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nanabeats · 7 years

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Stealing a thing!

Stealing this from @a-kitsuneet-and-a-cybele, but instead just answering things down the list that I can or feel comfortable enough answering

1:Full name Alice Armstrong.

2:Age 22, last I checked

3: Fears? Mostly anxiety-related things, but something you might not expect is a fear of silence. Better dead than deaf, imo

4: 3 things I love I’mma be a dork and list @daxreythaak here. Also, music and good food

5: 4 turns on Nope! Try again later.

6: 4 turns off Bad grammar, low intelligence, persistent clinginess, and big egos.

7:My best friend Not answering this because it’s not a competition

8:Sexual orientation Yes.

9:My best first date Uhm. Dates? Right, people do those...

10:How tall am I 6′3

11:What do I miss Headshots. Every time.

12:What time were I born Grammar o’clock. 3:44 AM, I think?

13:Favourite color Purple

14:Do I have a crush No, though I might go get one from the gas station. Orange sounds tasty right about now

15:Favourite quote This changes based on the day. Give me a topic, I’ll come up with something quotable for it

16:Favourite place My bed

17:Favourite food Knowing that Dax is reading this right now, General Tso’s chicken is fucking delicious

18:Do I use sarcasm? Never. Is there any other answer to this?

19:What am I listening to right now: Ga1ahad and the Scientific Witchery by Mili. @grexion just put it on in Plug. https://plug.dj/makais-shipyard

20:First thing I notice in new person: Hair

21:Shoe size Big

22:Eye color Blue with hazel flecks, or hazel with a blue ring around it. Depends on who you ask

23:Hair color? Very very brown

24:Favourite style of clothing? Simple.

25:Kiss someone that starts with the letter “R”? No/

27:Meaning behind my URL I wanted Foxy-thoughts but it was taken. Also foxes. And thoughts. And personal blog. Pretty self explanitory

28:Kiss someone that starts with the letter “M”? Teeeeeeeeeechnically?

29:Favourite song: At the moment, Zenmajikake no Kami wa Kaku Katakiri by Automata Girl. If I haven’t posted it yet, I will tomorrow

30:Favourite band: Depends on the day, but Alstroemeria, Shibayan, and RD-Sounds are my top three

31:How I feel right now? On a scale of 1-10? Ask Ana mains how they feel about onetrick Genjis stuck in low Silver, and convert that to a number.

32:Someone I love: Already tagged @daxreythaak

33:My current relationship status Taken by ^

34:My relationship with my parents? FUCK NO

35:Favourite holiday: yule/Winter Solstice

36:Tattoos and piercing i have: None

37:Tattoos and piercing i want: None

38:The reason I joined Tumblr: Long story short, @the-cursed-swordsman is a fucking cool blog.

39:Do I and my last ex hate each other? Normally? No. Presently? Fucking pissed at him for something that happened an hour ago

40:Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts? The latter, occasionally

41:Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? EW NO! She has 44 years on me and I could go on for ages ranting about why that’s a bad idea

42:When did I last hold hands? Either this morning, 8:30 AM or last night, 8:00 PM

43:How long does it take me to get ready in the morning? Depends on how long I’m given. On a day where I have nothing to do? Three to five hours. Emergency? Three to five seconds, depending on how quickly I can get my legs over the edge of the bed

44:Have You shaved your legs in the past three days? No

45:Where am I right now? Work

46:If I were drunk &; can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? The morgue. I don’t drink.

47:Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? Reasonable. Normally.

48:Do I live with my Mom and Dad? I’d murder the former and the latter hasn’t been in my life for twelve years now. Thank god. No.

49:Am I excited for anything? POP|CULTURE 6, Alstroemeria Records

50:Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?

51:How often do I wear a fake smile? Nope!

52:When was the last time I hugged someone? Today, 9-ish AM

53:What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me? I’d be confused as hell...

54:Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? Probably

55:What is something I disliked about today? Everything but Plug and so far, this list

56:If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? Nah, I’m content as I am

57:What do I think about most? Anxiety things!

58:What’s my strangest talent? I guess I can kick myself in the face if I want to? Don’t ask how I learned that or where I got a prize for it?

59:Do I have any strange phobias? Silence

60:Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? Behind.

61:What was the last lie I told? “Fine, I won’t drag you into this discussion”.

62:Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online? Chatting online. I hate phone calls.

63:Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? If they exist, they exist. If they eventually matter, they eventually matter. However, they do not matter to me at this moment, therefore they are not something I am concerned with

64:Do I believe in magic? To an extent

65:Do I believe in luck? Aye

66:What’s the weather like right now? Cloudy

67:What was the last book I’ve read? The Iron Druid Chronicles book two, Hexed, I think?

