Well how ironic to find this post – I haven’t checked in here in quite some time and certainly didn’t remember I’d made it. Still waiting for the fairy god-mother by the way 
But the reason I say ironic is that I now have to go off the meds because I am travelling to an asian country where stimulants are illegal. Apparently you can”t even bring them in as part of personal use prescriptions. Don’t think it’s worth risking ending up in some foreign jail and making the news at home as officials ( if I’m lucky ) argue on whether or not to release me or hang me.
Kidding aside, I’m a bit anxious over becoming anxious. Not only have the meds helped me focus but they also helped to some extent to alleviate my anxiety in crowds, stand in line etc. I decided to not take them today to get a feel for how my brain actually feels off meds. Mind you, I keep telling myself that when they wear off at night I don’t turn into a complete zombie either so how bad can it really be?
I am hoping that I’ll be able to use the techniques I learned on meds (at least I hope I learned some!) and to remind myself of how it feels when you do take medication to bring myself back to the task at hand etc.
Carry as you said, now you notice your habits, hopefully this is the sort of thing that gets imprinted in one’s brain somehow. I keep reading that the average time for taking medication is 2 years in order to teach yourself new tricks so to speak. Guess I’ll find out!
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