I have shelter, food & most things I need
I have almost everything I need to reduce my symptoms, earn some money, and start the path to recovery.
Rationing
An unintended experiment reinforced the hypo-dopamine diagnosis
By running out of alprazolam, I unintentionally found more evidence that some symptoms are due to low dopamine activation.
Note to self—from six years ago
I found a six-year-old document in which, I evaluated my situation and options at the time. It is interesting to see what has changed and what has not changed.
A new (minor-ish) problem; and will you donate your TIME?
If you will help me write and publish (online), I can get the support I need to recover.
Store-specific gift cards instead of cash?
It might be possible for people to give me food instead of cash.
Some improvements
I bought two weeks of modafinil, and it is already helping me. Combined with the positive effects of the alprazolam, the whole of the effects is greater than the sum of the effects of the individual medicines.
The anxiety subsides, the depression rises
Now that I am better able to handle my anxiety, my depression symptoms are my major obstacle. I need medicine to help me, but my options are few and the medicine is expensive.