Thanks for the posts, especially the ideas about grounding skills. It is odd how a book could cause me to feel so overwhelmed that I feel physically ill. But, I've started reading just a little at a time, NOT right before I go to bed, and try to do something that grounds me in the present after I read. (Today I planted tomatoes with my neighbor's 5-year old. ) It is frustrating, however, that I'll get to a point where I think I've worked through an issue, and then something will come up and hit me like a sledgehammer.