An update on me, hs nothing to do with scrap metal, and honestly not anyones business

Sorry you're going through this. I can relate on few things you said. Can't add any advice other than what others have mentioned.

I've had to deal with sleep apnea most of my life but I didn't know about it until I was in my 30's. As a kid, I could never figure out why my bed covers would always end up on the floor while I was sleeping. Through my childhood I was always sleepy for the first half of the day. I would often have trouble getting out of bed in the morning and my grades in school were always bad. I always did above average on standardized tests so they knew that I wasn't an idiot but I would daydream in class and hardly ever get any work done.

I won't get into all of the other problems that I've had but looking back on the situation, I now realize that most of my life problems originated from me being tired. Even in my adult life, I was often mean, cranky, and not very happy. Then once I got the treatment that I needed, I was a brand new person. Now I wake up happy and smiling vs. a few years ago when I'd wake up irritable and nasty.


Not to sound like the resident expert here but I also learned that diet has a lot to do with mental health as well as physical health. I think that the majority of the processed and refined foods that we eat has something to do with our health problems. Then there are experts who claim that there is a link between the consumption of excess sugar and mental illness. What do they know? I'm not sure but they do make some compelling arguments.

I was watching the "Supersize Me" movie (where the guy ate McDonalds for an entire month) and he went to a special high school for kids with behavioral problems. The principal talked about how he saw a sharp decrease in fights, conflicts, etc. when their cafeteria changed their menu. The typical lunch was full of starch, sugar, fat and sodium. When they changed over to healthier low-fat low-sodium meals that included fresh veggies and fruits and eliminated the soda machines, the school became more "civil".

But I know that eating good food compared to the crap that most of us eat on daily basis is easier said than done.. especially if it doesn't quite fit your budget. Produce is expensive and you gotta make the time to prepare it and because it's very perishable, if you happen to get a few busy days back-to-back you just watch it all spoil in the fridge.