I just wrote a post and got "timed out", reply lost. Aarrrghh. Thanks for your responses to my posts. I'm sorry for the anxiety you've had, SS, and the sadness and hopeless feelings you've had, Sundog. I get a placebo effect at first, trying something new, and then, crash. Formal meditation hasn't been happening lately, but listening to a teacher talk on MP3, it quieted me enough to be conscious of each in- and out-breath and the place in between.