So it’s time to say goodbye to 2017 and say hello to 2018. The first half of 2017 was very rough for me. It was a continuation of increasing anxiety issues that almost required me to be on medication. I also got diagnosed with ADHD, and from stuff I read, medications for anxiety won’t work if it’s a comorbid condition with ADHD. However, the second half became better and I’ve been able to accomplish things. So here’s a list of things I accomplished in 2017.
January – June
- Joined kickboxing, after first wanting to do it at 14 years of age
- Conquered my fear of driving in the dark
- Started paying some bills on my own
- Cut my hair short
- Started a personal journey to improve and figure out myself (still in progress)
- Solidified my decision to apply to grad school (will apply in January 2018)
- Got my dad to finally accept my anxiety disorder
- Started calling people out on things they say (Never goes too well since people hate having their beliefs challenged, but it’s time for progress in this world)
- Tried some new foods (discovered I don’t like raw nigiri sushi since it’s unexpectedly cold and crunchy)
July – December
- Gained some independence in regards to driving
- Continued to try some new foods
- Learned how to write PowerShell scripts
- Went out to do new activities with people
- Started a web development project at work (web development is what I want to do. I flourish doing front end, but am still shit at backend. I’ll likely never grasp Java or other programming languages)
- Did an activity on my own
Wow, it seems like I accomplished a lot this year. I hope to accomplish more as I try to be bound less and less by my parents. 2017 was the year of “Do what you want and not what others want you to do”. With inspiration from Erynne Hundley’s blog post, 2018 will be the year of “try something new”. I want all my followers and readers to help keep me accountable with trying something new.
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