Thomi: Thanks , I try.

Moose72: yeah, I realize that there is something of a Catch-22 inherent in reading the psychological data dumps of others with similar conditions--the more you empathize with what someone is writing, the greater the possibility that you might come away feeling worse rather than better.

I started this blog at a point at which I felt like I was looking up several levels at absolute *****. Writing is something I do professionally, but it is also one of the few reliable outlets I have for the sort of angst that otherwise compels me to do really terrible things to myself. So I figured I'd get the thing going and try to draw some visitors for the sake of maybe getting some feedback, or even just so that I didn't feel as if I were talking to myself. But my hope is that one day I'll reach a station of something resembling contentment, recovery, or what have you, and people (including me) will be able to look back on the early, possibly too-honest dreary postings and recognize that things really can improve.

Of course, I'm not quite there myself yet, as you can see.

Oh, and I do listen to music, but not choral-style.

Thanks for the comments.