Stress Center Peer Support

Hello All, I was talking to Ninja and he is feeling quite under-the-weather so he asked me to relay the message that our Lesson 14 discussion will be delayed by a week. Hope you feel better soon Ninja! On a personal note I will just explain that you haven't seen me post for a few weeks as I have fal...

By the way, I liked what Ninja said about the facing your fears aspect. To not put huge pressures on ourselves over it and to keep on with our progress in whatever form it is taking. I just happened to make a giant unexpected leap this week - It is a great success for me but does not make my progres...

What I'm grateful for: a warm home during this bitter cold! Very grateful!!

What I accomplished: completing immediately a couple things I would usually procrastinate on.

So guys... I DID IT! We travelled all the way down to visit the relative :) it took about 6 hours down (some bad roads and weather) and about 5 hours back. I didn't know I was going to do it and in fact had told my husband that morning that I was planning only on achieving the stateside breakfast an...

I like having a goal like May to work toward but I also hate it.
Preferably I wouldn't have a time frame on it - I think that's the part I hate.
But it's better than doing nothing and going no where!

Hey All, I haven't read your posts yet but hope to do so later tonight or tomorrow. This post isn't topic specific but I wanted to let you know I'm on a little vacation away. As you may remember, travel is one of my biggest anxiety/panic provokers. We're staying a couple nights in a city a couple ho...

P.S. that Program for Causing Anxiety and Depression is hilarious!
Thanks for recommending it.

Ninja: Once again I was really impressed by how perceptive your insights are! In this case you were talking about about seeing where some of your deep negative thought patterns come from. You mentioned the neglect, abuse and criticism. And how you interpreted it and interpreted yourself based on it....

Hey guys - lets think of Ninja's 'baby steps' photo when we think of facing our fears. The way I've moved past some of my agoraphobic limitations (and not fallen back) was essentially by baby steps. I faced those fears in small increments. Repeating the same little step until it didn't hold me back ...

By the way, I added a few more things into the Lesson 4 folder. It's late I know!
Just letting you all know in case you feel like reading them.
Don't feel you have to respond. I don't want to backtrack us - I just wanted to get those up.