Stress Center Peer Support

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Comments and inquiries to share with others. (Questions for Staff can be posted below.)

New Forum Member Introduce Yourself HERE
Tell us about yourself. We want to hear your story so we can all support and encourage you!

Personal Coaching Program
Gather information about the coaching program. Read posts from coaches. Comment on your coaching experience.

Prescription Medication Discussion
Questions and experiences with prescription medications

Parent to Parent
This forum is not "parents only", but it does focus on issues about parenting and children.

Depression
Anyone suffering from depression may post their history, experience, comments and/or suggestions. Please refrain from indepth discussions about medicines or other therapies.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Suffering from OCD? Post your history, experience, comments and/or suggestions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Suffering from IBS? Post your history, experience, comments and/or suggestions

Spirituality for Anxiety & Depression
The spiritual response to anxiety and depression

Humor for Anxiety
Somtimes it helps just to laugh.

Book Club
Attention book lovers! Have a great book to share or recommend? Post your reviews.

Triumphs
Share your successes with others

Chronic Disease Sufferers
For discussion of Chronic Diseases such as Obesity, Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, etc.

Tech Corner
Please post your technical questions about the website, broken links, and/or problems accessing the forums or chat.

Participant Questions & Support
"Combatting Stress & Depression" Program participant's may post support questions here

Session 1 - Anxiety and Depression: Symptoms, Causes and Common Fears
You will gain an understanding of the causes of anxiety and depression as well as some of the background traits, personality traits, and physical symptoms.

Session 2 - Six Steps Designed to Put an End to Panic Attacks
These 6 simple steps are designed to dramatically change the life of anyone who suffers from the debilitating effects of anxiety and panic attacks.

Session 3 - Self Talk: The Key to Healthy Self Esteem
Learn how to comfort yourself, encourage yourself, and like yourself. This session is chock-full of POWERFUL tools for taking charge and changing your life for the better.

Session 4 - Expectations: How to Expect Less and Get More
Do you have such high expectations of yourself and others that you’re constantly disappointed? Learn how to have realistic, reasonable expectations and be happier than you’ve ever been before.

Session 5 - Eat and Exercise to Minimize Anxiety and Depression
Did you know what you eat and drink dramatically affects how you feel? Learn how to calm yourself and feel more energetic through diet and exercise.

Session 6 - Stop Being Angry and Control Your Mood Swings
You can get EXACTLY what you want out of most any situation if you only think before you react. After building these skills, your anger will work FOR you instead of against you.

Session 7 - Assertive Behavior: Speak Confidently, Gain Respect
Respect yourself enough to stand up for yourself; your feelings, concerns, and opinions and ask for what you want. Also, learn how to say “no” without feeling guilty

Session 8 - Put an End to "What-If" Thinking
Is your day fraught with worry about something that may (or may not) happen? Stop imagining and anticipating the worst and learn the amazing rewards of living in the moment.

Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
Are you needlessly dragging around a one-ton bag of guilt and worry? Here are some techniques that help reduce guilt and worry in your life to produce dramatic, immediate changes.

Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
Are obsessive scary thoughts ruling your life? Do these thoughts seem beyond your control? Here’s how you can quickly address them and begin to feel better.

Session 11 - Medication and Alcohol
Gain an understanding of the various types of medications so you can make informed decisions on your long-term care.

Session 12 - The Courage to Change
This session shows the powerful, positive effects change can have in your life – if only we learn to embrace it, not resist it.

Session 13 - Time Management: 12 Steps Toward a Balanced Life
Learn how to bring order back into your life by making reasonable action plans, stop over-scheduling, and become comfortable with asking for help when you need it.

Session 14 - How to Keep Stress from Becoming Anxiety
Stress can keep you down. Stress can also help you create. Learn to make stress a positive force in your life.

Session 15 - Getting Beyond a Growth Spurt
Don't let a setback discourage you, face the challenge and come out stronger for it. Celebrate your successes and be open to all of new opportunities that are about to come into your life.