Hey I Noticed That You Changed Your Clothes A Lot On The Golden Ticket Tour Day. First You Had The Black

Source: @Thesecountryroads 🌾

What's a product you didn't sell because it didn't work out or something? 🤔

Cocksuckers. I created this thingie-ma-bob when I was 23. You see, the original idea was that it would be a small match box but instead of matches, you get a teeny little sugary sucker inside! Kinda like miniature pixie sticks. I wanted it to be colorful and exciting, a burst of different flavors within each one! But as you can guess, today that wouldn't be a good marketing idea. People would get the wrong idea. Heh...

For one of the more obvious reasons...

Pov: you live in Japan with lots of blooming plants 🌺

The Secret Garden (1993)

Since you like chocolate so much how do you feel about dating a black woman? We got all the chocolate you need babyboy 😏😏😏😏

Oh my goodness. Are you trying to seduce me by using my love for chocolate against me?

How wicked. I do like rich flavors. You might be in luck, if you are in fact a woman.

Or did you mean chocolate as in skin color? Because in the case of dating I would hope that your personality is just as rich and your love is just as sweet.

Hello. My name is Nica. I want to stay anon until I get comfortable and I‘m not good with new people. But my question is, how do you advise someone to deal with their depression? Do you know any remedies that help with chronic sadness? Or panic attacks? My life isn‘t where I want it to be atm, dealing with a lot of stuff and I don‘t have any friends to talk to or get help from. Sorry if I‘m bothering you in the morning I just saw that you‘re leaving tumblr and it triggered an attack and I feel like crying. You were the one blog I liked and how you helped people and now I don‘t have anybody :/

Omg. No, no, no, you're not bothering me at all, & you're not just going to wake up one day & my account is going to be deactivated. I'll tell you all when I'm leaving & chances are I still won't deactivate, just cause. I'm so, so sorry, I didn't mean to trigger you. It was just an idea I had. I used to have really bad panic attacks to a point were my muscles would hurt for days, I had to be taken in an ambulance & put on meds cause I had them daily for like a month. I wouldn't eat, I was constantly snapping on people & irritated. I turned into someone who isn't me. My family noticed the change & pointed it out & I snapped on them for that. It was that bad. And this was recent, this wasn't like 5 years ago, all this happened LAST year. So I know from experience how difficult & painful what you're going through right now can be.

Even though I still have anxiety sometimes, I learned how to stop the attacks from happening, I don't have them anymore. But before then my doctor wanted to put me in a psych ward, (yeah, he literally recommended that) & I took Xanax (& Zoloft for two days) for a while, then it stopped helping, so he wanted to increase my dose. And I didn't want to become an addict or dependent on meds (I personally don't believe in taking meds for mental illnesses), so one day I just decided "fuck it, I'm not taking anything anymore" & I realized in that moment that the decision I made scared me a fucking lot cause I wasn't going to have anything to run to, but ultimately it was going to help me. I had to hurt & pray A LOT before I got better. While I was going through it I felt so hopeless & lost & I started questioning my faith in God cause I didn't feel like anything was changing, I felt worse tbh. I remember one night I just completely gave up & I drove to my mom's house in the middle of the night cause I didn't know what else to do. We went for a walk & talked until the sun came up. I never call my parents when I'm going through something terrible, I always try to resolve my problems on my own, so if I call them it's serious. But with time I got better. And I'm happier. So I'm living proof that you CAN overcome your biggest demons. My advice to you would be to start slow, you won't get better overnight. It's going to take time & it's going to hurt - I won't lie to you, but you WILL prevail in the end. But for now, distract yourself, get on your phone & find a funny video. Give yourself time to breathe & realize you're safe. That feeling will pass & you'll be okay again. & if you ever need someone to talk to to help you calm down, come hop in my dm's & we can hang out until you feel better. You don't have to be alone. & you definitely don't have to suffer alone. I often get people who ask me for advice in handling depression, that's partially the reason I haven't left Tumblr. I wouldn't want to abandon anybody. I'm so sorry you're going through this, honey. I hope things get better for you. Literally if you need me to just stay here for you just to help you, I will. & if you need any more resources in dealing with anxiety/depression, dm me. I'm so sorry for triggering you. I'll choose my words more carefully next time. Bless your heart, I'll pray for you.

