@Discombobulated - thanks for your post. I appreciate you taking the time to visit my thread. You've been more than generous with support. I don't expect constant reassurance from everyone. This thread has gone on way longer than I envisioned originally.

I do need to have a sit-down with my primary care provider or one of her associates. I'm on psych medication (amitriptyline - tricyclic antidepressant), so they have a responsibility to assess and be aware that I'm struggling right now. My PCP is not a psychiatrist, but she is the person prescribing my psychotropic med. I have a right to expect her to be taking some interest in how I'm doing mentally. I sure don't bother her much about my psych issues.

@Discombobulated - I hope you are finding a way to enhance your own wellbeing. I do realize that probably everyone who posts here is dealing with a mental health challenge that can make just getting through the day hard.