...part gazillion and one.

I find it helpful to understand exactly why I'm feeling rotten emotionally. If I just generally feel a vague sense of "everything's wrong," I can't work with it, accept it, make it better, or anything. But if I know just what's bothering me, I can begin to deal with it, and even separate myself from it a bit.

What's wrong with me lately is that MG is messing with my understanding of who I am. We are having a crisis in my extended family. People need taking care of. In my mind, I'm the one who swoops in and takes care of everyone. But, now I'm not that person. So, who am I?

A chronic disease like this, I guess, gives you the opportunity to find out who you are really, and not just what you do. But until I figure that out, I feel at sea.

Abby