My major symptom IS anxiety. If stress is a setback then my ailment creates its own . . however, we'll see, I think it's early (maybe only just over 3 Weeks--see my thread), but DannyT and Doozer, your testimony is compelling. I cannot yet tell for sure if my high anxiety bouts specifically set me back. We'll compare notes . .

I also notice I seem to be better when it's dark -- I start my day that way. I seem to feel the load building up slowly on bright days even though I adore such days . . I also seem to wear down as my cycle approaches the end (bedtime.) But I'm not sure what exactly the triggers are, things haven't been consistent. Could be walking, could be intense study--which I do a lot--maybe everything except the gentle stimulation Mark refers to, and very few ordinary people would figure this out early on. Like many of you, I have stable and unstable periods, and other than eating regularly, I have not been able to find any one specific thing to watch out for.

Have any of you found a reliable gently stimulating activity?