I’ve been in therapy since I was about 11 years old, and I’m 33 now. I’ve discussed so many of my issues, illnesses, and disorders with so many mental health professionals. I thought I was doing the best I could to make sure I laid everything out on the table to get as mentally healthy as I can.

But recently, I’ve realized that there are major things I still have not tackled in therapy. A few days ago I had an in-person psychiatry appointment - my first one in about six months due to the pandemic. I really just needed to go and give urine (my psychiatrist tests patients to see what’s doing). Giving urine has never been a problem for me - the substance I abused could not show up in urine anyway.