Sorry I have not been posting much. I am caught in a vicious work schedule with nine hours between ten hour shifts recently.
Del and JL, when things seem overwhelming, I try to slow things down. One day at a time, one hour at a time, one thought at a time. Break things and thoughts into small, easily digestible pieces instead of trying to swallow a whole day at a time. It doesn't really matter how other people think and act. Life is merely how we interpret it in our heads. Do things that make you feel as though you are being kind to yourselves. Stop beating yourselves up for not living up to some idealized view of how we should be. We are our own judge and jury in life. Show yourselves some mercy.