The Daily Spleen-O-Meter

Author: spleen

  • O dopamine! O serotonin!

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    Where do you go at night? Is it a joyous place full of light?

  • Lemon cookies

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    I baked some of lemon cookies this afternoon. I should get back into baking. I doubled the recipe and used vegetable shortening instead of coconut oil. I used the zest of 6 lemons and about 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. I did not use any oat milk and the only liquid was…

  • Failure to land

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    When you give yourself permission to fail you create a challenge that wasn’t there before. You have to decide what magnitude of effort is sufficient. And then you fail. So it’s like two failures. This internal conflict about how much effort to exert is making me feel worse. I suppose it is moot, I bought…

  • Snowplowing

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    I filled in more of my map on City Strides today which made me happy. I guess I don’t have ahedonia after all. Or maybe this isn’t actually happiness. I am probably thinking too much about it. While I was out I finished the last of my cannabis flower. I have decided to take a…

  • Brain Zaps Again

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    As Father’s Day approaches, the excitement of celebrating with family often brings a sense of joy and anticipation. However, for those of us grappling with anxiety and the adjustment to new medications, this time can also be fraught with uncertainty and emotional turbulence. Today, I want to share my personal journey of navigating these challenges…

  • First post

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    Here it is again. The blog. This is another beginning. But it’ll be different this time.