Emotive

For those of you who know me…….I’m a fairly happy person - I try to get along with everyone. I’m in a place that should be the great to work at - small camp, very few people to deal with. But, after about 4 months now I’m finally wearing down. Actually, this is probably the culmination of my total time in Iraq. No matter what people think, everyone here suffers from varying degrees of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. So, I ask myself, what do you do when a particular individual strains you so bad all you want to do is physically damage them? There is so much superfluous drama here. Virtually every fragment of dissension can be coupled to one personality. That’s right folks, Mr. Cyclothymia strikes again! He inflates every minute problem to such a degree that an instant calamity forms. This person then proceeds to travel from person to person, department to department, leaving crisis and turmoil in his wake. I decided to exercise whenever I have the urge to choke him. Now I find myself in the gym or exercising 2-3 times a day. Honestly, abject rage has done wonders for my abs. I’ve recently interviewed for a job in Dubai and applied for a few others. So, I’m in a holding pattern until something breaks. This is me taking an unfathomable lungful of air………….

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.

Cyclothymia

A persistent instability of mood, involving numerous periods of mild depression and mild elation. This instability usually develops early in adult life and pursues a chronic course, although at times the mood may be normal and stable for days at a time. The mood swings are usually perceived by the individual as being unrelated to life events.
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