2022: New Year, Same Me Just More Broken Now

Yesterday I forgot to put coffee in my coffee.

I put in the brown sugar, some hot water to water it down, vanilla, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and some cocoa powder, then walked back to my desk and took a drink of tepid mud water. Yuk. This is a larger issue though, something that has been building for years. A general fog has taken over my life and I can’t seem to find my way out of it.

It’s more than just forgetting things. It’s not hearing the words that are said to me. I can’t seem to pay attention to them. I’m easily overwhelmed and cannot remember what I was going say, or do, or promised. I’m missing time. Entire days go by and I can’t remember what I did and I live in fear of losing my job. Of losing everything.

I can’t function.

It’s so hard to write this. I’m not writing. Everything is a struggle to complete and my only calming measure is to check out, and just not do.

It’s not that I don’t pay attention, It’s that I forgot how.

Two weeks ago I was pushed to get tested. My hearing is fine, my brain is fineish, my bloodwork fine. Anxiety meds don’t do anything. So it’s time to try something else. Last week, I was given an answer and next week I get to start doing something about it: ADHD.

I’m coming off the anxiety meds so I can start ADHD meds. I don’t have anyone but myself to keep me organized and track. So I made the decision to find away to do that.


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Writers are not considered part of the larger ecosystem. Creativity and art are afforded little value in today’s corporate culture. It’s a lie, of course writers are everywhere. Our work is ever-present yet our role remains unconsidered. The written word is a powerful support structure, and it’s everywhere you look. Magazines, billboards, instruction manuals, marketing copy, and, oh, I dunno, the entire Internet. Nearly everything begins with the written word, and yet, despite this significant contribution, writers and other creatives exist as a marginalized group. Further, our support system is eroding.Chuck Wendig

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