this post-opiate brain fog is real af. it takes me 10x as long to read and understand dense literature I could read once and tell ya all about it
withdrawal fully ends at one year (Aug 13th) and rebounds should stop then, but it’s going to take a lot of retraining
withdrawal fully ends at one year (Aug 13th) and rebounds should stop then, but it’s going to take a lot of retraining
this is why i’ve put off grad school for so long. i’m physically mostly ready, and my mental state is stable (bless my therapist— i did the hard work, but they have been the best guide I could ask for)
i am in the process of studying for the GRE and applying to grad schools. i’m a shoe in for pretty much any school i want to go to if i get a decent score (gpa, writing sample, recs, etc are excellent)
but it’s so weird looking back at what i was able to accomplish b4 disability
but it’s so weird looking back at what i was able to accomplish b4 disability
this is why i’m applying to schools with the intention of starting fall 2021 to give me the time I need to continue progressing in every which way and to read...a lot
i also want to make this account public at some point and try (maybe I’m beating a dead horse at this point) to better and more concisely tackle what happened on my main in late 2018
i think people have moved on, and i have as well, but i want to clear my name with a clear head
i think people have moved on, and i have as well, but i want to clear my name with a clear head
the first time i pretty much just disappeared because i was hypomanic
the second time i was still not quite mentally balanced and subdued with opiates for pain
and the recent time i was still having this brain fog and intense rebounds
the second time i was still not quite mentally balanced and subdued with opiates for pain
and the recent time i was still having this brain fog and intense rebounds
none of this is to weaponize anything i was going through all those years, because mental illness and/or physical disability is no excuse for any form of toxic behavior
it does, though, contextualize how i reacted, how i made things worse and-
it does, though, contextualize how i reacted, how i made things worse and-
how none of that probably would have happened in that state
i probably wouldn’t have even had a platform to begin with lol
i was fully manic (the good part, before the storm) when i first started tweeting in late 2015/early 2016, and people found it amusing
i probably wouldn’t have even had a platform to begin with lol
i was fully manic (the good part, before the storm) when i first started tweeting in late 2015/early 2016, and people found it amusing
anyways this account won’t stay locked forever, and i’m either going to make a new account with my full name or just do it here
and to bring it back to the first tweet in this thread:
if you are struggling with any form of mental illness, disability, withdrawal, etc.
i promise you it really does get better. you learn how to live with it. you learn how to tame the storms raging in your body. you adapt.
if you are struggling with any form of mental illness, disability, withdrawal, etc.
i promise you it really does get better. you learn how to live with it. you learn how to tame the storms raging in your body. you adapt.