I've had a bit of anxiety the last few weeks - a lot more than I'm used to. But it's something I've slowly been able to adjust to. Part of it for me is having no real time off in about 18 months. I'm taking a long weekend to try to compensate. :-)

Change is always stressful - that's one big reason why people don't leave abusive relationships. :-(

Some good news:
1) Your paper is out where others can read it. You know how long it took for that to happen. Enjoy it!
2) You're between jobs but don't have extreme financial pressures. You're actually able to enjoy the down-time. Do so!
3) Amazing computer power is amazingly cheap. Enjoy it!
4) The internet makes it possible for more people to have more access to information and be able to easily converse with people around the world. It's making the world smaller. It's lessening xenophobia and helping to make the world a better place. Enjoy it!
5) We don't have to fear planetary nuclear annihilation. Empty your fallout shelter!
6) We're able to cure more diseases and extend the quality of life for more people than ever in history.

Yes, there are problems in the world. Yes, there's a lot of evil and a lot of mind-destroyingly stupid stuff going on. But things are actually pretty good now. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that the past was uniformly better. Remember that the Greeks thought the [link|http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/titan.html|Golden Age] on Earth was before humans were created!

[link|http://www.lyricsdepot.com/howard-jones/things-can-only-get-better.html|Things can only get better]. It's good to keep [link|http://www.inlyrics.com/display/Oingo_Boingo_Lyrics/Out_Of_Control_Lyrics/96653.htm|Out of Control] in mind too.

The anxiety will lift soon. Hang in there.

Cheers,
Scott.