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Organizations:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); 866-615-6464

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); 800-950-NAMI (800-950-6264)

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA); 240-485-1001

American Psychiatric Association; 800-357-7924

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Mental Health (CDC); 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

American Psychological Association; 800-374-2721

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Coping, Advocacy, and Support:

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Support Groups

The Anxiety Network: Help and Support

Anxiety Central: Forums

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Medications for Anxiety Disorders (talk to your doctor first):

Cymbalta (duloxetine)

Celexa (citalopram)

Zoloft (sertraline)

Anafranil (clomipramine)

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Paxil (paroxetine)

Xanax (alprazolam)

Klonopin (clonazepam)

BuSpar (buspirone)

Valium (diazepam)

Ativan (lorazepam)

Lexapro (escitalopram)

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Links:

https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/mental-health-resources/anxiety

https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/resources

https://blog.thetransitionhouse.org/anxiety-help-and-resources-1

https://www.rtor.org/anxiety/

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders

I H o p e Y o u ' r e O k a y

I want to go where nature happily greets me. ✿

Herbal kitchens: apothecary 🌿

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Good morning, early birds! And if you're not an early bird then that must make you a night owl. Either way, good morning and good afternoon and evening to all!

I wanna show you guys some behind the scenes things around the factory, one of my personal favorite festive rooms!

Let's take a peek inside the Winter Wonderland room, shall we? This is where myself and the Oompa Loompas have our winter parties and Secret Santa giveaways!

~WINTER WONDERLAND~

This beautiful area completely changes in decor every month with transformations in amazing landscaping, water features, suspended decor from the ceiling and awe-inspiring scenes throughout. But during the holiday season is when I believe it becomes the most gorgeous. With the large glass dome atop the area, you get fantastic scenery sightings inside during the day and the area is provided with wonderful lighting for nighttime viewing as well. Because we all know that nighttime is when everything beautiful sparkles. ✨

This 8 foot long train travels around the huge Christmas tree and is surrounded by hundreds of multi-colored Poinsettias. In one of the train cars, a digital camera faces forward and can see what the train sees as it travels around the track on a nearby television monitor! One of my trusty tech Oompa Loompas thought the camera would be a magnificent addition and I couldn't agree more! Isn't that genius?

Every month, you'll have a different theme from huge flower pots and fields of daisies during the spring to an amazing Asian theme during the Chinese New Year. Any time you are fortunate enough to stop by the factory, should Covid ever go away, you will be astounded at the beauty and creativity of this unique attraction! Let's not forget the beautiful rocking horse to the left, that does indeed work! Also, this is one of our tallest Christmas trees in the factory, although it may not look tall on camera, it's actually standing close to 24 feet! That's like six Oompa Loompas stacked on top of each other, ha.

These are leafless white Christmas trees, added decor to balance out the color scheme. We were going for a snowy and colorfully-bright Santa's Workshop North Pole theme. Though half of the Oompa Loompas wanted the theme to be Polar Express, with nothing but faux snow made from powdered sugar, elves and trains everywhere. But who knows? Maybe this year we'll vote again on themes or infuse the two!

This cute Polar bear is a remote controlled animatronic that was designed specifically for the Oompa Loompas to ride around the factory on. One of their most adorable ideas to date, in my opinion.

And what would a factory be without reindeer? This is a favorite statue of mine, it was a Rudolph model but unfortunately the glowing red nose had to be removed due to overheating, which started a small fire.

Oversized ornaments for an oversized tree, nothing more.

Ah, the Nutcracker! Yes, I almost forgot. This design was requested by Santa himself (yes, Santa is real, do NOT debate me) as he and Mrs. Clause love to visit the factory during Christmas time and feast with us. It's a joyous time, really. And we make sure to put it out for them every year.

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And that, people, brings us to the end of our little virtual tour! Unless I forgot something? Nope, I don't think I did. I hope you enjoyed! I must say, this has to be one of the most fun and cozy places in the factory, mostly because we spend so much time changing and decorating it throughout the year! And Christmas happens to be my favorite time of the year. Should I ever open my factory to the public again it's definitely one of the rooms I'll include in the next tour! Maybe I'll even do a Christmas tour and show off all the beautiful decorations in the factory.

But til then, see ya on the flip side!

- Willy Wonka 🍫