What will your 5 things be?

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What will your 5 things be?

Post by limestone » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:29 am

:uhhh: If you're going to a tiny island and could take 5 things to help you cope with your emotions what would they be and why are you taking them?
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Post by cariad » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:33 am

wow , good question. okay
1) my gf because she helps me sooo much and shes wonderful.
2) my computer because i have BUS and lotsa online friends,.
3) my picture journal because i work in it when im upset/stressed whatever to stop me from si.
4) cather in the rye , because its my faverouite book and help me sleep.
5) music because i would go mad (er?) without it.
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Post by dubbers » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:40 am

1) My daughter, because without her, I am lost
2) Music
3) Pens and paper
4) My pets
5) Cigarettes and alcohol!
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Post by wabbit » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:43 am

1 my study bible
2 my journal (and pen)
3 photos of nice places, people
4 music
5 my hiking poles so i could go for long walks (already assuming i have the medication to allow me to walk in the first place)
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Post by Searching » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:44 am

oooh, I'm assuming this is supposed to be coping healthily though eh? :wink:

- My computer, assuming this island had high speed internet, and I had all my computer games and my music on it as well :tongue:
- An infinite supply of white cheddar rice cakes. I know, not too healthy for my ED, but I still love them :wink:
- An infinite supply of sugarfree gum (in a variety of flavours of course, ditto for the ED)
- A big, soft, fluffy stuffed animal
- My mountain bike

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Post by FarSideGirl » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:08 pm

:star: ---My husband because he would know exactly how to survive and the obvious reasons of companionship.
:star: ---Tons of cement and bricks and sheets of glass (that sorts out the home)
:star: ---A generator and infinite amounts of Petrol to keep it running.
:star: ---My computer
:star: ---A million mile long cable for high speed internet
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Post by becs » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:14 pm

I would take...

:bluestar: My entire book collection :blush:
:bluestar: An infinite supply of ice cream :o
:bluestar: A few select Bus people :wink:
:bluestar: Some pets for company 8)
:bluestar: A cell phone so I could get the heck out of there if things became unbearable :roll:

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Post by FarSideGirl » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:17 pm

It just occured to me that none of us said ... A BOAT!!!! How else will we get home when we have had enough?

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Post by Hiddendepths » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:19 pm

i would take

:star: skateboard
:redstar: half pipe
:dkpurpstar: fosters fridge (just like the advert)
:pinkstar: supply of fosters
:bluestar: a hammock
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i would take...

Post by demidivine » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:36 pm

i would take:

:lgrnstar: all the books i've always said i'd read but haven't
:lgrnstar: my friends C and S, who make me forget all the little things
:lgrnstar: an Ikea flat-pack shed, one of the big ones
:lgrnstar: an endless supply of pencils and paper
:lgrnstar: a phone box, to order in pizza

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Post by Sanders » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:39 pm

1- My Horses
2- My Computer
3- Photos
4- Music
5- My Guitar

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Post by Chrystal » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:43 pm

1) my puppy... I can't live without him and wouldn't want to
2) My AA friends - I'd take everyone in AA with me! (is that allowed?)
3) my shrink
4) my non-AA friends
5) erg.... I dunno.... all of the above keep me up in this world.... maybe some wool and a crochet hook

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Post by pistachio » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:23 pm

•a ton of music
•pics of people
•5-10 select people from camp :tongue:
•a few people from old school/new school
•lots of books

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Post by 8586 » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:40 pm

1. Can I take my therapist? Because that's what I would do.
2. The computer, and the internet - so I could communicate with BUS, and check my email, and have instant messager. What a luxurious island, huh?
3. CD's that I could play on the computer - that's a must. It would keep my occupied as well.
4. A camera, maybe a weird, but it would be a distraction to take pictures while I am there.
5. A fridge, full of good food, that never runs out, so when hunting animals gets boring and we're sick of fruit, we can have food. And you can't cope without a full stomach! :tongue:


FarSideGirl wrote:It just occured to me that none of us said ... A BOAT!!!! How else will we get home when we have had enough?
Don't need one, with all those things I am set for a while.

And when I do decide to leave, I've got the internet, and I'll have someone bring the boat out to me.



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Post by tenar » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:52 pm

this is for coping with emotions? if so i'm leaving out the usual survival stuff.


- knowledge of when i would leave the island - i would find it easier to cope if there wasn't uncertainty
- rocky, my teddy.
- my cd collection
- O. if i'm allowed to take people, a copy of keats' poems if i'm not
- a lightweight woman's empacher single scull (the water round this island had better be flat and perfect for rowing)
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Post by gui hong » Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:44 pm

-Every book I'd meant to read, and every project I said I'd do when i got "around tuit" :p
- My children
-A babysitter :p (and a playground for the other side of the island)
-My journals and sketchbooks
-My music and keyboard
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Post by Proximity » Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:51 pm

my five favorite people.

or (going to think of stuff that would actually work on an island)

ummm complete set of norton anthologies of everything.
my ipod (and infinite battery)
a typewriter with infinite paper and ink
a cat
that should do it

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Post by fallenshadows » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:40 pm

Assuming that there is already the basic survival gear on their I would take:

Clothing, well cause nobody wants to see me run around nude
Music, mostly stuf fthat can help me relax
My dog, for company and companionship
Fishing gear, cause without that I dont know what I would do
My computer
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Post by Jude » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:13 pm

:star: Music - providing this island has electricity to plug in my stereo 8) can i include cds in this one too? :oops: :tongue:
:star: pen and paper/sketchbook
:star: my bed, couldnt cope without it!
:star: pc and the internet? that might be pushing it :oops:
:star: atleast one friend/family member
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Post by fireflower » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:53 pm

:star: my music
:star: my computer
:star: tv
:star: my poems
:star: my favorite cat
If I am silent then I am not real. If I speak up then no one will hear. If I wear a mask there's somewhere to hide. If I raise my voice will someone get hurt and if I can't feel then I won't get touched. If no truths are spoken then no lies can hide. -Garbage "Silence is Golden"

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