Hey ya'll it's your boy Julian, checking in to ramble about some stuff. A whole lot happened last year and so much has gone on since I was last truly active on here.
I got finished with counselling early last year, just sort of drifted away and lost contact with them. It was pretty much coming to a close as I'm now finding ways to cope with losing my dad. It's been a rough couple of years and it still hurts a lot. I think about him everyday and I make sure to visit Wales every few months to bring him flowers. I still haven't been able to move there just yet but I really hope it's where I end up for I know it's where I truly belong with my Welsh blood.
In June last year I officially came out to my close family members and a few friends!!! If you weren't aware since I was never around here to say it, surprise I guess!! lol. I was struggling with my identity and my attraction for a while and I'll admit that it was one of the things that was heavily affecting me as I tried to keep a secret until I could accept myself. I realized that it wasn't good for me to be constantly panicking over it. When I finally plucked up the courage to be truthful to myself and the people around me, it felt like a huge weight off my shoulders. It's mostly been a positive experience, people have been accepting besides the few that have treated me pretty badly because of it. But other than that, it feels good to know who I am and be okay with it at last.
Anxiety and depression has still been present as it's not really something I can control when the chemicals up there just aren't right. But you find ways to get past each obstacle when you've experienced it since you were nine years old like I have. I was under a lot of stress for a large portion of the year due to personal reasons that I cannot discuss and that took it's toll on my mental health too. I just wasn't in the right place to handle too many sites at once, hence why I wasn't around here much. I've really missed it though! I'll try my best not to disappear too often, haha.
The good news is that I've been a lot more stable recently! I think I'm slowly getting a little more comfortable with where I'm at right now. I've been sleeping a lot better and I'm working hard to make other changes to my daily routine that'll help me down the road. Hopefully that means a lot of good things for the next few months to come.
Well that's all for tonight, feeling pretty tired now. Stay safe everyone, catch you later!