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- Tue May 27, 2014 8:01 pm
- Forum: Session 1 - Anxiety and Depression: Symptoms, Causes and Common Fears
- Topic: First week of program and in need of guidance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4331
Re: First week of program and in need of guidance
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...
- Mon May 12, 2014 12:29 pm
- Forum: Depression
- Topic: The Guilt of Unhappiness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3921
Re: The Guilt of Unhappiness
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...
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:10 pm
- Forum: Session 3 - Self Talk: The Key to Healthy Self Esteem
- Topic: One Small Sucess One Large Dose Of Self Esteem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7039
Re: One Small Sucess One Large Dose Of Self Esteem
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...
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:50 pm
- Forum: Session 15 - Getting Beyond a Growth Spurt
- Topic: Fearing a Growth Spurt
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4769
Re: Fearing a Growth Spurt
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.
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:35 pm
- Forum: Session 14 - How to Keep Stress from Becoming Anxiety
- Topic: How to figure what is bothering you?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5598
Re: How to figure what is bothering you?
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...
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:26 pm
- Forum: Session 14 - How to Keep Stress from Becoming Anxiety
- Topic: How to figure what is bothering you?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5598
How to figure what is bothering you?
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...
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:45 pm
- Forum: Session 3 - Self Talk: The Key to Healthy Self Esteem
- Topic: One Small Sucess One Large Dose Of Self Esteem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7039
Re: One Small Sucess One Large Dose Of Self Esteem
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...
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:17 pm
- Forum: Session 3 - Self Talk: The Key to Healthy Self Esteem
- Topic: Question about positive talk
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5302
Re: Question about positive talk
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...
- Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:47 pm
- Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
- Topic: why do we have scary thoughts?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4962
Re: why do we have scary thoughts?
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.
- Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:30 pm
- Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
- Topic: Need answers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3778
Re: Need answers
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...