and coughed nonstop. I got awful, fitful sleep, with weird, violent, vivid dreams all night.

The next day, I started suspecting that maybe I didn’t just have a cold - maybe it was the flu? We tried to locate an urgent care clinic where I could get a rapid flu test, but it proved hard to find anywhere with a <6 hour wait, and I was absolutely determined not to get anyone else sick (least of all my post-CABG father or my two young kids). So I insisted Dr. Spouse just call in a Tamiflu prescription for the entire household - it would be therapeutic for me, and prophylactic for all of them. He dutifully obliged, and we were all on Tamiflu by 2:30 pm Friday. We said goodbye to my parents this evening - they flew out of Orlando directly to New Orleans - and Dr. Spouse, the kids and I would drive back to Miami the next day.

That night’s sleep was worse than the previous, and featured the worst fever sweats I’ve ever had in my life, soaking through all my clothes, all the bedsheets, down to the mattress cover. It seriously looked like someone had dumped the Gatorade bucket on me after winning the Super Bowl. And again, I had violent, bloody dreams of war imagery all night....

The next day was every bit as painful as the last, and perhaps more so - my entire head and chest were clogged with sludge, the body ache was debilitating, and worst was that I felt like I couldn’t really think straight or make good decisions. In a nutshell, we weren’t packed up at all, and I woke up from fitful sleep about 9:30 that day and to my horror realized we had to check out of the rental cottage by 11 - - I was trying to run around and pack, but my body and brain were literally not working properly together. It was brutal - and we were definitely an hour late vacating the property. I ended up falling asleep within minutes as we started our drive home, and slept 3.5 hours of the 4 hour drive, which SHOCKED me and Dr. Spouse - I never sleep on road trips! Should have known this was a bad sign that something was really wrong.

Sunday and Monday, things started looking up. I still had terrible sinus congestion, but the cough and fevers were improving, and my energy level was slowly returning! Hurray! Time to get back to normal..... except, weirdly, some new weird symptoms popped up. I was blowing my nose a LOT, admittedly - but I developed a nosebleed sometime early Monday morning, and it just... didn’t stop. For well over 24 hours. Then I noticed a few weird red spots on my face and neck - I assumed maybe I’d scratched in my sleep when I was sweaty at night? But by Tuesday, there were more red spots in more places. Everywhere. On my back, stomach, chest, arms, legs, feet... my sinus symptoms were better, but these spots were weird. It hit a head on Tuesday morning when Dr. Spouse and I sat down to breakfast. I definitely had more spots than I’d had an hour before. I poured myself a bowl of cereal and began to eat, but then I noticed my mouth felt funny. I realized, to my horror (sorry, TMI) - I had big spots in my mouth too, and they looked like these blood-filled blisters all over the insides of my cheeks and the back of my throat. They looked like dark purple jellybeans, stuck everywhere on my oral mucosa - and some of them were doubling and tripling in size before my very eyes. One burst, right there at the table, and suddenly a trickle of blood oozed our the corner of my mouth. Dracula Mommy, yikes - Dey was at once amazed and horrified. And all the while, my nose was still bleeding.

Dr. Spouse looked grave and got panicky. He had three patients to see in clinic, but he wanted me to get medical attention ASAP. I initially felt like maybe this was a bit of an overreaction, I didn’t think it warranted an ER trip, and I was feeling rather sheepish to bother a lot of people, and bewildered at the childcare logistics - especially considering it was New Year’s Eve. Besides, my sinus congestion and energy level were feeling better - so how sick could I really be?

Well, turns out I was wrong. It turns out there was actually something seriously wrong with me.

Blood tests revealed I had developed a very serious condition called thrombocytopenia. This is a condition where a person’s blood platelets levels drop dangerously low, making it difficult or impossible for them to clot. It makes any sort of wound or injury or weakness in any vessel or the body a potential site for deadly hemhorrage. In my case, it happened to be very severe. The normal lab ranges for blood platelets are between 150,000-400,000. At my ER admission, my labs came in at 1,000, with a little downward arrow next to them! It was a dire situation - basically, I could have hemhorraged from anywhere, from my head to my toes, from my brain to my entire GI tract. I could have died.

Very quickly after the issue was diagnosed, I was administered a transfusion of IV steroids, followed by two units of donor platelets.

After the platelets, I had to receive something called IVIG, or IV immunoglobulins. I believe these are to boost my immune system and help it stop accidentally nuking itself in the course of fighting the flu virus, or whatever pathogen started me down this insane road. The IVIG infusion, as it would turn out, would take like HOURS - maybe 8 hours total - and it was determined that I’d have to be admitted to the hospital (to the ICU, no less!) for a whopping FOUR DAYS, to receive further IVIG treatments until my platelet levels came back to an acceptable range. I was FLOORED and overwhelmed at this news, of course - again is really thought perhaps Dr. Spouse was being overly cautious initially. But I soon realized the gravity of the situation and promised to comply with all the healthcare professionals’ advice.

