Ok, I admit it. I’ve not been taking my medication. My antidepressants. And it’s for no other reason than I keep forgetting. It’s been a few weeks now of having the occasional tablet.
Interestingly, no one has noticed. There hasn’t been a noticeable shift in my moods. I don’t feel much different either. I’d always hoped that once the stress of work had gone then I would be more like myself.
However, work stress hasn’t left me completely as I have said in previous posts. But that is not what this post is about.
I’ve discussed it with my sister and I think I’m going to lower my dose and try to remember to take them. It seems the best plan.
I’ve been thinking about the past year. It was just over a year ago when I had my anti depressants upped the first time. And then again when I was negotiating leaving my career.
I still can’t believe it sometimes. But – as hindsight is such a wonderful thing – I can see how unhappy I was there. In fact, I wonder if I ever was truly happy there. Convenience, and I guess success, made me stay there so long. But no, I wasn’t happy.
But what the academy did to me was worse, I realise that now. I lost complete faith in myself. They stripped me of my confidence and my self esteem. I have spent 10 months doubting everything I do. In those ten months I have put on two stone. I’ve stopped all the healthy habits I once had – like reading, facial care, taking tablets, sleep, eating well, exercise. I’ve stopped putting makeup on each day. And whilst a bit of make up doesn’t matter, what it shows is that I gave up. I gave up.
I was so proud of my weight loss and how it made me feel. I want that back.
I’ve had a disappointing week- my business has not taken off like I’d hoped – but I can’t let this haunt me or put me off.
This is just the beginning of the new life I am going to lead. It’s a very short period of time in my life and it will come and go.
I’ve had a beautiful life so far, despite everything. I had a full childhood and experiences that many have never had. I’ve been loved. I’ve been successful. I’ve had children. I’ve travelled. I’ve built relationships.
I could list the negative things, of course I could. But I won’t. That was my life then, and this is my life now.
I’m not giving up.
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