So, in one year or so I've gone from almost constant panic attacks, breakdowns, hard flips, paranoid events and general brainscreaming to almost a Tenth of the overall stress and upset in my life.

And now we're down to Just the stuff that's Really Hardwired. The stuff that's really just an autistic reaction when I strip away the normie ways of explaining away behaviors.

We even had Yaori come to join us here, and in doing so, answer All sorts of questions that were driving us apart.

But now? We've gotta start stepping back into Real Life. And that means a Job, restarting the Career, and making Plans as to where we really wanna Go.

And that's Trouble. Because nobody in here, as they like being, can really Do that properly. There's limitations, and it leads to self-doubt and impostor syndrome.

We now know that synthesis and parthenogenesis is possible and stable in these situations. On top of that, certain religious practices can be used to reinforce the good and mitigate the bad as long as the ritual is well thought out and balanced.

But holy hell it feels a little arrogant, even knowing how to do things the right way.