Thank you, all! It's a scary thing to articulate. I've always prided myself on having 'nads of steel, but they seem to have lit out for the North Pole these last weeks.

I AM going to do some cleaning, but not too much. And serendipitously, a friend emailed me to go get my brows waxed today, which I am going to do, and has promised to lend me a Xanax to do it, since I have been quasi-agoraphobic girl for the last 3 weeks.

Oh Erin, do take care. You have my love and support.

May any time you find yourself fetal and hurting be spent in the most comfortable, comforting, warm, and healing place imaginable. And send our thanks to your Hubby for looking after you.

Erin, love, you are brave and wonderful! The Black Dog lies!

Hang in there, Erin.

Love you, Erin!! You've been there for me so much, happy to do whatever I can to help. Baby steps - try not to compound your issues with guilt and judgment. Breathe, stay self-aware, you can do this!!

Erin, honey, you know I know what this is like. And you DO still have balls of steel, because just talking about this, asking for love and help, does in fact require the aforementioned balls.

I like your cleaning plan -- can you do it in 20/10 or 45/15 fashion? (That's 20 minutes of cleaning, 10 to take a break.) Be kind with yourself and do what you can.

Are you going to see the Avengers this weekend? Is that something to look forward to, or it the prospect of going out among big crowds too overwhelming?

You have all of my support, lady. You can do this, and we will help you however you need.

In lighter news, I totally got the Justified toaster(does it blow up or shoot bourbon?) Now I know how it must feel for Boyd Crowder, turning those convicts to the Lord and shit. Minus the whole "mud people" thing, I should say.

Insent, Erin.

In lighter news, I totally got the Justified toaster(does it blow up or shoot bourbon?)

Me, too! I recommended it to my neighbor, Tim, a couple of weeks ago. He saw me in the parking lot the other day and told me he'd mainlined season one and was really looking forward to the next season.

Yup, what Steph said. We value you. Do what you can do. Be assured you haven't burned any bridges here, although we have missed you.

In my minor news: eyebrow still twitching upon waking up. Wtf? Internet suggests caffeine usage, stress, lack of sleep as causes. Oh hai, all three. I've been off caffeine but had a cappucino yesterday as a diuretic. Guess that was a bad idea. Internet suggests magnesium, so I guess I'll steal a couple of the SO's supplements and see if that does me any good. Sheesh it's irritating though, and it's going to be embarrasing in lessons today.