Whee. Finally got the password, system configuration all done. The network even worked almost immediately. I feel all accomplished and stuff :)

I keep doing double-takes at myself. Things that used to worry me now don't; things that used to send me screaming into the night now just make me go "hmm. what can I do about that?" I will still go into slacker mode and start playing games, but I recognize it relatively quickly and can actually get myself to stop. My thoughts are more organized. I can do A to get to B to get to C without losing track of where I am. I don't take everything so personally.

And as a result, my stress levels are way down, I'm eating better, I need less sleep, and have reliable mental shields for the first time in my life. I'm actually starting to get some reasonable level of self-confidence.

It's a bloody frickin' miracle. And all because of one teeny-tiny blue pill.