@enaid If you have a close friend or two you can rely on who know a fair range of your other friends, or a relative, you could try asking them to be the gatekeeper - anyone wanting to find out how you are going would then speak to them instead of you. I found that most people were very understanding particularly when it was put to them that going through everything each time someone called was overwhelming for me. Another option, which I utilised a couple of weeks later, was to start a blog (lots of free sites for this) and kept people updated this way. It has also been a great diary to look back on.
