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Month: August 2024

  • I Am Angry

    This morning I am furious! First a little background before I state why. My new girlfriend, Denisse, is presently in a difficult living situation; difficult is an understatement at that. She is currently staying in a motel with a roommate who is, at best, very unstable; possibly suffering from Anti-Social Personality Disorder with Malignant Narcissism.…

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  • Medications And More

    I think I am going to try something tonight. I’ve been prescribed Trazodone to help fall asleep but I’m waking up feeling groggy. Now that I am doing better, I’d like to see if I can fall asleep without the aid of Trazodone. I’d like to be able to wake up feeling less out of…

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  • Starting On My Book

    I finally have enough concentration to begin to seriously tackle the book that I want to write. I have a rough outline and brainstorm document. The next step for me is to actually sit down and start writing. I decided to begin by journaling a little and getting the brain going. The book is going…

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  • Feeling Excited

    In only a week and a half, I will be heading up to visit Denisse, the new woman in my life and I am very excited and nervous. The more we chat, the more excited I become. This visit is going to be somewhat expensive because I have to rent a car and stay in…

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  • Feeling Hopeful

    Today I am feeling hopeful about things to come. I have my interview with DART Paratransit for services. I am hoping I get approved so that I don’t have to spend money on Uber when I need to go places. As it sits now, the nearest bus stop is an almost two mile walk from…

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  • Last Night Was Tough

    Last night was one of the rare nights that I had breakthrough PTSD dreams. Unfortunately, the medication, Clonodine, isn’t quite perfect about blocking the nightmares but it is good about 95% of the time. Last night, I had the breakthrough nightmares and they were intense. It was so bad I was awake at 3:30 and…

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  • I Really Got Scammed

    I am pissed off because I really got scammed and am now feeling the brunt of it. What’s worse is that there’s nothing I can do until October 15th rolls around. I am on Social Security Disability Insurance and I recently had to choose a Medicare supplement, often called MediGap, because it covers the 20%…

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  • Better Housing

    I desperately need better housing than what I have. I mean I am grateful that I have a roof over my head but my housemates are absolute pigs and nothing I can or say will convince them to clean up after themselves better. I have one housemate who suffers from schizo-affective disorder and he refuses…

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  • Doing Much Better

    I think I know why yesterday was so rough in the afternoon. I forgot to take my afternoon dose of my antidepressant. Since I’ve had gastric bypass, I cannot take the extended release version of medications due to absorption issues. Therefore, I take half the dose in the morning and the other half around 2pm.…

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  • Struggling Today

    I don’t know why but I am really struggling today. I just cannot seem to be able to start anything or get anything done. I really want to be able to make progress on my Red Hat Certification studies but it’s just not happening. I am reading the same paragraph over and over and that’s…

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