Although I cringed to do it, knowing a) what they’ve gone through recently, and b) the fact that we’d JUST spent the week with them in Orlando and sent them peacefully home, I found myself with no choice but to phone Ajima and Thatha from the ER and explain what was going on. True to form, they mobilized within minutes, and had plane tickets booked in no time. They arrived right around midnight on New Years Eve to relieve our wonderful friend/former Nanny S, who graciously pinch-hit and babysat the kids at home so Dr. Spouse could come be with me. I’d been in the ER from about 1 pm till maybe 5:30 or 6 pm, and eventually been transferred to an intermediary ICU room, where I’d spend the next 4 days.

Do you see my purple spots?? Hard to visualize in these pics, but they’re there.

I spent the next 4 days mostly in bed - I wasn’t permitted to walk around unattended, use the bathroom on my own, shower without supervision, etc. because even though I felt fine and am ordinarily physically able, I was considered a bleed risk if I accidentally stumbled or took a fall. So in bed I stayed. And for about 10-12 hours each day, I received IV infusions through both arms of steroids and IVIG. It was a surreal experience, but also an incredibly fortuitous one, in that I didn’t really feel all that sick! Dr. Spouse would come visit me for a few hours each afternoon through the nights, and my parents would bring the kids for about an hour each evening. I had a wonderful crew of nurses who looked after me, talked with me, made sure I was comfortable and well-fed. And my medical team was also very good, especially my hematologist, who was careful, methodical, and very even-keel about everything, explaining what had likely happened to me, what the next steps were, and what I should look out for in the future.

I have A LOT more to say about this experience, especially all that has now happened afterwards, and all the follow-up care I must now receive. It is going to be a journey for awhile longer. But for now, a few thoughts in closing out this post....

It’s weird. Obviously, I wish NONE of this had happened - but I also felt so incredibly lucky. Because:

1). I’m so glad my post-heart surgery dad, senior citizen mom, and young kids didn’t get this virus, and that it was only me. I’m also glad Dr. Spouse, our primary breadwinner, care provider for hundreds of people, and our beloved daddice of our family didn’t get it.

2). If this absolutely had to happen to me, I consider myself lucky that in recent years, I’ve put my fitness first, and especially these last few weeks, I’ve been training for a race series, which means I’ve been eating right, training rigorously, attending to my cardiovascular health as well as my lean muscle composition, taking lots of multivitamins, and even pursuing yoga for restorative, rehabilitative, and emotional/mental health. Basically, I was AS HEALTHY as I could have been going into this, and I think that saved my life. I didn’t have a fatal vascular weakness that gave way to hemorrhage, because I’ve had the blessing of the opportunity to take good care of myself.

3). I have an ANGEL on my side. My uncle Marley was definitely looking out for me. Aside from being a huge source of love and support - it so happens that Marley suffered for many years from a platelet disorder which was constantly being managed. He was of course the first person who came to mind when I got diagnosed with this issue - - and I swear he was looking out for me. I even have evidence to that effect. Will share in a followup post.

4). Last but not least - - this one is overwhelming and wonderful.

I met my husband when we were about 18 years old. I had no idea at the time what the future held for us - but this person has evolved into many things, including a WONDERFUL, sensitive, intelligent, and proactive physician. He is REALLY, REALLY good at what he does for a living - and I think that’s because he would do it even if he didn't make a living doing it. He LOVES his particular field of medicine. And it so happens that he is a stroke neurologist, who sees patients with brain bleeds and emergency events related to bleeding/clotting every single day. So it was my incredible fortune that the man I’m married to, saw what was happening with me, wasted ZERO time, and insisted I get care.

My husband saved my life. He is my hero.

Alright. I think I’ll end this one here. In upcoming posts, I’ll be discussing several things, including:

- the aftermath of my great Flu Adventure - the types of follow-up care and remaining question marks about my health (and hopefully I’ll be getting some reassuring data to share here!)

- an update about my Race Series! Obviously (and heartbreakingly) I’m going to have to rejigger some things here. I am working on my emotions with this. But I’ll share it all with you.

In conclusion - - I want to wish you all a happy new year. May it be a year of good health and fortune for everyone! Big hugs and big love :)

#illness #ITP #thrombocytopenia #flu #Disney #travel #family #Dr. Spouse #marriage

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suckitsurveys · 6 years

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Have you ever painted a car? Nope.

What’s the brand of your sneakers? I have several pairs of shoes.

Are there any gnomes in your yard? Nope. We do have flamingos.

When was the last time you were somewhere that offered free Wi-Fi? I don’t know, I don’t really pay attention to this.

Do you ever have to write down a phone number to remember it, or not? Sure.

When was the last time you were stung by a bee? What kind was it? Never.

If you have an iTouch or iPhone, what would you consider your favorite App? I don’t have an i anything, but my favorite app is probably Snapchat.

What is one part on your body that hurts at this moment, if anything? My back.

Are you gonna buy lottery tickets when you’re old enough? I am old enough and I do not buy them.

What’s the last thing your parents yelled at you about? I can’t remember the last time my dad yelled at me.

Do you forget things easily? I mean, sometimes, yeah.

Have you ever been into a real cave? Yes, in South Dakota.

Does your local museum permit free entry to students? Not sure about free, but I know there is a discount.

