Up By The Bootstraps

I have a few ideas for tonight. I’m not sure if they’ll work properly. I feel like I’m constantly running on one of those giant hamster wheels. It’s strange… like I never really go anywhere. I make it a few steps forward, then get stuck and end up scrambling to keep going.

I had a frustrating phone call today. I’m upset that I don’t have all of my full medical records. Then again, I’m terrible at keeping my own records of anything at all.

How on earth was I even able to keep my aunt’s household running for so long??

I suppose I need to just press ‘Start’ somewhere.

Where do I go, though?

I am so used to relying solely on myself, but when my brain is malfunctioning, I don’t know what to do.

When I get depressed, I can’t do much properly. I could go to work daily with no problem, eat, but not clean anything much except the things I needed right away.

My brain has not been right for a very long time…

My sense of self was tied into my job and when I lost that… Well…

Never in my life have I had such an extended period of treatment for my psychiatric conditions, which is good. However, never in my life have I ever felt as if I was so far adrift. I wonder how on earth I was able to go to work so frequently and not just keel over and collapse.

The muscular pain and fatigue was a daily nightmare that I had to endure.

Now that my hot water tank is dead, everything has become so much worse.

I’ve had friends suggest I set up a system to get hot water so I can properly clean myself.

And since I’ve set up a system to do my laundry… well…

Oh dear.

Here’s hoping that I do better tomorrow than I did today. I accomplished SO MUCH… but I feel like I failed.

~J. Lyst



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