LOST MY SETTINGS, PREFERENCES, EMAIL, PHOTOS, ETC. - HELP!!

Last night my computer was acting funny. So I restarted it. When I logged back into my account the first thing I noticed is that my Dock was back to it's default setting. Then I noticed the email was back to default, iPhoto, iTunes all back to default and all missing the files.
All my email is gone but all my applications, third-party software and files are still there. So I'm guessing my admin settings are gone.
After looking through the forum, I noticed that when this happens, it's usually because the HOME name has changed. This is not the case with me. The HOME name has not changed. What could be the reason for this loss?? How can I get all my settings, emails, photos and music back?? Will something like Disk Warrior fix this? (BTW, I'm not doing anything with the computer until I get some kind of feedback).
Thank You for your help in advance!

LESSON LEARNED. I Actually have a brand-spankin' new, unopened, still shrinkwrapped box of "Retrospect Backup" sitting right in front of me. I bought it six months ago.
Wow, how things could have been different if I had used it.
The full details of this nightmare are posted at:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1070313&tstart=0
I still refuse to believe I lost all these files. This has to do with the library or permissions in some way.

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