Mornings are definitely the worst time of the day for me. Even when the day before seemed to have felt better . . . For some reason every morning is a struggle for me. The dread, apprehension, anxiety, sadness . . . It's all so unbearable! All I want to do is stay in bed and not get up. But I have somehow managed to get to work 5 days a week. Knowing that I'll be able to drink espresso (5 shots!) has helped me somehow. I usually feel better after I'm at work, and in the end I'm glad I made it to work that day. I guess this has been behind my strength to get out of bed and get to work! I'm realizing more and more that we have to be gentle with ourselves, and take things slowly.