Author's Note
Added 2024-07-27 09:53:23 +0000 UTCHeyo, my mood is a bit sunk right now. Went to the doctors for the usual check up stuff and they did bloodwork this year. Seems I have high cholesterol and I might have fatty liver. Which, fair enough. I don't exactly eat the most healthy of diets because I can't really afford much. I'm going to have to change a lot of things with my life. Thankfully beans are cheap. The doctor is going to also put me on some meds for the cholesterol. It really does suck because I love leafy greens. They just cost a lot more than a box of pasta. I should be fine. I know about it now and can begin working on things. Thankfully the changes needed for both line up, which seeing as they're likely from the same source makes some amount of sense.
Besides that, I also got confirmed that I have ADHD. Which is something I've suspected for a long time. This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hL4mJInm0 by JaidenAnimation convinced me to mention it to my doctor this year. Really good video, by the by. Anyway, this is certainly a lot less impactful of a news item. My doctor has referred me to a place that should help some and of course there is always medication. Which was really the thing that held me back a lot, because I really do try to get through life taking as little medicine as possible. I even avoid advil if I can help it. Though that is more the fact that if I'm hurting, I prefer to know it.
None of this should interfere with chapters going out. I'm actually hoping to get two or more chapters a month of Banished talent going out and finish that story by the end of the year. Hoping to put that up for sale as an actual book on Amazon once it is complete and I get some editing done on it. Then I can start another story that I've had percolating in the back of my mind for a while. Not that I ever won't have some story or another ready to go. I've got a note on my phone full of ideas.
Comments
Yeah, thankfully it is all stuff that can be dealt with. While I'm sure it will haunt me, I can get it fixed up with some work on my part.
Akhier Dragonheart
2024-07-27 10:15:59 +0000 UTCI actually sort of fear that I won't get as much help from some of the ADHD stuff. Not because they won't have a ton of useful stuff, but because in the overlap between the two, I have learned a lot of tips and tricks on how to handle things. Just a surface level look that I did certainly had the different song, same tune feel to it. I certainly needed a lot of help with social interaction and stuff while I was in grade school. On the other hand, presumably there will be some ADHD specific stuff I can work on and hopefully that will help.
Akhier Dragonheart
2024-07-27 10:11:04 +0000 UTCYeah fun combo I personally only have the first part of it. And I hope that just knowing and being able to better understand the ADHD part of yourself helps.
Dennis
2024-07-27 10:05:20 +0000 UTCI've now officially have the Autism + ADHD combo, so it wasn't exactly a surprise for me. As for the medicine route, I'm not looking to "fix my life" with it and as I noted, I do prefer to go it without if possible. However, I also recognize that some of the aspects that are likely the result of ADHD also have gotten me into my current health situation. So, I'm willing to try and see what happens.
Akhier Dragonheart
2024-07-27 10:02:57 +0000 UTCThe moment I saw that video myself I wonder how many people would take a look at themself, and wel here we are with an author a I support. But yeah if you do go the medicine route do know that many of them are you get the side effects at the start and the more positife effects take longer to come sadly. Or at least that is the experience from most that I know that have used them or do still use them.
Dennis
2024-07-27 09:59:35 +0000 UTCget better. love your story!
leon boudet
2024-07-27 09:59:07 +0000 UTC
