Today is not a good day for my anxiety.

[Mersky]

13. I put out more birdseed than usual

And question whether I’ve missed some days of taking vit D - has been a culprit compounded with personal life stress in past years.

Currently, I’m recognizing I’ll need some new strategies to manage. For instance, I will try to stay out of the rancorous primaries forum. I think this week is the most I’ve posted in there, and am spent. Has been an extraordinarily difficult span of primary days.

Likely will journal to try to gain more perspective in order to slow down the barrage of negativity and problems. This will take a CBT type format of pulling apart worst case scenarios to see what I really need to do at my personal level to take on certain challenges. Should help some.

I’ll continue not drinking alcohol for at least a couple more months. Has given me a little more space and energy to not feel so intensely low in response to harsh news.

I have to keep sights on my anxiety and depression, too. Is helpful to me to relate my methods to you - have a little more desire to get to that journaling as I type this.