After the break up, I threw myself into other activities to keep my mind occupied. My friend and I decided to start working out so we'd be in better shape for London, so I've been spending a lot of time with her. I do actually feel a lot better after working out; I feel more positive, and I feel like I just sorta...LOOK healthier. I had days where I would over-think things and feel hurt about the break up, but overall I was pretty okay with everything. I didn't even consider reaching out to my ex until today, and even then I didn't really have any interest in actually talking to him--I just wanted to ask him a really neutral question. Unsurprisingly, he didn't respond.
Medically, things have been looking up for me. I've been dealing with an Autonomic Nervous System disorder for the past 8 years, and it's caused me to have to drop out of college twice in order to seek further medical attention. This most recent drop out was because I was taking 20 pills daily, but I was still fainting to the point I couldn't even attend class. My capillaries were basically over-stretched rubber bands, so blood would just pool in my legs whenever I would stand up, my blood pressure would randomly drop, and then I'd faint. Well, I recently went to my cardiologist to get some tests done after doing some sort of boot therapy thing for four months. My capillaries are now strong enough to work on their own, and although they're not perfect, I can now safely do things like go back to school, get my driver's license, get a job, and actually live my life for the first time since I was 15. I'm still on my medication, but I see my doctor again in October, so we'll see if I'll be able to start coming off it.
Feeling absolutely ecstatic about my health prospects, I started reaching out to people I haven't spoken to in a while. Most people were responsive, like my cousins I haven't seen in YEARS, so it's been going rather well. I'm also currently having a fling with a former professor of mine as of yesterday. He's only 3 years older than me. I'm not concerned about it getting too complicated, because he's moving overseas pretty soon and doesn't seem like the LDR type of guy. Since I'm still a little too fried for a relationship, I'm not complaining. It's nice to have the companionship and feel wanted, and it's nice to know that I'll still have a friend (and a network. gotta keep those job prospects in mind.) in him once everything is done and over with. I already had an A in his class, so maybe now I'll retroactively get an A+
So yeah, that's basically what I've been up to for the past month. I'm still going to lurk the forums, and I'll post every now and then.
Great to hear that you get to go back to school, get a driver's license, and all that fun stuff. 
