Sorry for being so silent for such a long time but I have been so stressed that I've been developing psychosomatic symptoms. My back hurts, my joints and muscles ache, I have no appetite and reminding myself to eat is so hard

I don't know what's causing it, so I can't step away from the stressor. Im trying to find ways to relax but my body is crying at me that I should just do nothing, like... Physically not do anything for a day or so, but that never helps so

Idk I was wondering if anyone had anything else that might help?

it... sounds like anxiety? which i'm not on anxiety meds but it may mean it's time for a med switchup or dosage change...

I also haven't been sleeping h-haha....

OKAY SLEEPING WOULD HELP, FIRST OFF

but i'm sure that's. more an issue of everything else than you intentionally eschewing sleep

It kinda feels like anxiety too. Id hate to go through a med since my current ssri treats depression and anxiety together, but you might be right

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SLEEP MISS SASS- Oh ok

it's the unfortunate reality of medicine. i don't KNOW if that's it but that might be the case. esp if you can't find the source of it

idk you've probably already tried this but the way i usually fall asleep is by turning on a youtuber i like or something on my phone and just leaving it on really quietly. enough noise and talking to drown out the noise in my head, quiet enough i can still fall asleep

I mean. The semester so far hasn't been a real cake walk, but the homework load isn't that big. It never ends, but its not hard

That does sound nice...

well, yeah. i figured school was still school

(i usually go to projared's let's play of final fantasy if you want a quick suggestion. he's got a playlist of like 28 half-hour videos, he's not unpleasant to listen to, and i don't care enough about it to get invested lmao)

Im taking a creative writing class and that might be a little bit of what's so different this semester? She has us do a lot of homework and suffice it to say I am n o t a writer

that might be a part of it. still, i don't think that one thing should be enough to throw you so out of whack. could be wrong, though - i'm not in your head!

That's true, I just really don't want it to be my mess lmao. . .

that is. fair

it possible to withdraw from the class?

But pretending its not wont change anything if that IS the problem I guess

i could be wrong, too.

Technically yes, but I don't want to as obnoxious as it can be. I mean, I did elect to take it for a reason

Fair :<

idk i'm kind of. running out of ideas there. i do think that like. first order of business should be to GET U SOME DANG SLEEP and i hope you can find something that helps you out...

I'm sure I'm coming across as nonreceptive but I promise I am taking what you're saying into consideration, I'm sorry of trying to talk myself into some sort of clarity

No, it's okay!

I'm more just reaching the point where I need to get myself some dang sleep

so that is why the idea machine broke

Get u some dang sleep

i hope u can get u some too

I will try, thank you frond