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Tam

I write everything down and it has saved me twice.

Glasgow, UK · Glasgow, forty-three, transport planner, writes everything down and it has twice changed a clinical decision.

Their journal

46 entries, and Tam is still writing.

  • No project

    Friday 20 Mar 2026week 92settled energy 42 replies

    Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I have decided it is the best sentence in this journal. Steady, still two…

  • A plain question

    Friday 17 Oct 2025week 70steady energy 11 reply

    Three things this week. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Adjusted everything post-surgery and reported it. Was undereating…

  • An unremarkable week

    Sunday 13 Jul 2025week 56fine energy 21 reply

    An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I…

  • Different this time

    Thursday 3 Jul 2025week 55nervous energy 4

    Second time and it is completely different. Slower, kinder, and I know what the third day feels like. Starting from the bottom again, which my prescriber was firm about and…

  • The shame was the worst of it

    Monday 23 Jun 2025week 54relieved energy 23 replies

    The shame about the gap was worse than any side effect I have had. Six people in circle said "yes, me, twice", and it went. Second time and it is completely different.…

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Recent check-in answers

6 Jul 2026 — What is your relationship with the scales?

Nothing to report. It is fine. We are on speaking terms.

25 Jun 2026 — What is the thing you keep forgetting?

Put a flask and a proper meal in the locker so 4am stops being crisps.

24 May 2026 — Where are you with your prescriber?

How I would know if I were doing this for the wrong reasons.

25 Apr 2026 — How is the household coping?

My buddy. Four lines on a Sunday night and it is quietly the most reliable thing in my week.