During the winter I averaged between 5-1/2. to 7 hours of sleep. Over the last month, my average has slowly decreased to between 4 and 5 hours.

Should I be alarmed. I think I was better during the winter when I slept better. Lately I have been very anxious, irritable, depressed, easily irratable, highly bored, and very negative. Yesterday, I felt like I was just ready for anything to piss me off and push me over the edge. I know where that can get me, so.....

Does it sound like I'm in mixed mode or what? Honestly, this is all so new to me it is like a foreign language and has been so devastating.

I was the same person now as I was 3 years ago when I was fired from a job. At least then I was functioning enough to keep a job. I feel just like I did a year ago when I told my vocational rehab counselor, which kicked me out because of instability, this next statement. I'm just a terd floating in a toilet waiting to be flushed.

I've got a therapist appt. today for a 6 month evaluation. I'm trying to determine how to approach it to make it productive for once. I would change treatment facilities, but it's my only option.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

[Little Lulu]

For me there is nearly always a trigger causing my discomfort. I don't think it matters as much what I call it other than saying 'I am not where I want to be right now, emotionally and spiritually'.

What matters next and most important is what I do about it. Asking for help is usually my best option, be it counseling, talking to a friend, etc. After I've talked it out, there may be something I need to change or work on. Or there may be something I simply need to accept.

(((Lmciyah)))

[kjv2acts]

For eight years, my P and I coasted along with the same diagnosis. He is so interesting just to talk with that I often followed the conversation rather than leading it. This time, I wrote down every symptom and every compulsive behavior and my diagnosis was upgraded, my medicine was adjusted, and just understanding my different issues has given me some relief. And sleep is so wrapped up in every area. Bad sleep patterns beget worsening symptoms, which makes sleep more difficult. You might try listing your issues on paper, so you can be clear with your T and you won't digress.