on trying to control feelings

The good: no pain, pretty positive prognosis, all things considered
The bad: the mood....I get some pretty serious dismals at times.

Part of that isn't real: it's just the reaction of the body to some hard knocks. In fact, I've read that moods are never "real," in that frequently they don't reflect any state of reality you should be worrying about or trying to control. Frequently we're just talking about random feelings, and there we are tying to figure out why we're feeling them and what they mean when really they don't mean anything at all. After all, my prognosis at this point is pretty good. I've had some bad news at times when things didn't go the way we anticipated, but they're always tweaking things and making adjustments.

So I try not to think about things too much. Thinking isn't a real reflection of anything other than your perceptions at any given time, and perceptions are subject to change.