Recently in the process of working with being more adherent to all my medicines, I have realized that there is an importance of having interests, routine, and purpose in my daily life so that I do not fall into the old habits that I have fallen into the past five years. Moving forward, I must recognize that I need to do work to find things that keep me busy, engaged, and entertaining for me.

The reason for this is the fact that I have never had the opportunity to think about things like this while being completely regulated and at a point where I can think about things clearly and not where I am not thinking about other things that are unhealthy and even inappropriate. This means that I must replace the things with positive things that I find entertaining and enjoyable.

Through this process I have discovered the importance of using the free time that I do have to work on things like my blog and other things that I worked on at times when I was not caring for myself in the way that I needed to. Having that time to sleep has caused me to reshift my priorities to where they are. However, it is not the end-all catch-all to solving the needs of finding an interest and hobbies.

The main factor behind having to find new interests and hobbies is the fact that so much has happened over the course of the past few years that I have not really got to see what those interests could be or even what they would look like. I have started to realize that I need to be more active and that could include hobbies that I once enjoyed before like photography and such. But on the more unfavorable days is when I need to focus more on things that I would like to find more things to do.

There is a belief just because people such as me who are autistic can pick up a hobby and just run with it. That is simply not the case, especially when there are other comorbidities involved such as ADHD or other conditions where it can be hard to focus on things that you not only need to do but also want to do. There can be things that can be hard to grasp, understand or even keep the focus on when the times can be challenging for me.

Another main principle is the fact that I am now living on my own and while I am finally grounded and regulated that I never had the opportunity to realize that I need to find things to do to fulfill the void the day until it is time to go to sleep in the evenings. Medication helps me relax if I do stay awake most of the day, but to do that it requires me to find those things that I am interested in so that I do not fall into the old traps that I used to be in.

I will find my way in life as time goes by, but I realize that it is important to keep pushing forward in a time when the temptation wants me to do other things. I have realized that it is important to continue to keep engaged and find those interests to fulfill my routine.