When I posted my recent journal, I didn't expect to get such supportive and, surprisingly, helpful comments. Some of you had some really good advice to give, and honestly, just hearing people say, "Wow, that sounds awful" was kind of nice. I think I was expecting people to say things more along the lines of, "You're such a wimp! Needles are nothing, you worry too much." So like... thank you, for not doing that.

I'm back to normal for now, though on Monday I'll be going through this once again. I'll try to get as much work done as I can in the mean time :x

I've also laid out a gradual plan for exposure therapy. Some of you have pointed out that maybe stabbing my arm suddenly is a bit, well, sudden. I wrote down all the things that trigger this response in me, from small/minor to horrible/worst. I'm going to start off with the lesser triggers, like laying down with someone standing over me, wiping my arm with an alcohol pad, etc. Then work up from there.

Stiiiilllll not super pumped to do any of this, but avoiding the situation is showing itself to not only be unhelpful, but actually damaging, since the triggers are spreading to more and more things.

Anyways, that all aside, I'm going to get back to working on commissions/comics/patreon/paperwork/emails.