WHY I TOOK A BREAK FROM BLOGGING!
As per my first post, another hosting company completely deleted my old blog. But I took a year away from blogging because of my mental health and kids.
As many of you know and those who are new here I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2022. I've been struggling a lot for most of my life not knowing what was wrong with me. I had to do a psych test for my hit-and-run case ( For those who are new here. I was hit by a car at the end of December 2016. The person hit me and took off. I'll make a post about that. I will also make a post about how I came to the diagnosis of my ADHD.) they misdiagnosed me. I finally got diagnosed with ADHD I felt like a weight was lifted off of my shoulders. When I started medication I noticed such a difference.
But I still felt off and trying to navigate life with ADHD has been rough. On top of dealing with my Mental Health, I was registering my oldest son for Junior Kindergarten which was crazy that he was going to start school in September. I was not too fond of our Home School for various reasons and I know what my nieces went through at our home school. We had to do an outbound for another school which thankfully he got accepted into.
While preparing him for school, we had Speech Therapy for Jaxson and Kindergarten Preparedness Classes. It was also a brutal summer! My Asthma was so bad with all the fires that were happening in Canada. Especially in Ontario and Quebec because I live in Toronto the wind blew it our way and into the U.S. I had to wear an N95 mask if I was going to leave the house because it was so bad outside.
With everything that was happening in 2023 and when Fall/Winter hit it was glooming and my seasonal depression kicked in as well. But I was still feeling off. When I was at the end of my last Birth Control pack I started to remember some people saying they were depressed, withdrawn, etc while taking it. When I took my last pill I told myself lets get off it and see what happens. To get a renewal prescription you need to go into the doctor's office to get it. If the pharmacist sends in a request you get charged for it.
Since I completely came off Birth Control I've noticed a HUGE difference in my mood and Mental Health. I'm not more moody than normal ADHD moodiness. I was just dealing with regular Seasonal Depression and I started taking Vitamin D which is making a difference. I am not dealing with more of it because I never wanted to do anything. Just didn't have the energy or motivation to do anything. Which is weird since the ADHD meds are supposed to help with energy and to get out of that brain fog. Even my husband noticed a huge difference in me since I stopped taking the Bitch Control Pills.
I am looking into getting my tubes tied because of am at high risk of having any more kids. Birth Control messes with my Mental Health. Now I have the motivation to get back to Blogging and start fresh.
Jessy xo