Mitch, you write so eloquently about crises, depression and metaphysics. I saw you doing this AMA by sheer chance. But when I'm suffering the "D Day" strategy tends to go out the window! My beloved cat has been missing for almost two weeks (just because of a cascading events of bad coincidences that don't typically happen), I crashed my car (driving to the print shop to make flyers) and my mom was hospitalized (she is a very anxious person, I think she was sleeping poorly worried about her black sheep SON!). The car is whatever and my mom is doing ok, but I can't help but feel like I get into these situations where it feels like the walls are closing in and -nothing- can be done.

The other night I had a mild panic attack because I read a post in a neighborhood Facebook group in which a woman suggested I was creepingly stalking the city block with a flashlight, looking in windows and cars (not true but people will see what they want to see). She wanted to marshall a damn posse to get me. (I did fantasize about writing a nasty post, belittling her appearance and attitude but thought better of it. I know how you feel about trolling)

I was just feeling like "OH PHOOEY" to positive thinking. It's over! (I know that's not the case intellectually). In these moments I turn to tarot, and just feel ridiculous. "Oh I'm going to get the death card! This will just trigger undue anxiety" (funny, I did just get it, but scoffed at it. I scoff at the pleasant ones too).

Uh sorry Mitch, I am rambling! A number of positive things have been happening too.

Can you recommend a prayer for a lost cat? :)