Well, first you have to realize that my situation is quite different from yours: I am not nearly as sick. But she did point out something that was helpful. I told her that when I don't feel like doing anything (even the things I could do, like read to my kids), I tend to just browse the internet, etc., and that spending time like this depresses me. She said the reason it depresses me is that the whole time, there's a voice in my head saying, "You should be doing this, or that, or something worthwhile!" So even though it's physically restful, it's not mentally refreshing.

She's right about that, at least for me. Next week I'm going to ask her for suggestions for things I can do when I'm in this sort of don't-feel-doing-anything state that are both physically and mentally restful. But I have a feeling I'm going to need to discover these things for myself. I think the main job of the psycho-therapist is to help you identify exactly what it is that's bothering you.

Abby