Thank you for starting this thread, Rainbowzz! I'm checking in...errrr, almost a year later.

Update since my last post: the past year hasn't been so great. I've tried to work a part-time, temporary job, but after a week at the most, the anxiety/depression sets in and I can't make it to work. My pdoc told me months ago that I needed to apply for disability. Am in the process of this plus Medicaid and Food stamps.

The weirdest thing about my illness is time distortion. My way of "coping" is to "hide out." I don't mean to cut myself off from people, but in not keeping in contact, that's what inevitably happens.

Anyway, I have not participated here, on my online diary, or even gone to church (which I love) for what I "thought" was maybe 4-5 months. When I start adding up time, it has been a YEAR!!!! I am so sorry I dropped off the radar. Please know it was not intentional.

You all are so wonderful and supportive. I have not posted much yet as I'm trying to catch up where I left off with some of your situations.

{{{{{PC family}}}}} and nice to meet new faces.

Baby-stepping my way back into civilization.