68:Do I like the smell of gasoline? No?

69:Do I have any nicknames? Plenty

70:What was the worst injury I’ve ever had? Rolled my ankle once. Hurt worse than the road rash from ditching my bike when a car cut me off, so probably more severe. I don’t get injured. I get sick.

71:Do I spend money or save it? Spend...

72:Can I touch my nose with a tounge? With someone else’s, yes

73:Is there anything pink in 10 feets from me? Grammar. And no.

74:Favourite animal? DO YOU HAVE TO ASK?

75:What was I doing last night at 12 AM? Getting ready for bed. The night before that? Talking to people

76:What do I think is Satan’s last name is? Zhou.

77:What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7xai5u_tnk

78:How can you win my heart? Nope!

79:What would I want to be written on my tombstone? Something that other people will see as fitting

80:What is my favorite word?

81:My top 5 blogs on tumblr

82:If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?

83:Do I have any relatives in jail?

84:I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?

85:What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?

86:What is my current desktop picture? I have entire folder of these that I could share sometime if anyone wants me to.

87:Had sex? Yes

88:Bought condoms? Yes

89:Gotten pregnant? No

90:Failed a class? Only once, when sabotaged by my mother. I was still one of the best students in that class

91:Kissed a boy? Aye

92:Kissed a girl? Yup

93:Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? I think so?

94:Had job? Kinda

95:Left the house without my wallet? Who needs a wallet when you’re broke?

96:Bullied someone on the internet? Yes

97:Had sex in public? Kinda

98:Played on a sports team? No

99:Smoked weed? Not actively, though my stepdad was a dealer and the house always smelled of it

100:Did drugs? HELL no

101:Smoked cigarettes? Nope

102:Drank alcohol? Kinda, leaning no.

103:Am I a vegetarian/vegan? No.

104:Been overweight? Aye

105:Been underweight? No

106:Been to a wedding? Once

107:Been on the computer for 5 hours straight? Frequently

108:Watched TV for 5 hours straight? When younger

109:Been outside my home country? Yes

110:Gotten my heart broken? Kinda?

111:Been to a professional sports game? Twice

112:Broken a bone? No

113:Cut myself? Never intentionally. I’ve cut myself ON things, but I’ve never self-harmed

114:Been to prom? And hated the picture from it

115:Been in airplane? No

116:Fly by helicopter? No

117:What concerts have I been to? I’d rather not...

118:Had a crush on someone of the same sex? What part of “Sexuality? Yes.” do you not get? Yes.

119:Learned another language? Partially

120:Wore make up? Yes

121:Lost my virginity before I was 18? No, actually

122:Had oral sex? Yes

123:Dyed my hair? It would kill me

124:Voted in a presidential election? No, the only one that I’ve been old enough to vote in was the most recent one, and at that point I was stuck in legal limbo between two counties and couldn’t get to where I was registered

125:Rode in an ambulance? No

126:Had a surgery? Not yet

127:Met someone famous? Kinda?

128:Stalked someone on a social network? Kinda

129:Peed outside? Yes

130:Been fishing? Yes

131:Helped with charity? Yes

132:Been rejected by a crush? Kinda? But not really.

133:Broken a mirror? Yes

134:What do I want for birthday? A “my” in this question. Also for people not to pay attention to it. Or maybe a new laptop would be nice

135:How many kids do I want and what will be their names? Five. Nope. Nuh-uh. Not gonna happen. Never. And Fat Chance. Really though, please no kids

136:Was I named after anyone? No

137:Do I like my handwriting? No

138:What was my favourite toy as a child? I don’t remember

139:Favourite Tv Show? Presently? Rick and Morty, though I watch it online.

140:Where do I want to live when older? Somewhere peaceful

141:Play any musical instrument? No

142:One of my scars, how did I get it? Set my hand on a broken mirror.

143:Favourite pizza toping? Topping. Bacon?

144:Am I afraid of the dark? No

145:Am I afraid of heights? Kinda?

146:Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad? Gotten caught? Almost. Once. Though it wasn’t “bad”, per-se. My mother walked into my room unannounced during my first ever orgasm. That was... Interesting. She still doesn’t know about this.

147:Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end? Aye

148:What I’m really bad at: Lots of things

149:What my greatest achievments are

150:The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me: I don’t really hold on to things like that

151:What I’d do if I won in a lottery Invest

152:What do I like about myself: Well, I’m a fairly influential person when I choose to be, and I’m fairly good at pulling through tough spots

153:My closest Tumblr friend Not a contest, so not answering

154:Something I fantasise about: [REDACTED]

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hencoplumbingservices · 5 years

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Vancouver mom concerned about state of mental health care

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Since November, Cindi Fisher has regularly made the trip from Vancouver to Lakewood, just outside of Tacoma, to visit her son, Siddharta. On a recent visit, Fisher said, she shared a meal with him at Old Country Buffet, took him to a local park and left him with some money.

But after their six hours together, it was time for Siddharta to return to the brick walls and secured windows of Western State Hospital, which as Washington’s largest inpatient psychiatric facility has come under scrutiny for health and safety violations.

Fisher, a 68-year-old retired teacher who has been recognized by YWCA Clark County and local NAACP for her activism, said that her son has met his treatment goals and is eligible for release — but won’t be coming home to Clark County.

Fisher said that while her son is no longer required to be in an inpatient psychiatric facility, he still needs extra help with day-to-day living, such as taking insulin for his diabetes. He will be going to a group home in Pierce County.

“He has this record that makes it difficult for people to be willing to accept him, and there is a big shortage of housing,” Fisher said. She still worries about her 40-year-old son, who she said has long dreadlocks and a tendency to talk loudly to himself.

At a press event in Burien last month, Gov. Jay Inslee called situations such as Fisher’s a “hidden issue” that he hopes to address as part of a sweeping overhaul of the state’s mental health system currently being considered by the Legislature. Inslee, who has called for $675 million for his plan, said there is a “huge blockage in the system” of patients at both Western and Eastern state hospitals whose conditions have improved but are unable to return to their communities due to the state’s lack of supportive housing.

“And as a result of that, we have people who are languishing in our county and city jails who can’t get into our state hospitals,” Inslee said.

Goal: Closer to home

There is broad support for the idea of making it easier for people to access mental health treatment in their communities near their families, jobs and churches. There’s also evidence it aids their recovery.

Sen. Ann Rivers, a La Center Republican who sits on the Select Committee on Quality Improvement in State Hospitals, said she expects more locally based care institutions to be included in reforms to the state’s mental health system.

“I’ve been to Western State, and I would not want my loved one there,” Rivers said.

Clark County has requested $1.75 million from the state’s capital budget to fund the Vancouver Housing Authority’s Tenny Creek community-based mental health facility, which will provide assisted-living support for people coming out of Western State Hospital. Lawmakers are also considering putting more mental health resources in schools and changing the state’s Involuntary Treatment Act.

During her decades of negotiating the state’s mental health system, Fisher has objected to her son’s treatment and held protests outside of the county courthouse and Western State Hospital. She also helped found Movement Of Mothers and others Standing-up-together, a group of people with loved ones in the mental health system.

Fisher questioned if the new attention from the governor and Legislature will address what she said is the system’s tendency to isolate and alienate individuals while over-relying on pharmaceuticals.

“If psychosis were not stigmatized in our society, I think a lot of folks could get through it in their communities,” she said.

Early diagnosis

Fisher said that she and her family settled in Vancouver in the early 1980s when she worked as an elementary school teacher and her husband worked as a pharmacist. She said that Siddharta was the oldest of four children. She described him as a bright, sensitive and curious child. She said he wrote poetry, loved playing guitar, won a state chess championship and scored high on the SAT after taking it at age 12.

She said that after experiencing a “very racist incident,” his whole world changed. She said that one day in the seventh grade, her son came home from school with a girl’s coat. Fisher said her son told her that the coat had been stolen from a girl by other classmates, and he had gotten it back with the intention of returning it to its owner.

But she said that when her son returned the coat, the principal accused him of stealing it. She said her son, who had never been in trouble before, was put in handcuffs and sent to juvenile detention.

Fisher said that afterward, her son became distrustful of authority and started getting in trouble. She said that at age 16, his mental state began to deteriorate. He would become moody, depressed or angry. He began talking to people who weren’t there and would pace in his room for hours.

After another brush with the law, Siddharta was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She said the medications he was prescribed put him in pain and caused him to engage in self-harming behaviors.

“He begged me to stay up with him all night because he was worried he would jump out of his second story window,” Fisher said. “He gave himself a third-degree burn because he wanted to feel something.”

She said that one morning in June 1995, he woke up in extreme pain. She recalled him saying he had been poisoned and his insides were burning with acid. Fisher said her son, desperate for help, ran outside their home and began knocking on doors. After no one answered, she said, he broke a window hoping to get help before collapsing in the street. He was arrested. Months later, he began his first stint at Western State Hospital.

