If only we inherited brains in decent working order. Mood is only one small part of it. Thinking seems to be the major challenge. Charlotte writes:

I am used to gathering facts and making decisions based on my collection of information.  It is hard to gather those facts when I am stressed...my "fight-or-flight" system is on overdrive.  When I tried to learn how to run the register at work, I was under such pressure to perform the tasks correctly that I would feel trapped, like a deer in...