I annoyed the everloving shit out of my wife, never slept, got overly involved in everything and somehow convinced people that I was useful instead of batty. I wouldn't tell you I coped well, and now I'm so busy that I'm comfortable again.
Why don't you put together a proposal for what you'd like to do, and I'll bring it to the rest of Command once the trial is over. Poking them about it right now might lead to mixed results because of how personal the situation is with Emerson, but I will gladly advocate for you once I have an idea of how you would organize it.