Dear Befuddled,

It sounds like some situational depression.
Still, it would help to call the pdoc and check in. Maybe you can get a med adjustment for now.


My tdoc has taught me to think about one thing at a time. Also to think about that one thing in the most positive light possible. We benefit from trying to see the best we can in our situation.
--- even if the situation is not best, we can still try to see it as good.

Also, we need to break it down.
Often what we are going through it part of a PROCESS. It is not a one time deal that can be solved with one more meeting or one more call to the authorities.
We need to do one thing at at time and think of it as a journey with many turns and stops along the way.

And things I can't handle, she tells me to flat out drop them right now as soon as I tell her about them.
Many many things, she tells me are not worth my mental health.

My mental health is more important than ANYTHING else.
If something interferes with it, it is out of my life. Gone. Bye Bye. I stop thinking about it and treat it as if it is solved or gone a way.

This includes certain family members, certain people at work, many chores, even personal hygiene. If it causes distress, it is gone. That gives me room in my life to focus on staying stable.

Staying stable takes up HUGE amounts of energy and focus. I only have so much of those to go around.
So I ration them carefully. I am very stingy.

Good luck Barabara. You have been doing well.
You missed two classes at night. That happens. You did your best and it didn't work out for you to go. It's ok. It very much ok. Know that you are a good person and move on.

M.