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6/19/2023, A Mental Health Morning

Writer: Shane ZellowShane Zellow

Alright, so I have a doctor's appointment in an hour (writing this at 10:02 am). It's with my psychiatrist so my plan is to explain my anxiety-induced shortness of breath and canker sores. Hopefully, we can discuss some options to make my life easier.

TWO THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR (SPECIFIC)

1. I am grateful for a clean living space. Cassie and I try to stay on top of cleaning. We vacuum once if not twice a week, laundry gets done twice a week, and trash goes to the street. But, sometimes you just need to reassess and do a serious deep clean.

2. I am grateful for my, I guess, ability to clean? It sounds weird but I was raised by a borderline hoarder (i checked the 5 levels of hoarder and my father might be a 1). Every cleaning and organizational skill I have had to be developed on my own. A lot of my skills had to be developed that way, come to think of it.

ONE THING THAT WENT WELL DURING THE DAY

In spite of the day-long deep clean, I still managed to get some writing done. My wordcount goal to end the month on track was 868 words for yesterday. I wrote 894. Nothing wrong with crossing the finish line and calling it a day. No need to burnout.

ONE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL ACTION ITEM FOR THE DAY

I just remembered I need to fill out some forms before my psychiatry meeting. Woops. Can't wait to see that I score super well for depression and then crash and burn for anxiety. Sometimes that's just how life do, I guess. This job hunt is killing me.

WHATEVER IS ON MY MIND

I don't know if I mentioned, after Kyle Hill's video on ChatGPT I checked it out and have been using it to try and spruce up my resume/cover letter. I'll be damned if it's not better than me at writing for those. Maybe something will shake loose now? Who knows.

All best,
Shane Zellow
(he/him)
 
 
 

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