Well, so far, so bad. I know that this is early in the game (eight days gluten free) but I'm suffering from severe depression today.

Could this be part of the withdrawal syndrome? I'm determined to stick this out through May but it's not going to be easy.

I've already had to excuse myself from certain social events because I can't stand to be around people that are eating things that I can't eat. I'm already lonely and isolated and this is making things worse.

My doctor says that for some people if they can get past the first 4-6 weeks that the health benefits are so good that they don't care about what they can't eat.

I'm trying to be optimistic but no matter what I do I can't escape from this black hole.