Thanks to those who offered advice about meditation, and even Canadian Dude. I am a Canadian Dude free speech supporter, as after the EF 6 and others left, it got kind of boring around here for a while. Things have been picking up recently.

Sojoh, I appreciate your link--I checked it out and it looks really good for a beginner like me!

Anybody else out there have a local guru they can point me towards?

Sada, since you are one of my heroes, I want to know what you meant by "I have found what works for me". Is it the mixed martial arts or is it other forms of relaxation and/or release?