Out of the comfort zone

Hi everyone,

I am new here, just signed up today. I like the vibe here so far.

The past decade has been full of blessings for me, blessings that I am truly grateful for. But it was also full of relatively severe mental instability, challenges, uncertainty, anxiety and whatnot.

I work as a remote SWE, and while that comes with a ton of perks (like being with my family 24/7), it also allowed me to confine my life to my room, where it feels safe and comfortable. In the past year it dawned on me (with the help of my dear wife) that I have become sadder than usual (which is concerning). I almost never leave the house, and I must do something different so I can stabilize my health and life.

Thus I have decided to get out of my comfort zone and open a YT channel where I just sit and mod headphones, maybe repair a guitar pedal or a DAC, stuff like that. The idea of sharing something about myself on YT is opposed to the concept of who I am, but I must change and get out of the comfort zone somehow. At the same time I want to push myself to make friends and socialize again, so I've decided to bake my neighbor some cookies.

Not to brag, but my gluten free choco-chip cookies are great.

It's nice to meet all of you. Please introduce yourself in the comments if you want to say hi, and wish me luck in all of these uncomfortable changes that I must do to become a better version of myself.