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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    LSD - Low Spend Day dinner.....cos I spend today for lunch as there was nothing in the house.

    Ames - uni's access thing is quite easy to get to, think they're gunning to help cos I keep getting highly emotional and highly strung (which is mainly to do with the BPD) and also as it is a recognised (by my psych) part of my condition
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  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
    I have bipolar and was laughed at for saying their actions were affecting my mental health. The Open University suits me much more as far as support goes, I just wish the academic standards and support were higher.

    Ah, low spend dinner makes sense!
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  • beanielou
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    Why you not keen on OU Ames?
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  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
    I don't like being penalised for independent research, and the way marking is so vastly different between tutors. Also, I prefer (and do better at) exams, but it's mainly essay based. And I don't like how all the courses are so wide reaching, you don't get to study anything in depth.
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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    I think it's a lot more that some uni's dont understand MH disorders, Ames, I'm quite lucky where I am as it's a relatively new uni (less than 10 or 20 years) and they have quite a few students with handicaps of some form (and an obscene amount of dyslexic students who are only after top of the range laptops IMHO) But I genuinely want to be able to do the work, and cos I live a train ride away, it's easier for me to stay in uni during gaps and do work, or go to the cafe, get a drink and plug myself in and do work, as I won't consciously notice those around me iyswim
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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    I am off to make meringues....well attempt them anyway.... :rotfl:
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  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
    Ah, mine was a fairly 'traditional' uni - they even said that getting another student to use my mini disc recorder to tape lectures for me would be against health and safety! I think it was my illnesses too - ME and mental health disorders are easy for them to ignore, out of sight out of mind kind of thing.
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  • bookseller1980
    bookseller1980 Posts: 7,924 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    I am off to make meringues....well attempt them anyway.... :rotfl:

    Where did that come from? :confused::eek:
  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    Evening...
    Have had a lovely afternoon, walked to town, went to post office, actually managed to find boots for Bea...£40 :eek: but hey has saved me £10 in petrol going to the other shop I normally go to. Cooked a nice healthy tea, had stories and bedtime snuggles and house is tidy :)

    Oh's hob interview went well, if he gets the job im not sure he has fully thought the logistics through! We will see though

    Just relaxing and watching Gok now...happy days!
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  • bookseller1980
    bookseller1980 Posts: 7,924 Forumite
    sallyx wrote: »
    Evening...
    Have had a lovely afternoon, walked to town, went to post office, actually managed to find boots for Bea...£40 :eek: but hey has saved me £10 in petrol going to the other shop I normally go to. Cooked a nice healthy tea, had stories and bedtime snuggles and house is tidy :)

    Oh's hob interview went well, if he gets the job im not sure he has fully thought the logistics through! We will see though

    Just relaxing and watching Gok now...happy days!

    What side is Gok on?
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