‘I need to go home’

According to court records, Siddharta was released from Western State Hospital in 1996 with a diagnosis of psychosis. He was again admitted in 1999 for a 72-hour hold and was released after being given medications.

Fisher said that the medications changed her son. She said he would sleep for 16 to 20 hours a day and become depressed over how much time he spent in bed. She said she watched her once-popular son lose all of his friends and sense of belonging. One day, she said he asked her to take him to the airport so he could fly home. Fisher said she took him to the airport where he approached a customer service desk.

“I need to go home,” he said.

“I can help you,” responded the attendant. “Where is home?”

“That’s what I need you to help me with,” he said. “I don’t know.”

Siddharta had bouts with homelessness, and court records indicate he used drugs. He would go on to be committed to Western State Hospital over a dozen times.

Fisher said that the medications given to her son made him confused and caused him to walk into other people’s houses, which led to more run-ins with the police.

Fisher criticized how the state’s mental health system relies too much on medication. She pointed to the potential of Open Dialogue, a method of treating acute mental illness that was developed in western Lapland in Finland that uses techniques of collaboration and listening that closely involves the patient’s family and social network.

Records show that Fisher objected to her son’s medications. In 2013, the guardian ad litem appointed for Siddharta filed a restraining order against his mother alleging that she would “threaten and harass any person she feels is causing her son to not have the treatment she demands for him.”

Fisher said that dispute was over his medications and also a phone she said should’ve been installed on the floor her son was housed in at Western State Hospital. For nearly a year, Fisher had no contact with her son until the restraining order was dropped. During that time, Fisher wrote letters, protested outside of the hospital and still found people who would share information.

“Although I couldn’t talk to him or touch him or see him, I wasn’t out of contact with him,” she said.

Back to Western State In November 2017, Siddharta was again sent to Western State Hospital. Fisher said that it all began with a mix-up over a bill at a diner.

Fisher said that at the time her son was in a program to help previously homeless people with serious mental illness and was living in his own apartment. She said he was receiving Social Security benefits deposited on a debit card. Fisher said that there was a delay in depositing benefits on her son’s card, and when he tried to use it to pay for a meal at a local diner, it was declined.

According to court records, Siddharta said an expletive to the waitress and left without paying. He was later arrested and charged with theft.

“They put a vulnerable adult back in jail,” Fisher said. “That was wrong.”

She said that the three days her son spent in custody were destabilizing. When he was released, she said he was intensely sensitive to noise. He became irritated by a jackhammer at a construction site near his apartment, she said, and yelled at them to shut it off. When they didn’t, he hit a worker over the head with a bottle.

Court records show that Siddharta was charged with assault after the incident and was required to undergo a forensic evaluation. The evaluation described Siddharta as tall and thin, wearing orange jail scrubs and dreadlocks well below the shoulder. It stated that he spoke in a “loud volume” and appeared as “agitated and disorganized.”

The evaluation reviewed previous records describing his previous diagnoses. It drew a familiar conclusion.

“Mr. Fisher did not have the capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings, and he did not have the capacity to assist in his legal defense,” the evaluation read.

‘You can’t live in here too much’

In a phone interview from Western State Hospital, Siddharta said he was looking forward to a visit with his mother, and getting a meal of fried shrimp and mashed potatoes at Old Country Buffet.

When asked what he was looking forward to when getting out of Western State Hospital, he said he was looking forward to “human contact” with friends and family. He said he was looking forward to being able to “live.”

“You can’t live in here too much,” he said.

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purplesurveys · 6 years

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Can you recite the Greek alphabet backwards? I can’t even give you the full alphabet in order. We had to learn it in one of the basic math classes in college though but I forgot about it as soon as we changed lessons.

What social networks are you a part of? Organized according to preference, Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. I have a YouTube account but never do anything on there.

Which of your fields of interest are you a total expert on? Pro wrestling, history, some biology, mass communication.

What is one thing you will never understand? Racism.

Do you blog? I guess, if you count this as blogging. My stints at Blogger and LiveJournal never lasted long.

What was the last movie you watched? Revolutionary Road.

^Would you recommend it? Yes, but it’s not for the faint of heart I would say. It’s painful and exhausting to watch. Kate and Leo’s performances were some of the rawest and most intense I’ve seen in film. And you’d think that a tragic 2-hour ride would reward you with a happy ending, but nope.

With whom did you share your last awkward moment? I find every time that I’m alone with my mom awkward.

When was the last time you got all dolled up? January, for a friend’s debut.

