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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
Hi to everyone
I cannot sleep and have to stop myself from walking out my front door into the night. I just want to go for a long walk but I know 2.30am is not a safe time for me to do that.
Is there anyone out there now that I can talk to? Bipolar mania keeping me awake and buzzy.
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Zoe7@Former-Member Well Zoe that is not too far off it. This medication has increased my appetite and I have taken a liking to chocolate (and yes donuts!) so just imagine me as a not so small white pea running (or puffing) up the road! With legs and arms all over the place.
I will tell you another funny (not so funny really ...) story about one of my midnight walks I was on a depressive cycle and was walking past a man and woman the woman came over to me and screamed in my face and because I was so zoned out I just walked past her without flinching.
I live a really upmarket area *cough*.
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Unknown userMember
No problem @Zoe7, you need to look after yourself first. Take care of yourself💗💗💗
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Zoe7 great talking to you too! Take care xx
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Unknown userMember
Christ @Bunniekins where do you live (I don't really want to know) it sounds like the ghetto!!!!
hope you double lock your door.
where I live I forget to lock my door half the time😀
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Former-Member Hey Nell23 you staying awake? Have you got any really weird stories to tell?
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Unknown userMember
Yeah I won't be going to sleep tonight as much as I wish I could💤💤💤
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Unknown userMember
Ok @Bunniekins I can tell you some funny stories about kids at work
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Former-Member Well Nell23 it is an awful place... what can I say. My daughter has likened it to an old alley cat with a bunged up eye and all beaten up. It is awful. All the men are scurvy and the women are scarey. I ended up here because my ex husband thought it would be a good idea to move here.
Now he has moved out with his girlfriend and I am here with the kids!!!! Destined to never leave!
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Former-Member Great! *sits at computer patiently waiting with imaginary donut and real coffee*
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Unknown userMember
Ok @Bunniekins.
So this kid rocks up to school about 10 minutes late. No problem give him late pass, send him to class. 5 mins later another teacher walks in and says I just saw X(that can be the student) drive himself to school and park in the teachers car park.
So off I go get X. Ask him if he drove to school, he said yes, asked him if his dad knew, he said his dad told him to drive himself to school.
So ring father, father said yes I let X drive to school so he wouldn't be late. I say on the phone, do you realise it is against the law for him to drive, he is only 15!!!
So dad had to come up and pick up car and had to ring the police about it because of mandatory reporting!!!!
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