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by leajay983
Tue May 20, 2008 4:50 pm
Forum: Session 14 - How to Keep Stress from Becoming Anxiety
Topic: Laid off!! Hard not to be stressed out!
Replies: 7
Views: 4568

Just lost my job May 9th and I go from being okay with and am in the application process for going back to school~ yay! :D But I worry about $$ and it's hard not to stress about it. I try to just believe things will work out...I won't find out if I can collect unemployment until at least 5/27 and I ...
by leajay983
Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:26 pm
Forum: Session 6 - Stop Being Angry and Control Your Mood Swings
Topic: Accomplishments with Anger
Replies: 4
Views: 1648

I ;) am so proud of myself! Anger has been a big problem for me...kind of like Lucinda went thru with either flying off the handle or being a doormat. But lately when I start to feel angry I give myself the "time out" and just like Lucinda says I am either handling things that bother me in a much mo...
by leajay983
Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: Session 5 - Eat and Exercise to Minimize Anxiety and Depression
Topic: caffeine addiction struggles
Replies: 61
Views: 34167

Me too! I was weaning myself off..then I had a really bad morning..really foggy and sluggish so I caved and had a cup...and whoa! I felt fantastic! Which led to another cup and bang! I'm back on the java again! I'm back to trying half-caf again..I went to decaf at one point but have yet to find one ...
by leajay983
Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: Session 7 - Assertive Behavior: Speak Confidently, Gain Respect
Topic: speaking up at work!
Replies: 6
Views: 2329

Hi..first time I'm writing instead of just reading...I just wanted to share with ppl who would understand..that I've been speaking up at work..FINALLY!! Today at a staff meeting..and I could tell that I gained respect from my office manager and even more importantly to me, the doctors I work for. I ...
by leajay983
Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:43 pm
Forum: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Topic: Unbearable Nausea
Replies: 28
Views: 20040

I have had this for almost *2 years*!! :( I've had lots of tests and the only thing they could come up with is gastroparesis...slow emptying of the stomach...but it does not correlate with my eating habits. I wake up around 4 or 5am and am so nauseous to the point of having dry heaves almost every d...