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| 1.Q |
Tell me
about the first time you remember being thrilled. |
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| 1.A |
My father
bringing in the Christmas tree through the back door. I was
about 3 or 4 years old |
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| 2.Q |
What’s the slightest thing
to have thrilled you? |
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| 2.A |
The slightest
thing is to have passed a test I KNEW I had flunked |
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| 3.Q |
What’s the most frightening
yet thrilling thing you’ve done? |
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| 3.A |
I was camping
out with friends and the tent was invaded by drunk males. |
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| 4.Q |
Tell me
why you’re not completely sensible. |
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| 4.A |
I'm too
emotional to be sensible 100% of the time. Maybe 50% is more
accurate. |
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| 5.Q |
What’s
the most uninhibited thing you’ve ever done? |
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| 5.A |
Tough question.
Every time I'm uninhibited I get in trouble. |
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| 6.Q |
What have
you considered doing for pleasure but were too concerned about
the risks? |
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| 7.Q |
Describe
the event in one sentence (there’s time to expand later) |
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| 7.A |
Someone
gave me an unexpected present. |
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| 8.Q |
Tell me
a bit about yourself around this time. |
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| 8.A |
Teenager,
unsure of self. Vulnerable |
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| 9.Q |
List the
sequence of events leading up to your thrill. Try to remember
how you felt at each stage. The smallest detail could be important
(this is your chance to expand). |
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| 9.A |
Too long
ago to be specific. I remember a birthday that was ignored by
family but an acquaintance gave me a gift in saying that things
would be would get better. He was right. |
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| 10.Q |
What were
your thoughts and feelings at the precise moment of thrill? |
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| 10.A |
That someone
I knew so little would remember me enough to say happy birthday
and be shocked to learn how my parents had ignored the event.
That he took the time to even say it let alone tell me that
things would get better. |
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| 11.Q |
What did
you do afterwards? |
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| 11.A |
I glowed,
then I cried. |
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| 12.Q |
What were
the risks? |
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| 12.A |
Emotional
vulnerability |
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| 13.Q |
What did
you imagine other people thought of you during and after the
event? |
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| 14.Q |
How often
do you think about the event, and why? |
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| 14.A |
I carry
it with me. It strengthened me emotionally especially when I
left home as soon as possible and found the world was a better
place outside of the house I grew up in. |
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| 15.Q |
Some people
probably don’t understand how such a thing can thrill
you; explain it to them. |
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| 15.A |
It can
make you laugh, or make you happy, it makes you warm inside. |
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| 16.Q |
What three
changes could have made the experience better, and why? |
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| 16.A |
Nothing.
It was perfect as was. |
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Is there
anything you want to add? |
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B,
I hope this helps in your research.
P |
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