Serina

@Serina (70)

United States • Age 57

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Jokers to the left of me, clowns to the right, here I am.

Serina's Discussions

What is the most liberating thing you've ever done?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 23 May 07

For me it would be freeing myself from the bottle. Getting sober...finally...after several tries has been the most liberating experience for me. So what about you?

freeing

liberating experiences

sober

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Have you ever lived alone and do you ever think about growing old alone?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 13 May 07

I am forty years old. I have a son, 20, and a daughter 19. They both are now in college and have moved away to seperate campuses. I am in the severe throws of empty nest syndrome to say the least. Also I have been married and...

alone

growing old

life

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Anethesia - Are you afraid of being put under?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 12 May 07

I have had numerous surgeries. If I can remember correctly I have been put under nine different times. However, the process of preparing to go under anethesia never gets easier for me. I still fear it. On the other hand, I have...

anethesia

fear

surgery

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Do you ever feel someone is watching out for you?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 11 May 07

Like maybe an angel. I personally believe in heavenly angels and most definitely feel I have one looking out for me. Too many close calls have happened in my life to explain otherwise. However, think for a moment. Not all angels...

someone watching out for you

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What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 11 May 07

There are still so many unfulfilled dreams in my life it would be hard to choose only one thing. However since becoming bipolar I have always wanted to be an advocate for the mentally ill. Not just a small time advocate but...

mental health advocate

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Do you ever drink to deal with stress?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 7 May 07

Right now I am supposed to be working online. The calls have dwindled in between but the residual stress of listening to dissatisfied customers have not. Geesh, I awoke this morning sick all over. Now,a once recovering alcoholic,...

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2 people

How many hours do you spend on Mylot each day?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 6 May 07

I have just joined mylot this past week. While I have not become a full blown addict yet, the compulsion to spend more and more time on here is quickly taking me over. I even caught myself trying to sneak on here while working at...

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2 people

Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 5 May 07

When I was about the age of seventeen I once went skinny dipping in my pool when my parents were out of town. I would love to go again but unfortunately it would not be as fun alone. Have you ever been and if so when and where did...

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2 people

How many jobs have you had and what were they?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 5 May 07

I have had so many jobs in my lifetime I can not even count them now. I have worked at McDonalds twice. Once when I was 22 and here recently at 40. I have worked at practically every burger joint known to man kind including Burger...

jobs

life

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4 people

What do you think of cell phone use while driving?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 4 May 07

I am a statisical anomaly. In this day and age I still do not own a cell phone. Really I just do not have the need. Besides, the only people who would call would be the bill collectors and telemarketers. All that aside, I have...

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4 people

Please, I need your help. What motivates you?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 2 May 07

There are some days when I feel so disgusted with life I can hardly budge my fat butt off the couch. All I seem to want to do is watch Law and Order reruns obsessively. There are days, though they are few and far between, that I...

help

motivation

struggling

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What is your goal in life and what is your dream?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 1 May 07

I am forty years old and still have not figured my goal out. Due to illness that became a prominent factor in my life eight years ago, two divorces, and two children my goals that I started out with in high school have never been...

dreams

goals

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Should People With Mental Illness Be Allowed To Own HandGuns?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 30 Apr 07

After the incident at Virginia Tech a new gun bill is being pushed through congress to make it even more difficult for people suffering from a diagnosable mental illness to purchase a gun. Studies, though, have proven time and...

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Who is the first person you call on the phone each day?

Serina @Serina (70) • United States 30 Apr 07

The first person I talk to each morning when I awake at 5am is my mother. I can always count on her answering the phone pleasantly as she sits drinking her coffee. Now, if I knew my daughter who is only 19 were awake and perking I...

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