TW: Life Update!

Hi Everyone,

Here is a bit of a life update!

Starting with...

School:

I was on the verge of giving up Year 12 when I decided to speak with the assistant principal of my school. She basically told me that she was determined that I remained at adult school because she knows that it is a goal of mine to complete my Certificate of Education. It's currently the second week of the school holidays where I am from, and I while I have done some study, I am still behind in all my classes. The assistant principal of my school suggested that I complete Year 12 over one more year, meaning that I split up my four subjects that I am supposed to be completing this year into two subjects across two years (this year and next year). So I am quite satisfied with that decision. I have decided that I will complete Research Project and Workplace Practices this academic year, and then Psychology and Society and Culture next academic year. I should also add that the assistant principal from my school has stated at an employer from a company are looking to hire Indigenous people for varying roles with their company! I think that this is very exciting.  

Health and Wellbeing:

I have been in touch with my free psychiatrist, private counsellor as well as my Kids Helpline counsellor, and between each these mental health professionals, I have discussed a variety of different topics with them all, ranging from developing life skills, seeing a private, one-off psychiatrist for an assessment of attention-deficit-hyperactive-disorder, to figuring out as to whether or not adult school is for me (and finding work)! All of these mental health professionals have been of amazing support for me, especially because they are already aware of the fact that my parents are emotional distant from me and are riddled with their own problems.

Dating and Sex: 

In a previous post I mentioned that I am pretty keen on losing my virginity, especially now because I am 25. The only problem is that I am single and I do not want to start having sexual intercourse until I feel that I have met the right man. My ideal man doesn't look like a typical bachelor on Married at First Sight (that show is a guilty pleasure of mine 😭). My ideal man is good-looking, intelligent, has a good job (with a good wage), is good in the bedroom. The only problem I have is that I while I have met *that* person already, he is no longer attracted to me 😢. But, that's only because I engaged in behaviour that was way out of my character (I'm almost 20 months clean from that now 👏🏻)! But I really regret engage in a certain kind of behaviour towards him. And believe me, there is NOTHING I can do to change his mind.