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by peaceandjoy7
Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:20 pm
Forum: Depression
Topic: Feeling really insecure about myself.
Replies: 2
Views: 2046

Feeling really insecure about myself.

I am married to a wonderful man, but sometimes I feel like he is so comfortable with me he can say almost whatever he wants. The topic came up yesterday because he was watching a Syrian singer on YouTube and he said she was old like 60 years and I just said well she doesn't look like it, and he said...
by peaceandjoy7
Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:08 am
Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
Topic: Obsession with heart
Replies: 9
Views: 6739

Re: Obsession with heart

I always thought I was so weired because no one I knew was worried about their hearts, now I know I'm not a long. This fear of mine started when my father passed away. He had a stroke when I was only 18 and he lived, but four years later he had a heart attack and than another stroke and was intensiv...
by peaceandjoy7
Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:49 am
Forum: Session 2 - Six Steps Designed to Put an End to Panic Attacks
Topic: Panic Attacks at Night? - Suggestions to Deal?
Replies: 4
Views: 5080

Re: Panic Attacks at Night? - Suggestions to Deal?

A therapist told me if you are having an anxiety attack or about to, put ice under your arm pit, it diverts your attention away from what is causing the anxiety attack because the ice is so cold and uncomfortable. I swear it works! I tried it and was amazed.
by peaceandjoy7
Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
Topic: sleep
Replies: 1
Views: 2415

Re: sleep

I know what it is like to be afraid of something even though it seems like something small. Try reading a book so that you relax and get sleepy and fall asleep naturally. I would also suggest praying before you go to bed no matter what religion you are pray to God. By doing this it brings warth and ...
by peaceandjoy7
Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Session 2 - Six Steps Designed to Put an End to Panic Attacks
Topic: does panic attacks raise your blood pressure?
Replies: 3
Views: 6630

Re: does panic attacks raise your blood pressure?

Hi Twinny, Unfortunately, anytime you have an anxiety attack your heart is working harder to pump blood because you are in fight or flight mode. In ancient times this is what helped protect us from wild animals. We could either stay and fight or run as fast as we could. To accomplish this the heart ...
by peaceandjoy7
Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:00 pm
Forum: Depression
Topic: Feeling really down about myself
Replies: 2
Views: 2460

Feeling really down about myself

Hi every one, So here is the deal I am convert to a religion about 8 years ago and everything has been great. I fell in love with this religion and found peace. I felt like I found God. I have a very nice husband of two years and three beautiful boys (had twins)! For a while now I was part of an onl...
by peaceandjoy7
Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: Depression
Topic: Help! Feeling really down please help
Replies: 9
Views: 4406

Help! Feeling really down please help

Normally, I suffer from anxiety because I would suffer from really bad panic attacks, but lately I have just been feeling really down. I am now a stay at home mom with a fifteen month old son and two month old twins. I used to work full time, but now because I have three children I stay at home. I f...
by peaceandjoy7
Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:48 pm
Forum: Session 5 - Eat and Exercise to Minimize Anxiety and Depression
Topic: Emotional Eating too much
Replies: 2
Views: 1249

I have always been an emotional eater, however a few years back I was able to get in back into gear and I managed to loose about 36 lbs. Well, since than I have had a baby and I gained about 25 lbs. I really care about my weight and I want to be healthy and conditioned plus I work as a weight loss c...
by peaceandjoy7
Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:57 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: Nervous about weight gain
Replies: 3
Views: 1015

I am currently 29 weeks pregnant and I am so worried because I have gained too much weight during my pregnancy. Normally you are supposed to gain 25-35 lbs. and I started at 145 (which was a healthy weight for my height of 5'4 an now I think I'm up to 180 which is a total of 35 lbs! At my last visit...
by peaceandjoy7
Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:55 pm
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: help me to understand
Replies: 116
Views: 30709

You sound like a very kind person, I sincerely hope that everything between you and your wife works out. You did you best, you told her how you felt and that you love her and want to work things out, when she is ready she'll talk to you. Just be patient as hard as it is. Sometimes, people go through...