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Thanks for the reply. I'm still working on coming out of my shell and letting somebody in. I can be a great friend and lots of fun to be around, but when it even looks like the relationship may turn to a date or something more serious, I freeze up and automatically think of every reason in the book ...

I'm not house-bound by any stretch, but I'm what I call 'functioning' - I work, I socialize, and I travel places. But its all done with a lot of anxiety attached. Today my family and I went on a short trip out of town, where I wasn't the driver (I hate not driving - its the lack of control thing). W...

I keep having these anxious thoughts and feelings, as well as depression, although I am just about to start session 4. A lot of my anxiety revolves around eating food outside of my safe place (parents' home) due to a fear of being sick. I have been trying to be diligent about following the program, ...

Relationships are something I have avoided like the plague due to my anxiety. Lots of gals have shown interest (not to sound egotistical or anything) but I always did something to sabotage the potential relationship or come up with excuses why it wouldn't or shouldn't happen. I would love to have a ...

That's a great little article. Thanks for sharing it!

I specifically got this program in an attempt to wean myself off medication and gain control over my own thoughts and feelings. I have been on Prozac, Cymbalta, Paxil, now Zoloft. I've tried Xanax (put me to sleep), Lorazepam (not as bad) and now clonazepam for the anxiety. Like you, I have either s...

For me, the culmination of a REALLY bad panic attack, worst case scenario, is gagging/dry-heaving (I really don't vomit, I just go through the motions). That's when I'm like a 9-10 on the 'Scared Scale'. And it has happened in public (my worst fear). Oddly enough, though, after I get done with my li...

I agree - I had a pretty big slip backwards today, while on Session 3. I had been doing fairly well up until this point. It's the old adage "One step forward, two steps back". In other words, the path to recovery won't be smooth; there's going to be a few rocks to trip over here and there. Don't fal...

Based on this thread I just ordered this book. I'm on session 3 of Lucinda's program, but hit a really rough patch today.

I started a new job a few weeks ago as a certified nurse aide at a hospital. It's my first job as a CNA, and I am in nursing school. Since starting this program, and attempting to utilize its techniques, I have found that my anxiety has actually INCREASED! For example, the last two days on my drive ...