After increasing the dosage on my antidepressants and maintaining the 30 milligrams for a few weeks (spanning into the beginning of 2018), things were definitely looking up. I was getting more into the swing of lesson planning and teaching, minor things didn’t bother me as much, and I didn’t find myself complaining as often. I wish I could say that colors were suddenly more vivid, but I’m colorblind and colors don’t ever look bright.
By the end of February 2018, I felt so much better than I did in September. While I would never say I hated work, I definitely had a better attitude when I walk through the doors of my classroom. Leisure activities, such as exercise, writing, reading, and cooking, became more enjoyable again. I even developed a new hobby – Speed solving of Rubik’s Cubes. I know, I am super cool and not nerdy at all.
In my writing on my testicular cancer awareness blog, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor, it became evident to me that I was feeling much better through my own writing. In an excerpt from late-February 2018, I said,
“While writing this post, I realized that this one has a better feel and tone, as compared to some of the posts I wrote between September to January. Even though it’s about depression, I feel more like myself on a day-to-day basis.”
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