Stress Center Peer Support

Hi Yalmont, I know what you mean with the head tension, that is where I often hold a lot of my stress. I sometimes will add a couple face and head tensions/relaxations that I had heard in another relaxation tape if I am feeling a lot of tension there. You could also use your own tape as a supplement...

Hi mcconnellmad, I also experience a large amount of guilt over feelings of despair and depression. I too have a lot to be grateful for in my life, and I find that when I feel feel a wave of sadness or despair coming on (sometimes over something very small, and sometimes for no clear reason), the gu...

Hi stilltrying, I also avoid conflict and I have trouble thinking straight when I get into a confrontation. What is really difficult is when the confrontation arises unexpectedly, I find myself just completely thrown and I scramble to de-escalate the confrontation, even if this means ignoring my own...

Hey well put feelingbetter! I also feel like my skills are not strong enough but I am starting to realize that growth spurts are the way to get stronger! I really like the stuff you wrote and I will keep it in mind the next time I hit a growth spurt.

Thanks for the response Mike, sorry this is coming so late! It makes me feel better that someone else deals with this as well. I have struggled to express and process my emotions for as long as I can remember. To be honest, I don't remember anything unusual about the way my family responded to or pr...

Hello everyone, So I have been moving through the program slowly and I am now on session 14. The skills taught in the program have definitely helped me, although I certainly feel I have a long way to go. Recently what has been giving me the most trouble is identifying my feelings and why I am having...

Hey guys, So I had an interesting experience recently, I went ice climbing with my friend from work. It's actually not as scary or dangerous as it might sound, but I was proud of myself for doing it! I had some physical symptoms on the way to the climbing location (mostly anticipation and what-if th...

Mary B, I have also had many times when I had trouble thinking of positive replacements for my negative thoughts. Sometimes when I did come up with a replacement I found it hard to believe, as you describe. I think that just the act of writing down the negative thought and coming up with something m...

Thanks coach21 for the detailed insight, I will probably be coming back to your post after/during an obsessive episode to keep things in perspective.

Hi 1blessedg, I totally hear you with being frustrated as well as scared while having this condition. I have often thought, when in the middle of a bad episode, "this can't just be anxiety" It is amazing how powerful our brains are, I too have obsessed about "thinking myself crazy" (at one point aft...