My Journey To Normality (Part 2)

So much has happened...again. I started off the week so good. I started exercising, eating better, talking to people and keeping my stress level down. On Wednesday I even got my eyes tested and sorted out my glasses. It was after that things started to go south.

My landlord said I couldn't pay rent monthly, which meant I couldn't afford the rent. Desperate times call for desperare measures so...I called my Mother. She agreed to transfer me the money for the rent. I know that sounds like a good thing but with my Mother nothing is that simple. I kept questioning whether that one good deed made up for all the bad stuff she has done to me. That was till a few moments ago. I just had a conversation with her and she used that good deed to guilt trip and manipulate me. I knew it was too good to be true. This time I'm not falling for it. She is not gonna get her own way.

Also I'm sick. I have the flu, just my luck. Everyone keeps telling me to take something for it but I can't swallow tablets or go near Paracetamol without vomiting.

Oh and I have a girlfriend. I don't even know how that happened. I just invited her round for a drink and by the end of the night we were spooning in my bed and I wasn't single anymore.

Lastly I had my follow up assessment with the Mental Health Team in my local hospital. It was literally only ten minutes long. A lot was obviously missed out on, takes me longer to order a milkshake at McDonalds. They made it very clear that there is limited resourses so I'm not holding out for any miracles. I'm just gonna continue to see my counsellor on Saturdays because I'm making really good progress with him. He hasn't mentioned ending our sessions so I think he's committed to working with me. He was so excited when I told him I am in a relationship because it shows that the progress I'm making in the sessions is being reflected outside of them. It also puts his counselling skills to the test.