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Colic-- I can soo relate to this article

Our Son Got Over Colic — We Haven't The real damage in dealing with a crying baby by Mike Shields | September 8, 2010 100 like 278 There is a memorably dark scene in the cult classic movie Office Space when the main character, while visiting his therapist, describes just how bleak his life is — he essentially says that every day is worse than the last, thus every day is the worst day of his life. The presumably highly trained, empathetic therapist, replies, “Wow, that’s messed up, man.” That scene pretty much describes my life — and the level of expert help I received — when my son Christopher went through colic earlier this year. According to WebMD.com, a baby who cries more than three hours a day more than three days a week for at least three weeks in a row has colic. And unlike why most babies cry (they’re tired, hungry or have a dirty diaper), kids with colic cry inexplicably. My son exceeded the daily three-hour threshold with regularity. ...