Understanding My Travel Companion

[sage]

Slowly -- Just sending you hugs and warm thoughts...I'm familiar with the mood swing path

I don't get the sense you're doing this but let me throw it out there anyway...after I come off of the downward mood swing, I almost always realize that I've made the sad time even worse by layering a "why am I not feeling better" story on top of my already sad mood -- IOW, I put on myself the additional pressure of "drat...why can't you just FEEL better?" -- well, 'cause I can't. If I can keep a less judgemental attitude towards myself and think "yah, I feel down/sad/etc and that's ok. I know this will pass" it seems to help.

Pulling for you but knowing you will be ok,
Sage