I finally escaped the house for a while and bought some beautiful clothes for fall (on a really good sale). Then I took my dog for a long walk while listening to my playlist and ate a healthy dinner. Much more zen now.

There’s a thread here about Automatic Negative Thoughts that was an eye opener for me. I read the worksheet and am guilty of almost every one of them. I’m going to work hard on changing this to cut down on the stress and suffering which is large part within my control.

Thanks for the advice and the hugs and allowing me to vent. You folks are a life saver. Please bear with me as I work on eliminating ANTS.