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I’m Way Below Baseline

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by theapostateturtle

I want to preface this by saying that the current crisis is humiliating because I want to be doing well and instead I’m falling apart. So I’m writing this to synthesize things I’ve said to various people and try to make sense of the situation. It’s not my best writing by any stretch. The main…

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Rough Day

Posted on August 6, 2026 by theapostateturtle

Well, I talked to the Ticket to Work program today. Remember how I thought that if I worked 56 hours a week instead of 16, I’d at least get $800 extra a month? Well, apparently you keep Medicare for roughly 72 months, but you have to pay for Part B, which is $202. So I’d…

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July Newsletter

Posted on August 3, 2026 by theapostateturtle

I was going to post this before July ended, but here we are. I’m sure my faithful readers can forgive me! Well, I went off to visit my True Love for a few days in mid-July. We had a great time! They took me to Manhattanhenge, which was very cool. Apparently it’s better if there…

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Well, maybe I have more religious trauma than I’d thought

Posted on July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 by theapostateturtle

So, apparently I’m the last person in my life to figure out that I might have religious trauma. My True Love has gently mentionined the topic in passing, but I said I didn’t think I had it. My reasoning was that my mother intentionally chose the most toxic religion available to her because she wanted…

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(Positive) Changes

Posted on June 7, 2026June 7, 2026 by theapostateturtle

Well, those who read my recent Big Reveal have probably been waiting on pins and needles for an update! To recap, I purchased an OkCupid subscription in the fall of 2025, and matched with “B” a few days after Thanksgiving. I’ve done online dating extensively in the past, but B was and is different. So…

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Stop the EA Buyout! A call to civic action

Posted on May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 by theapostateturtle

Well, I may not have a huge platform, but I do have a platform, so I’m using it! I usually avoid politics but this is something extremely close to my heart. The Sims is being attacked! If you want to support the platform (and one of my very favorite coping skills), watch the video below…

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April Newsletter… and BIG REVEAL!!

Posted on April 30, 2026May 2, 2026 by theapostateturtle

Well, I have a million ideas for blog entries but I’m going a lot of directions right now and it’s hard to find the focus to actually sit down and write. I’m doing vastly better than last time I posted to this blog! Turtle and cat are still stable and doing great, as you can…

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Focus Areas

Posted on March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 by theapostateturtle

Well, I want to do an update on my February Post when I was thinking about ways to improve my mental health. At the time, my list was: So, bringing the ADHD meds to Ketamine has been a total success. The others have been… mostly failure 😭 I looked into EMDR (✅️) but I don’t…

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Well, it turns out the CPAP is important

Posted on March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 by theapostateturtle

So, I worked on Wednesday. When I got home, I accidentally fell asleep without my CPAP. Then I woke up at 4:30 in the morning and something very abnormal was going on in my chest- like a fluttering, which I had never experienced. I looked down and the situation was visibly obvious. It looked like…

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Small Springtime Setback

Posted on March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 by theapostateturtle

Well, I’m on Proctor 2. This time of year always hits me really hard. I think it started as a simple anniversary reaction, but now it’s an anniversary reaction to other anniversary reactions. Every year, my plan for the spring is to just be fine this year. Unfortunately, that seldom works. I’ve also got a…

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