Posted by Cyborg Hexapus on Apr 20, 2026
The writing and Audio Companion for Chapter 16 is all done now! As for a question/answer... I think I'll talk about why I'd been having difficulties with working on my stuff at a good pace.
As far as I can tell, it's because I've been experiencing a lot of stress from trying to stay on top of things in my home life; even as I'm writing this, I'm worrying that I'm not doing enough around the house. I'm in a familial living situation, and sharing burdens -physical and emotional - has been a staple of my life for a very long time.
Some of you may read this as me admitting to being parentified. And... I think you would be right in that assumption. It took me a while to realize that that could even be correct for me. I'd heard of the concept before - even tried applying it to my living conditions - but never did so in a definitive way where I fully believed that's what happened to me.
I don't think this is something I will be able to just schedule my way out of. It probably wouldn't even be fully fixed by me leaving this house and trying to make a new life for myself. It'll take structural changes in my life to heal from.
As for why it suddenly got easier for me to do this again? Honestly, I'm not sure. Maybe my therapist's suggestion to think of one(1) thing I can do for myself every day for an hour helped me. Maybe it didn't; I do think I'm still feeling the stress of everything. Either way, it's worth looking into further on our end.
So... I'll leave this at that now! Thank anyone & everyone who reads these and everyone who reads my work!
Stay tuned for more "Oh, Isolation!"