Crazy-making

My desk looks like a cyclone hit it and I feel like I've just run a marathon. And I still have the rest of a day to get through (as well as the date). I did speak to someone who responded to my ad last night. Nice guy...we're going out on Sunday evening. And another guy I've been trading e-mails with has dropped out of the picture, I think.

Anyway, today, since I have been feeling just like a puff ball of anxiety, I decided to indulge my ideas of a new DSM (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, by the American Psychiatric Association) diagnosis...so here's the working draft:

Diagnostic criteria for Pre-date Anxiety (or Obsessional) Disorder
A. Persistant symptoms of increased anxiety, as indicated by 3 or more of the following:
1) Discussing date and date preparations with anyone who enters conversational vicinity.
2) Inability to concentrate on anything other than the date for longer than 30 seconds.
3) Difficulty with sleep and eating within 24 hours of date.
4) Increased attention to hygiene related activities (i.e. manicure, skin care, hair care).
5) Increased attention to wardrobe choice which seems to escalate exponentially as the date draws nearer.
B. The person recognizes that this anxiety is excessive.
C. Symptoms cease after date until such time as another date is imminent.
D. These symptoms are not better accounted for by another Mental Disorder.
E. The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Anything that you think might be helpful to add to these criteria?

I'm sure there's something else I was going to write...but I'm having that inability of thinking of anything longer than 30 seconds problem today.

Happy weekend!