Things a Little Better....

Well, I decided to take a risk(as recommended by my therapist) and get to the bottom of the ceiling-thumping situation. I went upstairs and rang the doorbell and spoke to one of the ladies that live there. My pretense was to inquire as to whether they were getting enough heat from the furnace(we have control of that service). She said that everything was fine temperature-wise. I then asked whether I was making too much noise at times and mentioned the thumping. The girl said she was sleeping in the living-room above ours because it helped with her back pain. She said she hadn't heard anything from me and had no problem with noise. It didn't explain the thumping but it made it clear that whatever it was, it wasn't directed at me. So I went back downstairs feeling much better and showed myself that I was capable of taking a risk and going directly to the problem when necessary.
It did improve my overall feelings. I went to my next therapy session eager to tell Christi what I had done. She seemed pleased and went on to mention that I might want to consider attending group therapy in the future. It would be a year-long weekly stint of hour and a half group sessions with a limited number of patients(10). I replied that it sounded useful but I didn't think I was ready to take on a year-long obligation(and it would be an obligation; I would be required to attend or I would be removed from the group) Itold her that I would definitely consider it but I couldn't promise to enter it until I had more one-on-one therapfirst. What I'm involved with now is still relatively new and I'm still getting used to it.
Anyway, that is the current situation.