Welcome, andyjustin (@andyjustin). Excellent topic. I hope others chime in. In the early months following my diagnosis and those days when I was a newbie following the posts on Connect, I remember wondering why more PNers weren't talking about the physcological impact of suddenly (and for me, it did feel like 'suddenly') having to re-identify myself as a man living with a chronic disease: Yesterday, healthy; today, a man with a chronic disease. In my case, it took countless hours wandering around in my own thoughts––plus a half dozen Composition notebooks filled in impossible-to-read longhand––before I was able to look myself in the mirror and say, 'Okay, Ray, this is the new you. Now let's get on with it.' I know I make it sound simple. It's wasn't. It was grim. And even after two years post-diagnosis, I still have my glum moments––my 'Why me?' moments––but thank god those moments are now short lived, three or four minutes and not whole days. Again, andyjustin, this is an excellent topic. There's so much more I'd like to say, but, since the me in the mirror advises I 'get on with it,' I'd better do just that. Here's wishing you a super weekend. Cheers! –Ray (@ray666)