I ended up taking a leave of absence from work three weeks ago. I just got the paperwork signed by my psychiatrist to return to work on Friday. Long live the Family Medical Leave Act! But, overall, things are a bit better than they were. Medications have been tweaked, and our brain chemistry is in a better place. I still have a fair bit of anxiety, but it’s more at an “I’m used to it” level instead of “Oh God, AAAAAHHHHRR.”
I haven’t been as active on the cafe and wiki sites as I would like, but then *I* haven’t been active as much as I would like. 😉 I’ve also had to cut back on reading braiDID’s Patreon discord, proving to myself that I don’t want to run my own. Don’t get me wrong, the folks on braiDID’s discord are great! It’s still my favorite chat server, but I’m learning that I can consume only so much DID-related stuff at a time and stay in a good headspace. Don’t worry; the dissociative sites are still close to my heart and will continue – I just can’t spend all my free time on them. There has to be more to life than trauma and dissociation.
Proud of you for taking your health seriously and taking the time to adjust and get things sorted and I hope you can return to work in a smooth and grounded way and it’s energizing rather than overwhelming <3
Obviously, we changed our minds about the Discord thing. lol