What do you think makes a person attractive? Intelligence is hot. < Ye pretty much. Looks go after.

Out of everyone you know, who has the worst taste in music? I don’t like judging people based on the music they listen to, but if there was one person I do NOT want to be stuck in a car with only for them to play their music, it’s my mom. She’s into 80′s dance pop, which I hate the most just after country.

^How about the best? Me. Hahahaha. Or Gianina, actually.

Can guys REALLY pull off skinny jeans? They do. I’ve seen lots of them do it in school.

What is one thing you missed out on that you wish you hadn’t? A great childhood. Or the Beyoncé concert ten years ago that I missed because I was only 9 at the time and didn’t even know she came.

Are you honest, or more inclined to tell people what they want to hear? Honest most of the time. I do the latter but it’s very seldom.

Have you just recently started listening to any new bands? Not new bands, although a friend got me into Rex Orange County just recently.

How many windows/tabs are open on your computer right now? Two Chrome windows, Telegram, Spotify, Stickies. That’s five in total.

What is one habit you had as a child? I bit my nails an ungodly amount of times. I think it was because I found it painful when my grandmother did it with a nail clipper, and since I didn’t know how to do it myself then, I resorted to biting.

^Do you still have that habit today? There are phases, but they’ve never been as bad. Is there someone you wish you were closer with? With all of my orgmates, which I plan on doing <3

^What’s stopping you from being closer with them? I guess just academics and the fact that some of them are already on their theses, but other than that I have all the time in the world to get to know them better, which I’m really excited about.

Besides air, what was the last thing you inhaled? I sniffed my dog a few minutes ago.

Which point in life do you think is hardest? (i.e. childhood, adulthood…) It differs for every person. As for me, I haven’t lived a full life yet so I don’t believe I’m in any position to speak for a particular stage and talk about how supposedly hard it is.

How was life going for you, say, six months ago? It was okay. The second sem for last schoolyear was coming to a close and I was more than content to spend most of my days at home. Gab and I would sometimes go out, have a drink...nothing exactly groundbreaking, just a relaxing time at best.

^Is that the same as today, or have things changed? HAHAHAHAHA no because the current sem is the most hellish I’ve ever had. I’m definitely more preoccupied with work, but at least I’ve since found a new community to feel at home with.

What is one opinion you have regarding love? I find it constantly challenging, but can be very rewarding. At least for me.

Who was the last person to make you frown? I dunno, some stupid drivers who only know how to swerve and not to actually drive like a normal, functioning human being.

^Was anyone able to turn that frown upside-down? Well not really. I just had to get over it.

What was the last non-papery substance you drew on? Probably my hand.

What is one thing you wish you had the courage to do? Reach! for! opportunities! when they’re! already! there!!!

What is your one true weakness? That I hate myself and it affects everything I do and how I act around everybody most of the time.

When is the last time you had hot chocolate? September, when I was in Vigan. I don’t like hot beverages so I only drink it when it’s the only option.

Composition notebooks or spiral notebooks? Why? Composition. Those with the spiral things hurt my knuckles and it’s harder to write on them.

Do you identify more with guys or girls? In my case it’s definitely proven to be with girls, but then again I never want to make generalizations and I always keep myself open to both.

When someone you know is sad, how do you go about cheering them up? Depends on what they need. Sometimes they give advice so I do that. Some just need a venue to rant so I’ll be that for them. Idk, I’ve always been pretty good at finding ways to help people.

Has someone ever accused you of not being creative enough? It’s not an accusation anymore if it’s true LOL. Yeah someone has told me that before, but it was unnecessary to be offended.

Starbucks coffee or Dunkin’ Donuts coffee? Starbuuuuucks. I’m scared about fast food coffee so I haven’t tried DD’s yet.

Do you crack under peer pressure? I guess I did sometimes when I was younger but shit like that doesn’t really happen anymore. < Yep.

What do you think deserves more attention than it already gets? Environment-related problems.

What song never fails to get stuck in your head? It’s different every time. Depends on what I’m in the mood to listen to.

Do you ever name objects? (e.g. MP3 players, guitars, cars, etc.) No.

When was the last time you had a bagel? Five months ago.

Can you lick your own elbow? I can’t.

What time during the day/night is your mind most active? There’s no specific time, just when my mind is most triggered.

What color ink does your favorite pen have? Black.

What was the last thing you licked? My lips.

Who was the last person in your bed besides yourself? Gabie.

Can you touch your tongue to your nose? Nope.

What tends to distract you most? Surveys, YouTube, and Twitter.

Is the perfect man or woman a myth? Yes, it is.

#survey #surveys

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