When we have to put on that "I feel normal face", it can become very exhausting....especially if you have to keep the act up for awhile. It's hard to constantly be pretending to be calm and all together when all you want to do is get away from the situation. But we do it because it's a social world that we live in. And because you were BRAVE and STRONG and your own HERO, you got to see your daughter's performance!!!!!! Believe me, that is an accomplishment that uneducated people would simply scoff at.....but us anxiety-prone people recognize as real determination and sacrifice.

Yes, after playing the role of "normal person" (whatever THAT is), a lot of us do tend to slip into a depression. I guess because it is just so exhausting to play another person for any length of time, especially outside your comfort zone. But it doesn't last long....and you have the memories of that victory you achieved not only for yourself....but for your daughter too.

God bless,
Sandy