I'm continuing to feel good. One pdoc told me I was bipolar. This was after him knowing me for 6 years. He came up with that after he saw me have a very dramatic shift in mood, due to some hard stress. Subsequently, another pdoc told me that "bipolar" was too heavy-duty a diagnosis for me. He said it might be just "cyclothymia.".

I'm not sure I believe in those diagnoses. All the same, there is something very dysfunctional in how I respond to serious stress . . . and even, at times, to rather trivial stress. Lack of social support has a lot to do with that. I spend way too much time alone. That's something I need to change.

I have been going out to the courtyard of my complex and talking to neighbors. Their dogs know I carry dog treats in my pockets. So they get all happy to see me, wagging their tails. The warming weather and longer days encourage me to not stay stuck in the house so much, as during winter. Small pleasantries have a big impact on me.

I hope this lasts for a while.