bookworm3159
Quick life update: Hi Everyone. I hope you're all doing well. I just wanted to write this quick update for you as I haven't been posting chapters nearly as much as I want to.
I was officially diagnosed with PMDD last month. My doctor has started trying to put me on anti depressants to see if it can help. As such. I'm in the middle of a brain chemical nightmare. Between the ADHD meds, the hormone stabilization meds, and the Anti-depressants my body is trying to figure out what's going on. Add in my normal Seasonal Affect Disorder and we're honestly lucky I'm getting out of bed at the moment. We're hoping the meds either stabilize by this time next month, or I start the cycle over again with new meds/dosages.
As many of you may have guessed, I also work full time as a Mechanical Engineer. Sadly, in the US where I live, this doesn't make enough for me to be affording my current cost of living and paying off the combined almost 100k in student loans and credit card debt. As such, all of my extra hours have been going towards gig work, where I am right now spending another 20 to 30 hours a week outside of my engineering job working. This is with the goal of being fully debt free in the next 8 months. I could be taking it easier, but I am trying to be aggressive with getting out from under this mountain.
This means I'm having less and less time as well as motivation to get writing done. I'm still trying to progress things, and I maybe get 100 words at day if I can force myself to sit that long. But I'm honestly not sure it's moving much past that for a while. At least until the meds get sorted.
I want to thank you all for sticking with me. For being understanding as I try to hunker down a bit more. I'm really trying to focus on a life sprint at the moment with the hope of being full debt free before I hit 30 in 2027. Mainly cause I'd like to have the extra time to focus on not only these stories, but my own fully original series/works as well.
Thank you again!
-Book
Sky1942
@bookworm3159 we have faith in you! And hope you find your balance, take all the time you need!
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Pentrudetoate2013
@bookworm3159 I hope you get better soon. Your health is more important than anything. We will be here cheering you on. (I hear that antihistamines help with PMDD, something to research? )
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naaathinthestars
@bookworm3159 Take your time sorting out what you need to sort out! We'll stay here and wait for you, so focus on yourself <3
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