Taking 2 antidepressants gifted me a glorious November. I keep a daily mood log, and I have never had a monthly chart look as good as November’s. I had a few days that weren’t great, but the rest were all good days. I can’t remember the last time that has happened to me. I think it has been a decade.
Gaming is becoming a new hobby of mine. I play pac man and jezzball on my phone, and Frogger on my Nintendo Switch Lite. Arcade games are my favorite. I’m still not into regular video games. Gaming was on a list of over 70 hobbies my therapist wants me to try. Working my way through the list has been helpful.
DBT in general has been helpful. It is my favorite kind of therapy of all the therapy I have ever done because it centers around taking action. Acting opposite is one of my favorite techniques. When I’m depressed and just want to go to bed after school drop off, it says to act the opposite of what the depression wants and stay up. You don’t have to do anything in particular. Some you’ve just got nothing left to give. But you stay up, and that in and of itself is an accomplishment.
To continue with my gaming, I’d like to get the old 90s Frogger computer game I loved so much. Then I need to get a hold of Windows 95 or Windows 98 computer. That’s my dream.
Today I’m the 2nd person in the school pickup line. I’m writing, texting, and blogging to pass the time. I truly enjoy the time spent waiting in the pickup line because I’m getting sunshine while relaxing.
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