Hi Cath,
How old are you? Because of my ridiculous condition, which everyone now knows about, I've had to take hormones all my life -- all kinds (pills, shots, patches, estrogen, progesterone, even testosterone) -- and they've done wild and crazy things to me. After my infamous surgery, I was thrown into a depression like I've never imagined, crying every morning in the shower for no reason, crying when anyone was kind to me, and even came real close to throwing myself down the stairs.
Prozac came to my rescue. Thankfully, I wasn't on it for long, and at the time I had a fabulous doctor who knew well enough to send me to U.C.S.F. Medical Center for more help than he could provide. Anyway, I finally got the hormones under control -- and thus the depression.
Any chance your problems could have anything whatsoever to do with hormones?
Listen, about that anxiety, I had a TERRIBLE time with it because of this damn IBS thing, until I discovered the hypnotherapy program here. Michael totally rid me of my anxiety; I am so grateful. Check out the link to your left and the message board above; you'll find my success story, as well as many others.
About that gardening class -- GOFERIT! I LOVE classes, any kind of classes, because you have so much fun sharing mutual interests with others. My fave class was stained glass, which got me involved in the hobby BIG time! I didn't care for quilting class, but that's just me. Pottery ROCKS. I've never heard of a tapestry class -- did I understand you're taking a class, or just doing it on your own? For someone who's never sewn before, that's really brave of you! I took needlepoint and cross-stitch classes and really enjoyed the needlepoint, which I do a lot now.
I hope you enjoy your sebbatical; we all need them from time to time.
Bev
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