So the trip has gone very well. My client is super happy with me and has nothing but positive things to say. There was some normal stress but I just tried to stay very present and manage myself. Yesterday I recognized a couple of times I hit a wall because of jetlag and I was just honest with my colleagues that I needed a break and they all respected that and would give me a few minutes to get coffee, eat, and regroup.

It all went really well, and I'm really proud of myself for going on what would be a really stressful business trip for anyone really and managing it really well. Tonight my client and I let our hair down and talked personally, and she asked, because we were talking about me moving out here, and I said I need six months to make that transition, and she asked if it's because of my health (she knows from my work history that I was ill and took time off from work). I was honest and said yes. I said that I'm perfectly fine to get things done, but I have to be able to manage myself. And she's been through 3 huge projects with me already so she knows that it doesn't hold me back and that I have figured out how to cope. She isn't worried about it all. I forget how the conversation went exactly but I felt comfortable telling her about my PTSD and also that I was in a very stable place but I do cope with it daily. She said that she never would have known and that I handle things better than "normal" people and had nothing but the highest praise for me.

Anyways, it went really well. I have plenty of work for the year, and it's likely that I will move and eventually come on as a full-time employee. I was so worried I would have a meltdown but I guess the past few months working on things and coping skills from a new angle really helped and I didn't feel any of the anxiety that I had expected. Some normal anticipation, but I was totally at ease.

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