I was able to go to a fundraising event for a local group that runs a mental health retreat and does other things to support mental health in the area. I ran into a few people who were on the retreat I attended so it was nice to catch up with them.

Being on lithium is interesting. I'm definitely functioning better, but feel like the med is masking my symptoms more than helping with them. Often times, my brain realizes it is in distress, but cannot tell me what that distress is. I feel at least somewhat hollow and/or disconnected to what is going on with my emotions most of the time. It's almost like I'm an outsider looking in and trying to study what is going on emotionally. I've also noticed some occasional, minimal wobbliness when I walk, my face flushing, increased thirst, and occasional muscle twitching. None of this is too distressing though. I'm curious what my blood levels will look like next week.