Thanks all for you generous offering of support. I agree with all of your comments. I do see your collective wisdom at work here.

elliemay - you're so right that what mood one is in will definitely color how we perceive or receive information. I know my feelings are overblown. I need to get a handle on them. Although when I've used that expression before my T advises me to 'not' get a handle on them, that that conveys an outside attempt at control. She advises me to sit with the emotions and let them be heard and not try to tamp them down. Hear what they have to say. I guess I must try that now.