Lately, I've been making a genuine effort to identify my patterns as a first step to changing the harmful ones. I've been trying to observe when I shut down, when I get annoyed, irked, or frustrated. I'm trying to understand why I react to things a certain way, and I've been trying to be cognizant… Continue reading Identifying my patterns
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What the fuck
My initial reaction to seeing the report that the psychiatrist shared with me was, "What the fuck?" I had been expecting a summary of our discussion and the psychiatrist's diagnosis. I was anticipating reading her perspective on things. But all I get is, "Diagnosis: Obsessive compulsive personality traits,OCD,in remission"? This is literally verbatim. I haven't… Continue reading What the fuck
2025
It's 2025. Wow. Last year, I wrote that I wanted 2024 to be a year of self-exploration. I wanted to understand myself better, put myself in tough situations, and learn how to adapt. I've done that and so much more this past year. 2024 has been one of the wildest years of my life so… Continue reading 2025