It has been a few weeks since I have been adhering to my wellness regimen and finally, I am seeing and benefiting from the fruits of the labor I have been putting forth. It may be something simple that has gotten me on track, but seeing the fruits of my labor paying off makes me proud of the progress that I have made over the past few weeks.

I feel as if there had to be a drive within me to understand the necessity of doing what I needed to do and stop gambling with my mental health before something consequential would happen. I have had so many chances in the last few months after my relapse last year that I had to realize that it is more important to be adhering to my wellness regimen.

It is also seen that there are benefits to adhering to my wellness regimen and that I am feeling so much better than I was in the past and that I need to realize that there are benefits of what I am doing. It is not something that is being used because of toning me down, it is just what it is, and I have had to accept things even with their challenging points. I have come so far in this journey that I realize the importance of not falling off course and the detrimental consequences that it brings to my mental health.

I am also learning how my medication is affecting me and that there is no shame in taking it and that there is a benefit to it rather than it being used in a negative tone. I have been ablet to do so much more than I once was and being able to see that progress outweighs anything that is a side effect that has no benefit to me or can be combatted through counteracting methods that are safe for me.

I am understanding that it has always been better to take my medication and things have fallen into place to allow me to see that it is important now more than ever to get things back into line and be the person that I truly want to be and not someone who I am really not or put myself in a compromising position because I don’t realize that it is something that I actually do not like or find comfortable because of being autistic.

It has been a long time since I have felt as good as I have felt, and it has been a long time since I can clearly think in the way that I do. There is some progress that continues to be made, but the biggest part has been the ability to accept what is necessary in my life to be able to live my best life to the fullest possible opportunity. It can be easy to fall and get back into the old habits, but I realize that I have come so far and there is no benefit in doing that. Things may happen to set me slightly off kilter in the process, but there are way more benefits than falling astray to the old habits of the past.

I am doing so much better, and many people can see that. It is not perfect, but I am in a much better position than I was six months ago or even a year ago. I know I need to keep it up and do what is necessary for me to take care of my mental health!