Author: theapostateturtle

A lot has happened since I last posted. They found me a bed in a group home, and they say I should be discharging “in a few weeks.” They’ve been saying this for a few weeks now, which does not inspire confidence, but it does seem that I’m approaching the end of my time as…

I was looking at my 10-year plan, and I couldn’t help but notice that right about the time of my 35th birthday, I’m supposed to be doing a lot of monotonous school and work and I’m not usually very good at that. I’m used to trauma, and bouncing from crisis to crisis. So instead of…

Last night, for whatever reason, I remembered that once I discharge from here they’re probably going to make me go back to therapy. This resulted in me low-key crying for at least an hour. I hate therapy. People think that it doesn’t work because I have a bad attitude. They don’t take the time to…

I’m still researching my dreams and I found this video. It just seems like being an infant teacher would be my dream job. There have apparently been a lot of negative changes since COVID and I want to find out more about that. Also, obviously I would not be willing to apply for a job…

I’ve been saving lots of things on my reMarkable 2 (not a sponsor) because I’m allowed to have it during non-phone hours, so I thought I’d share a bit of my recent writings. Dreams I write about my dreams, goals, and ambitions, starting with the mundane and working my way up to my life’s plans….

Today was the day that I actually got to go through my snail mail, which gave me a huge sense of accomplishment afterwards. First, my amazing friend had to make time to drive all the way to the hospital where I’m staying so she could pick up the key to my PO box. Then she…

After months of me pining after a Kindle, my usually-party-pooping doctor finally let me buy one. Now I can read books all day, and not just during Phone Time. I had a few paper books previously, but I wasn’t allowed to accrue too many. So, my mood is up and everybody wants to know what…