alias_sqbr

An update on what's been going on in my life since I forget how much I've only mentioned in locked posts, under piles of fanart etc.

In short: life is pretty great right now!

At the end of 2010 I started seeing a psychologist, ostensibly for my cfs but it ended up mainly being about my previously undiagnosed General Anxiety Disorder. This was VERY CONFRONTING and I spent much of 2011 dealing with all the stuff I'd been repressing. End of 2011 I started the anti anxiety drug Cymbalta, and though it makes me hella sleepy I am so much better able to deal with things now, for the first time in my life I don't feel overwhelmed by everything and am optimistic about my ability to plan for and deal with Stuff.

This included finally getting a power wheelchair. Which was a bit of a hassle, since I also had to find a ramp to fit my door, but I'm loving it, I can go out whenever I like. It's pretty exciting.

My physical health is much the same: fatigued, mentally foggy, limited mobility, heavily restricted diet. I have some medical things I'm going to try in the near future, there's always the chance things may improve but I have at least gotten used to it.

Another thing I felt able to deal with after avoiding the subject for years: I've come out as bisexual. People have been really lovely about it, hurrah. Only people I haven't told are my in-laws since they can be a bit conservative, though they wouldn't disown me or anything.

Those Big Scary Life Things out the way, what else have I been doing...

Playing lots of Mass Effect and Glitch! And writing fic! I've been trying to write more regularly, I even wrote an original story omg.

I've also been working on a humourous lesbian vampire dating sim, work has slowed pretty dramatically but is still ticking along. This and the fact that my scanner is broken has vastly decreased the amount of fun/fan art I've been drawing.

Hanging out with people! A bit! Swancon was great, Avatar the Last Airbender Nights (which you're all invited to) continue every second Wednesday, have been making tentative forays into being more actively social. The wheelchair helps a lot! I'm drsqbr on AIM, alias.sqbr on google, and Sophie sqbr on Skype if you want to say hi and don't mind me falling asleep mid conversation (did I mention the Cymbalta makes me sleepy?).

Um...my relationship with Cam is going very well. The cat continues to affectionately despise us. Family is good, last I spoke to them, their response to me coming out was underwhelming but supportive.

I haven't been reading much prose fiction (not even fanfic), I haven't really been in the mood.

UMMMM. Anything major I forgot? Any questions?