Eight of Swords Reversed

Today, I started a new medication for ADHD. I'm over 40 years old and have never taken ADHD medication before, as I wasn't formally diagnosed until earlier last year.

I'm both afraid and interested to see what this medication might do. I have often wondered how "normal" people can just do things - follow routines, organize their house, answer the doorbell, or even just read the mail without getting sidetracked or having a panic attack about every such thing. I'm interested to see if this medication might help me do some of those things. I wonder if, at my age, it's possible to BE normal. 

This kind of test, where I attempt a new mental health medication intent on freeing myself from the burden of a condition that limits my ability to function, is one of the perfect examples of the reversed eight of swords. It is freeing. It is finding a cure. It is trying something new.

Although I've had a wonderful life and have accomplished many things with this condition, it's still interesting to anticipate that I might now be able to do even more.  Time will tell. It will take at least four to six weeks to reach full efficacy, so we'll see how I'm doing in mid February. 

On to more reversed eight of swords wisdom!

Upright, the Eight of Swords is about breaking free of self-victimization and finding your way out of a bad situation.   

Reversed, this could be an incredibly positive card, where one has found their freedom and made an escape from whatever was holding them back. Alternatively, it could be a terribly negative interpretation of the upright card, where one has sunk deeper into despair or found that there is no way out of their situation.  
 
Questions answered by the reversed Eight of Swords:
Who? Someone standing up to abuse 
What? Facing your fears
Where? On the other side of the fence
When? The middle of May; When you are free
Why? “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~Japanese proverb
Yes or No? Possibly

The reversed Eight of Swords as:
…an action?

• Find a solution
• Fix the gate
• Believe in yourself

…a place in your house?

• On the other side of the wall
• The playroom

 
…a place in your city?

• A park
• A car dealership
  
• A zoo
• A wide-open space

…a place in the world?

• Hadrian’s Wall, UK
• Yosemite, CA
• Hveradalir, Iceland

…something to eat?

• Cheesecake
• Oatmeal
• Melting chocolate ball

 
…something to clean?

• Fingerprints off the walls
• The backs of chairs and doors

 
…where to find the missing item?

• Scattered across the room
• Standing upright in plain view

 
…a color? green, orange
 
…a movie theme? freedom, facing fears

• The Shawshank Redemption
• Django Unchained
• Wreck-It Ralph

 
…a new career?

• Construction
• Pilot
• Elevator technician

 
Eight of Swords reversed
Before any card: Facing one’s fear of (card)
After any card: Escape, freedom

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