Stress Center Peer Support

Hello All: I finished Session 3 quite a few days ago, and it was a struggle to stay focused,and keep my journal,and the daily schedule.I took a few extra days,and then decided to move on to Session 4 which I have not done yet.I am not keeping up on my relaxation tape or anything.I have not been feel...

Hello All; This past week especially the last three days has been tough sticking with the program.Since Thursday evening I really have not been listening to the CD or using the relaxation exercise.In my journal I separate all the logs into days, and did not post anything for Thursday,Friday,or Satur...

Hello everyone: This week has had its ups and downs since starting Session 1.I have had some anxious episodes,and have been kind of feeling ill,with some chest pain,nausea,discomfort in my sternum-upper abdomen.It has prevented me from daily exercise,but have toughed it out.Today I will go to the gy...

Mariyah:
If you have a small portable CD player, or tape player that has headphones put on the relaxation exercise and participate in it.Do all three sessions.I mean right when you are lying down for the evening.Give it a try it has been helping me.

Thankyou Samcat; As a matter of fact I forgot to mention that the doctor also has me taking Nexium for reflux,but like I said last year my endoscopy came back normal showing no reflux damage,or hiatal hernia.I thought that it might be a hiatal hernia what due to the fact that I am active into liftin...

Hello Everyone: I have been having some of the symptoms that you have described in regard to sleep anxiety.I do not know if it is that or something else.The last week or so I have been having almost constant pain almost an achiness in my sternum-upper abdominal region.It is like a tightness,I also h...

Hello Everyone; I have been experiencing high blood pressure as well.during my last trip tp the hospital,which was for a panic-anxiety attack my bp was 160/101.The nurse told me that she has seen worse,but that it was high anyway. Considering that I work out and take care of myself it is really a wo...

Hello Everyone: I just listened to the first session,and boy can I relate to the gentleman on the tape. About the ER visits and everything.The question that I have is that at the end of the session tape-CD it says to complete the workbook-homework assignments,but in the weekly schedule it says to wa...

Hello Everyone; I just recieved the program this past Monday, and have reviewed all the pre-program material, but have not yet started Session 1.I was wondering if constipation is a symptom of Irritable Bowel Syndrome,and if so if it is panic-anxiety related.It has been going on for a while.I went t...