11th January, 2022
Hello friends! Not sure if anyone will even read this, and I've decided that doesn't matter. After a tumultuous year, I wanted to commit to keeping a blog. I want this to be a place where I can be myself, share aspects of my life, and keep track of my recovery progress. I'm sure this will end up a real jumble of topics, which seems to be what happens with everything I do! With last year's ADHD diagnosis at least I now know why that is!
I find it easiest to express myself in written words, and I also feel less self-conscious that way. I'm keeping up my YouTube, of course, because sometimes it helps to chatter away while the camera is on, and then upload the result. It's not particularly streamlined or coherent, but I know some like it regardless. I'm not stopping any of that, I just wanted to be able to write things down as well.
The current plan is to do weekly updates, but I might post more regularly than that. I'll find some way of sorting it and categorising it for anyone brave or supernaturally patient enough to read my ramblings. I'm thinking of keeping a mental health diary, to log setbacks and successes, political posts based on the current UK hellscape, general fiction and poetry - perhaps based on my uni work, and possibly reviews of different tv shows.
So, do let me know if there's anything you'd particularly like me to write about. I'm going to try my best to be as open and honest as I can be, and to talk about the more ugly parts of recovery. I'll not be offended by any requests or suggestions, but I'll obviously only go ahead and use them if they connect with me or if I feel there's something useful I can contribute to the conversation. Apologies if you send an idea my way (you can do this by submitting the form at the bottom of the page) and I don't go there. It's not that I'm ignoring you, it's just that some things feel traumatic or scary to address and it depends how bold I'm feeling on any particular day! I may bank the topic for later, though, so don't be surprised if it shows up some time afterwards! Just as a general rule, I won't include any name or identifying information, unless you specifically tell me that's okay, and in those cases I'll simply add a little thank you to you for giving me the prompt.
It's early days and I'll be figuring it out as I go, but I'm looking forward to it. Will I even publish this correctly? Who knows? Let's find out!
Love,
Claudia xxx
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