Relating to Bipolar, which I always feared and now am diagnosed with, there are many professionals who things that it's definition needs to be expanded, to include anxiety or irritability as a possible pole. Still I think that it's not a fun diagnosis to have since it's considered a life long disability and tends to get worse. In my case I am worried about going from Bipolar 2 to Bipolar 1, although since I think I have mixed episodes I may have already. Anyway I know I am babbling.

It's very easy to commit to things that are far away since you really don't feel the anxiety until closer to the event. I guess we have to try to envision how we will fill during the period, weeks or days, before the event we are committing to and decide whether we will be able to do it. Since I know that how ever much I disappoint the people or groups I commit to when back out the guilt eats me alive and makes me less healthy and able to fulfill commitments. Ok, I'm still babbling so I am going to stop now. Take Care Myzen, and it's ok not to make commitments.

Laura