I am soooooo bored

[Banned]

Oh and I'm doing something else productive now. I'm coming up with games and challenges for my dog obedience classes. Each week they can win a prize if they complete a skills challenge, so I'm thinking up some new and more advanced ones.

See....it's after 10pm, the creative juices are starting to flow .

 

[Murray]

That sounds fun.

It's funny, I am also much more of a night owl as well. I have been trying to get onto more of a normal schedule, but my brain has always functioned best at night. Glad I'm not the only one.

 

[Banned]

You're definitely not the only one. Most of my major inspiration for everything comes in the middle of the night - house cleaning, purging old clothes, lesson plans, business plans...it all comes in the night. I can stay awake all night thinking of things I want to do and change and embrace and dispose of...but then again I'm bipolar so maybe this is just what we do.

I've even found something healthy to eat - oatmeal with raisins in it and an apple on the side, along with my Perrier water .

 

[Daniel E.]

I'm coming up with games and challenges for my dog obedience classes.

Just copy Dr. Baxter's lesson plan:

http://forum.psychlinks.ca/just-for-fun/22508-stupid-pet-tricks.html

I've even found something healthy to eat - oatmeal with raisins in it...

I would donate it to charity and go to Subway

 

[Banned]

Haha Daniel. I teach *far* more sophisticated stuff than that .

 

[Murray]

Sounds like some good food, yum. I just had peanut butter with little mini chocolate chips sprinkled on it. Yummy...but not a good choice.

I'm not bipolar, but I can stay awake all night at times. Lately I have really been making an effort to go to bed by 1:00am or so. Otherwise, it is normally 2,3,or 4 before I get to sleep. Do you have trouble getting up in the morning since you stay up so late?

 

[Banned]

One of my favourite sandwiches is peanut butter and chocolate chip (which, Daniel, Subway does not serve ... yet!).

I should probably have a more regular sleep schedules, and sometimes I go to bed earlier, particularly if I have to get up early. I usually go to bed around two hours after I take my meds, because they make me a tiny bit drowsy. I haven't take them yet tonight so it'll be 1230 or 1am before I go to bed. There is a chance I will pass out earlier but I have lots of energy so probably not.

I'm still getting used to saying "I'm bipolar". Hmmm...it just seems weird.

 

[Murray]

Ooh Subway should make that sandwich part of their regular menu.

 

[forgetmenot]

I often too wanted to go back and take some courses of interest but just can't too many people i couldn't do it. Maybe do something on line someday that would be doable. I am the opposite of procrastination. I have things done so far in advance because i am too anxious to leave it undone. Thats with everything i do.

 

[Murray]

Online courses do sound much more doable. I admire your ability to get stuff done early Violet, although I am sorry that it is due to anxiety.

 

[forgetmenot]

Yeh sometimes it is not as good as it could be because i rush it so much just to see it done. but when it is done then i can relax I think doing something online maybe the way to go i just have to chose what it is i might want to take hmmmm more work i don't think so not right now duh.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

I often too wanted to go back and take some courses of interest but just can't too many people i couldn't do it. Maybe do something on line someday that would be doable. I am the opposite of procrastination. I have things done so far in advance because i am too anxious to leave it undone. Thats with everything i do.

That's why you're awake in the middle of the night. You're 12 hours ahead of yourself.

 

[forgetmenot]

That is so funny but in a way so true

 

[Banned]

I tried doing online learning but I don't self-regulate very well. I figure if I can't get the entire semester done in one sitting then I should drop out, which is what I did. I need the classroom to pace me and keep me from getting frustrated or overwhelmed and keep me from trying to read the entire textbook at once and feeling like a failure when I can't.

 

[forgetmenot]

I can understand that feeling and having the professor there helps if there is questions you need to ask as well. You have a good point there.

 

[Banned]

When you do online you have access to a prof and a help line, so that's not a huge deal...but it's having someone else regulate the workload for me. I end up correcting my psych prof on alot of stuff, so I'm not sure I'd ask him any hard questions anyway.

 

[forgetmenot]

wow it is good you are comfortable talking with your prof about stuff you disagree with that takes courage.

 

[Murray]

I agree with Violet, that is wonderful that you have that confidence and strength. I admire you for that ability.