I’m not okay, and I know it’s okay to not be okay, and I’m being patient and accepting of the not-okay. It’s been hard, though,
Category: Depression/Anxiety

Day 101: The Seder
My family did our Passover Seder via video chat the other night, as did many people around the world. It was a good substitute, but

Day 98: Coping Mechanisms
I don’t give a fuck what you need to do to get through this. I just want you to have something. Whether it’s active or

Day 96: Taking things one day at a time
Yesterday, I achieved the impossible. I achieved balance. I woke up early, as I usually tend to. I worked out. I did laundry. I vacuumed.

Day 95: Allowing Sadness to Set In
I won’t lie, the anxiety and isolation are definitely starting to get to me. The other night I was unable to fall asleep because I

Day 94: Weight Loss Success!
Obviously, if weight loss is a trigger for you, please do not read this post. Go snuggle your animals or something instead. Day 94 was

Day 90: When Will My Life Begin?
Does everyone have “When Will My Life Begin” from Disney’s Tangled stuck in their heads or is it just me? Seven a.m., the usual morning

Day 89: Recognizing the need for calm
Yesterday I over-corrected. My achievement for the day was recognizing it. Yesterday morning I wrote that I’d been unproductive and frustrated about it for days.

Day 88: ADHD and Current Events
The past several days have been tiresome. I have the attention span of a gnat and it’s frustrating as hell. I’ve done very little studying.

Day 82: Shit’s Getting Real
Yesterday was the day the COVID-19 pandemic started to impact me in a more personal way. I hope not many of us have that happen,

Day 81: Adjustments
It’s Monday morning and I feel as though I’m supposed to get to work. It’s March 23rd. I was laid off on February 18th. If

Day 80: Work It
Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows when I get down, I want to find a solution for it. I want to

Day 79: Getting By Is The Best We Can Do
This isn’t going to be a happy post. The fact is, I’m scared right now, and I need to talk about it. If you’re already
Day 78: Okay seriously, this is all so fucking weird
I don’t feel the need for a long post today, so here’s a tweet I wrote yesterday. I mean, really. Who am I? This is

Day 77: Focus on the Objectives
Yesterday’s accomplishment was focus. ADHD is a funny thing. When the brain gets excited and locks in on something, it’s intense and rather indescribable. Suffice