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Tag Archives: mental health
I’m Back
*Sheepishly walks back in, turns on the lights, starts taking chairs down off the tables and getting them set up* Hey all. It’s been a while since I last posted. The world’s been on fire, in one notable case extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Personal, Video Games, Writing
Tagged covid-19, depression, life, mental health, video games, writing
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The Future (2020, at least)
Ed note: It took a little longer than I expected to get to it, but here’s the post about looking towards the future, also known as 2020. Which is 1/12th done now, but hey, another month of existential dread wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Infosec, Learning, Personal, Video Games, Writing
Tagged accountability, community, depression, exercise, gender, ianlearnsinfosec, jobs, learning, making games, mental health, python, queer, relationships, scottish gaelic, self care, self improvement, support network, video games
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The Last Decade (2010-2019)
*loud sobbing noises* Okay, enough of that. Sort of. But that, in and of itself, is not a post. Fun fact: 2010 – 2019 encompasses my age being 20-30, give or take. (I was 20 at the start of 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pets, Writing
Tagged bonnie, game design, gradschool, infosec, jabberwocky, jerry, jobs, melville, mental health, pets, programming, reptiles, rigatoni, school, screaming internally, shivering deeps, video games, writing
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Awake
Short update but an exciting one! I’ve had a very happy development over the past week or so. After talking with my doctor, I had the dosage of my anti-depressant upped (it’s now at the maximum). I wasn’t expecting a … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, medication, mental health, personal, sleep
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Books and Being Offline
*another hot minute passes* *the author wonders just where the hell that phrase originated, anyway* I’ve managed to close a couple of the loops I was talking about in the last post. I finished up both The Birthday of the … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Books, Personal, Writing
Tagged being offline, books, friends, john scalzi, mental health, neil gaiman, rain, shivering deeps, ursula k leguin, writing
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City Living
Author’s note: This one’s a bit of a ramble. Also Content Warning for some mental health discussion. Last night, I was having trouble getting to sleep. Well, more trouble than my usual, which is borderline narcoleptic. So probably the average … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, feelings, life, mental health, personal, seattle
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Unexpected Shutdown
I did my taxes yesterday. I know, I know, hold your applause. It really beat the shit out of me, though, and not only because the new way business deductions are handled for 1099-MISC work is confusing as heck. (I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged anxiety, depression, finances, mental health, money, taxes, the black dog
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