26 february 2022
Doing pretty well lately, some ups and downs but nothing unmanageable. Classwork has wound down a little, so I have time to breathe and that always helps.
The highlights of recent events:
The big one: I released my album! Four months of work have finally paid off! https://candlebrae.bandcamp.com/album/self-soul-someone
Formal autism evaluation, informal psych diagnosis is now an official one. It's good to have my experiences named in a way people are less likely to refute (looking at you, dad) and to generally have that recognized formally by someone who has experience. Bonus: the person who assessed me was super nice and supportive, knew about and supported the neurodiversity movement, and has two autistic daughters that she talked about in a loving, accepting manner. She seemed like one of the good parents.
- The landlords are selling the house I'm renting. I have no idea if the lease is going to be refreshed or not, but I'm mentally preparing to move again just in case because it'll absolutely screw over my mental state if I'm not prepared. Ugh.
- My birthday is next week!
- FINALLY managed to get a therapist for my friend! We've been trying for ages but almost no one here is taking new patients, and most of those that are have so many red flags that there's the sense they'd do more harm than good. Lots of "I'll cure you with Jesus" rhetoric; given that my friend has religious trauma AND is LGBTQ, those therapists are a terrible option. Found him someone good that's also affordable finally and I'm happy he can finally get help.
- Been having fun with drawing friends as their Minecraft personas. Screw cringe culture, enjoy what makes you happy.
- Think that's most of the big points. Been a lot of classwork otherwise, keeps me busy!