No, no, no! I don't think you are where you are 4 years ago!!
Did you miss this bit? "BUT, on the bright side, it sounds like it is mostly confined to here and not bringing you down in your life."
You and I agree, you see. You wrote: "I can see from my posts this last few weeks that I have been my old self"
That's all I was saying -- except that ALSO, no, you aren't your old self, because this stuff is NOT taking over your life.
What I was trying to say, was: "B stop this part: 'The only part where I could possibly go mad would be trying to understand her thoughts and motives for the way she leads her life. It is a losing sitch. and it is simply a dead end road. That is where it gets me sometimes.' BUT, don't get too down on yourself, you aren't still chasing your tail in your "real" life."
You grok?
And, you are so right that DBing continues to be important in almost all Rs.