Hey--thanks for all the words of encouragement everyone. I do believe inaction leads to the further downware spiral of your emotional well being, and I need to jump back on the horse. I don't think necessarily tuning out the news of the world is a good idea--I do care about what happens in the world--but I will look at the news a lot less. Also my roommate's employment situation (he's been unemployed for over a year now) seems to drag me down, but I need to not make it MY problem.

Back to the tapes and journal!
-Jack

Way to go back, Jack, and do it again!

If more people had your attitude there would be much less anxiety and hoplessness in the world.

Thanks for posting
Tammy