Mother dear was correct - I DO feel better. (I can breathe! I can swallow! I'm not overly tired!!!) It's just easier to recognize that I feel better when people aren't calling me "Atila" or "Oscar".

P.S. Management still sucks!
P.P.S. I'm still stuck stuck stuck on my paper

UPDATE: The paper is well on it's way to done (yipee!)
but management is the worlds worst class. (It's the antithesis of all that is right and good and noble and FUN!)