Makin' a little progress...

Just a little warning...  I repeat a lot of the points I've made in past.  I write them again because those issuses are still relevant and I need to deal with them.

So yeah.  It's been a while, but that doesn't mean I've been inactive.  As a matter of fact it's been quite the opposite.  I've been busy for the most part with work and school and quasi-social activities, but the reason for my writing today was to give you a brief synopsis of what I've been covering in my sessions in counseling.  I started "therapy" at my school which gives free counseling for anyone who is enrolled at the school!!!   I found it to be a great opportunity,  especially when, at the time I made the initial appointment I was going through a depressive episode!  I mean hell!  It's free and I could really use it.  How often does life do you that good!!!!  Oh, and don't worry,  I'm not gonna spill out absolutely all my skeletons.  I just want to share my break throughs!


The first and most foremost thing I have to deal with is my ADHD.  Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder.  It's a mouthful.  It's hard to swallow.  But it's important that I deal with it.  I've been self medicating with tons of coffee and 5 hour energy shots to boost my concentration.  It helps at work a whole lot.  My mood is better, and my attention to detail is greatly heightened, but the effects aren't as consistent as I'd like them to be. My next step would be to seek additional help with a psychiatrist who can help my ADHD with a little medication.  I'm gonna see if Christ hospital can work out something on a sliding scale with me.  According to my counselor, that should be a possibility over there.

The other thing I need to tackle is my bought with insomnia.  I don't often get quality sleep.  That may be the very reason I do get so lethargic so often.  Hell!  It could even explain my moodiness.  So, for my sleep problems,  I'll take melatonin an hour before I want to hit the hay.  In addition to the melatonin, I will have to add exercise!!! 

Exercise.... my love/hate relationship with exercise.   Well,  according to CBS news, all I need is 40 minutes, three times a week on a tread mill, to help with the sleep problems.  So again,  I'll start working out.   I really have to change my attitude about getting out there to work out.

The last thing I'm working on is my lack of organizational skills.  I've just started to use my Droid phone as a calender and for taking notes of relevant stuff.  It's taking a bit of getting used to, but it not that hard.

So that's that in a nut shell.  The last thing that I'd like to share is if you feel like you've been having problems lately, or you feel like you're not where you thought you might be or where you'd like to be, maybe it's time to get some help.  Sometimes it just helps to throw this stuff at someone who is trained at dealing with this stuff!  Obviously, results vary from person to person.  My personal situation may be progressing a lot faster than others because I've been trying to self help for quite a while and kinda understand the process, but what I hope to communicate here is sometimes we all need a little help to get through a ruff patch.  It's about time that I asked for help.   Maybe now, with a little help I can get out of this rut!!!!!