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I have started
Samwired energy 2
Day one. I am writing this partly because somebody else's day-one entry is the reason I felt able to do it at all, and it seems only fair to leave one behind. The…
The first one
Salmawired energy 2
Sitting down to this properly tonight. So. First one done. I had been carrying the box around the house for four days like it was something I had borrowed and needed…
Six labelled boxes
Kateorganised energy 2
Right. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Small logistics win: worked out…
She noticed first
Priyaheld energy 5
A gentle week, mostly. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four…
I have started
Dorahopeful energy 4turning point
So. First one done. I had been carrying the box around the house for four days like it was something I had borrowed and needed to give back, and in the end I did it…
An unremarkable week
Hannahflat energy 3
A quiet week. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul,…
Somebody new
Maryamwarm energy 5
Notes for the week. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I said the thing that had been said to me and watched it land. The facilitator…
Beginning, badly
Samwired energy 5turning point
Notes for the week. I want to write this down before I forget how frightened I was, because I suspect in three months I will not believe it. Twenty minutes of…
The quiet
Priyaquiet energy 3
Sitting down to this properly tonight. The quiet is not the same as peace. It has left a space, and the space has other things in it that I had been keeping the noise…
An unremarkable week
Kateflat energy 3
Steady. That is the whole entry. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's…
Sunday night, four lines
Samheld energy 2
My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and…
Across the day
Maryamsteady energy 3
Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question…
I have started
Salmahopeful energy 3turning point
Nothing has happened yet, which nobody had warned me about. I think I expected to feel something immediately, and instead I made a cup of tea and put a wash on.…
I nearly did not write
Kateflat energy 4
Well then. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. No news. The…
Sunday lunch
Priyaawkward energy 4
Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none requested. Somebody asked what my secret was and I froze completely. Still working out what I…
I have started
Beanervous energy 3turning point
A quiet week. What I keep coming back to is how long it took me to get here. Not the medication — the asking. Years of that. Read for eleven weeks before starting and…
Day one
Maryamwired energy 5
Recording this for the record. So. First one done. I had been carrying the box around the house for four days like it was something I had borrowed and needed to give…
Sunday night, four lines
Mattheld energy 4
This week: My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday…
I did not know
Priyathoughtful energy 2
A gentle week, mostly. Something has gone quiet and it took me weeks to be able to name it. There was a running commentary in my head about food — what was in the…
A locum
Kateheard energy 3
Well then. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. She reduced one of my other…
Not writing about this would be dishonest
Hannahrough energy 3turning point
Late, and writing anyway. Bad week and I am writing it down anyway, because a journal that only contains the good weeks would be a lie and no use to anybody reading…
What was underneath
Priyaquiet energy 2turning point
A gentle week, mostly. Went past the shop I always go into and simply did not go in. Not resisted. Did not occur to me. I stood outside for a moment afterwards trying…
Beginning, badly
Hannahhopeful energy 5
Short one tonight. Nothing has happened yet, which nobody had warned me about. I think I expected to feel something immediately, and instead I made a cup of tea and…
Before nine
Maryamsteady energy 2
Recording this for the record. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually eaten in the last two days and I heard my…