I hope you have a blast. You know I share some of your apprehension about conferences in general, including ASBH. I also think it’s perfectly fine to be a “sad basketcase” if that’s how you are feeling. I don’t mean that in any kind of patronizing way; I just mean that, with what you have going on right now, one of the few things you can do is to be kind to yourself and to accept and validate your feelings, sadness included.
My mom used to have a funny sweatshirt that might be appropriate at a time like this; it said “University of Neurosis.”
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