So, it's been approaching a year since I was last on here. I upgraded my PC, Windows shat itself and I lost all my data including the login. Discovered I'd got the password written down and decided to pop my head in again. I'll probably never be as active as I used to be here, but whatever. Bay12 still has something of a special place in my heart.
Anyway, as a bit of a general catchup in this thread: My depression's gone. Don't know if it's for good, but I'm genuinely mentally healthier than I've been in the past five years. My anxiety's still there but it's more controllable. I'm actually beginning to move on with things in my life, while I haven't finished uni still (And it'll be more tricky to do so since I've used all my years of student loans) that's actually back on the cards.
On top of all of that, I realised that I'm actually trans. Which explained about half the shit going on in my life. Pretty sure that's also a significant part of what lead to my depression going away. I've got stuff sorted for a psychological assessment in September, followed by a medical one in October, so fingers crossed everything goes fine and I can actually get on with being who I actually am instead.
I also started up jitsu again since lockdown's gone, probably for good. It's an irritating distance away, but it's something.
I'm also beginning to reconnect with some of my uni friends who I haven't seen since before the pandemic came along and ruined the idea of actual face-to-face meetings.
So yeah, my life's generally on the up-and-up. Even though some crappy thngs have happened I'm feeling far better than I have in a long time.