When your picture is being taken, do you smile with/without teeth, or do you not smile at all? Without. I hate my teeth.

Have you ever posted mean comments on youtube? I wouldn’t call them mean, but I’ve left some truth bombs before.

What are you so sick of? My brother in law.

Doesn’t orange juice taste terrible after you brush your teeth? Most things do.

What’s your favorite type of seafood? (i.e. shrimp, lobster, etc.) Crab.

Have you ever been to Florida? I have not.

What’s your favourite season? Summer.

Do you have a funny last name? Does anyone make fun of it? I mean not really.

What did you eat for dinner last night, if anything? Was it good or bad? Hot dogs. They were okay.

Have you ever told someone, besides family, that you love them and meant it? Yes.

Has anyone ever called your personality dull? Do you agree with them? Nope..

Are the blankets that are on your bed now made by someone you know in life? No.

Would you ever have a child just to get someone to fall in love with you? That literally never happens.

Who was the last person to call you? How long did you two talk? Mark. For a few minutes.

Can you tell when people are lying or telling the truth? It depends.

Ever have a drug overdose? What did you OD on exactly? No.

Do you treat others as you’d like to be treated? Have you always? I try, unless they treat me like shit.

Do you ever look in the mirror and name all of your flaws for no reason? I have.

The most painful medical procedure you’ve ever had? I had to have a biopsy on my uterus and they literally scraped some of the lining off and that was not FUN.

Have you ever personally witnessed a drug deal before? Yeah.

Have you ever been pulled over by the cops for speeding? Yes.

Do you know how wide your hips are in exact inches, or not? Nope and I don’t care to find out.

Have you ever met someone in person that you met online? A handful of people. My husband, for one.

Do you get sick of people who call themselves bipolar all the time? If they actually aren’t, then yes.

Ever have an ultra-sound performed on you? What was it for? I haven’t.

Where is somewhere you’re excited to go in the next few days? Dinner with Liz tomorrow.

What color is your digital camera, if you have one? I don’t have one. I use my phone, which is metallicy-purple.

What time is it where you are currently? 8;39pm. Have you got any half or step siblings? No.

When was the last time you had wet hair? Earlier.

Do you like kids’ movies? Sure. Who actively hates kids movies? Like sheesh, live a little.

When was the last time you were sick and what illness did you have? I had a weird ear infection last week. It didn’t hurt but it threw off my balance really bad.

Have you ever been kicked out of somewhere? Yes.

Who did you last speak aloud to and what did you say? Mark, but I don’t remember what I said.

Do you have any homework to do? Never again.

Have you ever been to Manhattan? No.

Did you get swine flu? No.

Do you know anyone from Alabama? Mark’s sister lives there.

How bright is it in the room you’re in? It’s pretty bright.

What can you smell right now? Doritos.

Are there any teachers that simply hate you? I don’t have any teachers.

Have you ever bought a game from a site like Big Fish Games or Shockwave? No.

What were you last at the doctor for? I’m going on Thursday for a check up. Before then, it was in June for a sinus infection.

Have you seen all the Lord of the Rings movies? I’ve seen a total of 0 of them.

What is the strangest food combination that you enjoyed as a young child? I can’t think of anything.

How often do you change your underwear? Daily.

Have you ever had to call the cops on someone else before? Yes.

What kind of phone do you have? Galaxy s8.

How’s the weather? It was cold and wet today.

Ever heard the song ‘Roses and Butterflies’ by Making April? No.

Do you fear growing up? Whatever.

Do you dislike when you smile at someone and they give you an evil stare? I guess?

Name a site that you visit everyday. Tumblr.

Have you ever used the site ‘Project Playlist?’ Nope.

List all the things you had to eat/drink today: Bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, doritos, a bowl of cereal, a big mac, fries, and marshmallows in hot coco.

Current mood: Tired. Pissed. In pain.

Don’t you hate when you’re talking to someone and another person starts? Yeah, unless it’s warranted.

Are you a fast walker, or do you take your time? I usually take my time.

Do you normally stop in the middle of the hallway with people behind you? I definitely try not to do that.

Ever felt utterly ashamed of something or someone? Yeah, of course.

Have you ever knocked on wood for good luck? Yes.

Any fond memories of your first sleepover? No. My first sleepover consisted of me sharing a bed with a bratty girl whose toenails literally cut my legs up as we slept.

Do you often run away from the truth? Whatever.

Ever met someone and immediately wished you hadn’t? My brother in law. Which do you feel more often: Anxious, or discouraged? Explain. BOTH. ALL THE TIME.

When someone offers you something, do you always say yes? No?

Do you find it difficult to sleep on your stomach? Nope.

Have you ever drunk/eaten a substance in the science lab? Yes. We made peanut brittle one time in high school chemistry.

Have you ever led the prayer at dinnertime? If not, do you want to? No and no.

Do you believe in the army, it’s disgraceful to improperly salute? Whatever.

Ever been to a play/musical/etc. and fallen asleep? I don’t think so.

Would you rather play an instrument or be the singer? Instrument. That way I could still yawn or sneeze or cough and it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Do you always assume you’re right in an argument? No.

#surveys

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