Realizing your limits and working within them is one of the best things you can possibly do for yourself. If it's all you can handle right now, then that's totally fine. This is supposed to be enjoyable, after all!
(Also, the fact that you kept me around means quite a bit. I'm mainly on Tumblr now, but I still check up here every now and again, and I'm still contactable via the usual channels if you ever want to talk.)
Also, I kind of discovered BBC!Sherlock in your absence and it has kind of taken over my life. Needless to say, I LOVE the new layout. <3
Yes, it got to the point where I just had to question why I was piling so much stress on myself when that clearly wasn't helping. Hopefully if I take this more gentle approach, I'll be able to overcome the anxiety bit by bit. I'm also starting a new course on something called Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, which I hope will help. I'm determined to really make it work this time. :3
Hee, I'm glad that you want to stay around!
Oh, I'm so happy that you like Sherlock. It does take over your life all too easily, doesn't it? I've made three episodes last for the past year and I'm still not tired of it at all. It helps that there's a lot of good fanfic out there. And the anticipation of new episodes to come. I'm especially intrigued by how the writers are going to bring Hound of the Baskervilles into the present day and make it work. I'm sure they'll handle it, of course. You realise, you now have to tell me everything you love about the series so I can nod and agree. Who are your favourite characters? Do you 'ship anything? :D
Egad, I'm still as bad at keeping up with correspondence as ever -
I think I've done something like that, in workshops at the hospital. I'm trying to shape up myself; I'm sure we can succeed if we really set our minds to it. ♥
Oh, God, you want me to talk about Sherlock. HOW DO I BEGIN. It's not perfect by any means (I kind of refuse to acknowledge that "The Blind Banker" ever happened) but at its best it is transcendent - the scoring and the cinematography and Sherlock and John and their entire relationship (oh dear god with the unspoken, instinctual, bone-deep devotion and the way they complement each other perfectly and keep one another afloat, they're so necessary to each other and they work together so brilliantly and adjyjsdk so beautiful). THE ENTIRETY OF "THE GREAT GAME". THE POOL. THE ENDING WHICH ACTUALLY MADE ME SORT OF FALL DOWN ON MY BED, LAUGH-SOBBING WITH IMPOTENT RAGE. I just had to lie there and breathe, I was so overcome. It has eaten my soul, and by God I want more - thank God for fic! (Especially since I get so
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You know, the woods was definitely my second choice. But I decided that being lonely forever was probably worse than feeling social pressure. Still, I often consider the life of a hermit with no little wistfulness...
I hope that your LJ-ing proves fruitful. Take care and all the best. ♥
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Realizing your limits and working within them is one of the best things you can possibly do for yourself. If it's all you can handle right now, then that's totally fine. This is supposed to be enjoyable, after all!
(Also, the fact that you kept me around means quite a bit. I'm mainly on Tumblr now, but I still check up here every now and again, and I'm still contactable via the usual channels if you ever want to talk.)
Also, I kind of discovered BBC!Sherlock in your absence and it has kind of taken over my life. Needless to say, I LOVE the new layout. <3
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Hee, I'm glad that you want to stay around!
Oh, I'm so happy that you like Sherlock. It does take over your life all too easily, doesn't it? I've made three episodes last for the past year and I'm still not tired of it at all. It helps that there's a lot of good fanfic out there. And the anticipation of new episodes to come. I'm especially intrigued by how the writers are going to bring Hound of the Baskervilles into the present day and make it work. I'm sure they'll handle it, of course. You realise, you now have to tell me everything you love about the series so I can nod and agree. Who are your favourite characters? Do you 'ship anything? :D
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I think I've done something like that, in workshops at the hospital. I'm trying to shape up myself; I'm sure we can succeed if we really set our minds to it. ♥
Oh, God, you want me to talk about Sherlock. HOW DO I BEGIN. It's not perfect by any means (I kind of refuse to acknowledge that "The Blind Banker" ever happened) but at its best it is transcendent - the scoring and the cinematography and Sherlock and John and their entire relationship (oh dear god with the unspoken, instinctual, bone-deep devotion and the way they complement each other perfectly and keep one another afloat, they're so necessary to each other and they work together so brilliantly and adjyjsdk so beautiful). THE ENTIRETY OF "THE GREAT GAME". THE POOL. THE ENDING WHICH ACTUALLY MADE ME SORT OF FALL DOWN ON MY BED, LAUGH-SOBBING WITH IMPOTENT RAGE. I just had to lie there and breathe, I was so overcome. It has eaten my soul, and by God I want more - thank God for fic! (Especially since I get so ( ... )
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... and I know all too well how anxiety provoking the interwebs can be. Sometimes I think I'd be better off if I just went to live in the woods.
Best of luck with your future endeavours! :3
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I hope that your LJ-ing proves fruitful. Take care and all the best. ♥
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