Hi TJ, time for an "official"
welcome home then!!!

And although it might not be easy at times while you're adapting to it all (.........I'm sounding repetitive now, sorry

) it does sound like your psychiatrist is actually seeing things from your perspective, and supportive??
And I was going to try to comment on some of the rest, but you know what
really takes me back is how well you've been managing the problems with them getting your medication right, the going backwards and forwards
and all the waiting around...........now
how much anxiety and stress would that have caused you in the past??!!!
So it's pretty amazing how you're just throwing it in there, I dare say it caused
some stress/anxiety........
but the difference between now and then.........well......
WOW!!!
So remembering the breathing/grounding exercises and to reach out for support too (including to us!!) ??

And you know
why not phone the ward, when you can, at times
if it might help?? If there's a member of staff there you didn't particularly like..........well there's still the crisis team.........but otherwise there
were staff there that you'd developed good relationships with (who I'm sure would
want to help) so maybe..............
And you know (a point of contact/security in the knowledge of that

) why not start on the cooking, plan a visit/drop by for in a month's (?) time to catch up, and
you bake a lemon drizzle cake to take along
But again, real respect in how well you
are doing!!

Alison